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The Toronto Western Family Health Team (TW FHT) is governed by a 12 member Board of Directors. The Board is responsible for the overall governance of the affairs of the TW FHT including monitoring and assessing strategic planning, financial stewardship, and organization performance. Members of the Board are volunteers. 

  

Dr. Benjamin Kaasa
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Dr. Benjamin Kaasa completed medical school at the University of Calgary in Alberta, his home province. He moved to Toronto in 2007 for a residency in family medicine at the University of Toronto St. Joseph's Health Centre). He completed extra training in hospital medicine. He has a comprehensive family practice at Toronto Western Family Health Team, and has specific clinical interests in hospital medicine and geriatrics. Prior to working at the Toronto Western Family Health Team, he worked at North York General Hospital and in many northern Canadian communities.
Justine Humphries
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Justine Humphries is the Vice President of Strategy & Partnerships at Kensington Health. In this role, she oversees a broad portfolio of corporate programs and services, including Strategy, People & Culture, Capital Planning, Quality & Risk, Corporate Communications, Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, and Health & Safety. She also serves as the Lead of the Mid-West Toronto Ontario Health Team Secretariat.

Prior to joining Kensington Health, Justine held a variety of planning and program implementation roles at the University Health Network and the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. Her experience has provided her with a deep understanding of government relations, and the political and operational dynamics of delivering healthcare and community services, both at the provincial and local levels.

Justine earned her MBA from the Rotman School of Management. She is passionate about leveraging her expertise to support an organization that delivers comprehensive community-based care while advancing knowledge, education, and innovation in partnership with the local community.

Dr. Andrew Boozary
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Dr. Andrew Boozary is a primary care physician, policy practitioner, researcher, and founding executive director of the Gattuso Centre for Social Medicine at the University Health Network. He completed his medical training at the University of Toronto and health policy training at Princeton University and Harvard University. His work at the intersection of health policy, social justice and equitable health care delivery aims to improve health outcomes for marginalized populations.

During the pandemic, Dr. Boozary served as co-lead of the Ontario Health Toronto Region COVID-19 Homelessness Response and holds the Dalla Lana Professorship in Policy Innovation at the University of Toronto. He is also the founding Editor-in-Chief of the Harvard Public Health Review and served in senior advisory roles for policymakers at various levels of government both nationally and abroad on public policy issues ranging from primary care reform to the implementation of pharmacare.

Dr. Boozary has published in high-impact academic journals, and his writing and analysis appear in print and broadcast media. He has been the recipient of a number of national and international awards, and is the youngest physician recipient of the Louise Lemieux-Charles Health System Leadership Award.

Emily Ma
Treasurer
Carolyn Gosse
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Dr. Carolyn Gosse BScPhm, ACPR, Pharm D

Clinical Vice President, UHN@Home, Older Adult Strategy and Pharmacy

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Dr. Carolyn Gosse, brings over two decades of expertise in integrated care, healthcare administration, and pharmacy to her roles. Currently serving as Clinical Vice President at University Health Network (UHN), Carolyn is leading the development of UHN@Home, a pioneering initiative providing integrated care for thousands of UHN patients. As executive lead for the older adult strategy, she is co-leading the development of a UHN-wide approach to the care of older adults in an integrated system. Her leadership extends to St. Joseph’s Home Care, where she previously served as President, overseeing strategic planning and operational excellence. Under her guidance, St. Joseph’s Home Care launch innovative community models of care, such as COVIDCare@Home. With a Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Florida and extensive professional development, Carolyn is a recognized leader in healthcare innovation and patient-centered care. 

Mohit Arora
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Mohit Arora is a marketing executive, public speaker, and health equity activist. Having experienced the challenges of being a rare disease survivor and organ transplant recipient, he is deeply committed to championing the cause of ensuring equitable access to healthcare for historically marginalized communities. In addition to his role with the Family Health Team at Toronto Western Hospital, Mohit also serves on the board of the Canadian Liver Foundation, actively working towards advancing his mission.

Dr. Sarah Burns
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Dr. Sarah Burns completed both medical school and residency at the University of Toronto. Her family medicine training was based at the Toronto Western Family Health Team, where she has continued to work since graduation. She has also worked as a hospitalist in Northern Ontario, and doing both women’s and sexual health at the Bay Centre for Birth Control.

Dr. Burns has a variety of clinical interests including pediatric and adolescent health, women’s health, and chronic disease prevention and management. In addition to providing comprehensive primary care at Garrison Creek, she is involved in medical education at the University of Toronto. 
Dr. David Esho
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Dr. David Esho attended the University of Toronto where he received his medical degree in 2008. He completed a family medicine residency at the University of Toronto in 2010. Prior joining the Toronto Western Family Health Team he worked in rural communities in Northern and Southern Ontario. He currently holds a faculty appointment as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto. He is very involved in education and is an active member of both the undergraduate and postgraduate medical education programs. He has been the recipient of several teaching awards. He also works as an attending physician on the Toronto Western hospital Family Inpatient service as well as the co-lead for the Toronto Western Family Health Team Chronic disease management program.
Jan Lackstrom
Board Vice Chair
Dr. Camille Lemieux
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Dr. Camille Lemieux has been with the Toronto Western Family Health Team since 2006. She completed her pharmacy training at the University of Toronto, law school at the University of Ottawa, medical school at Queen's University, and her Master of Public Health at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health. In addition to practicing both medicine and law, Camille worked at the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care in the aftermath of SARS. She is currently Chief Family Physician-in-Chief and Associate Director of Infection Prevention and Control at UHN. She is the professional development lead for the Toronto Western site, and a member of both the UHN Medical Advisory Committee and the UHN Quality of Care Committee. She is past president of the UHN Medical Staff Association. Camille is a member of the Board of Directors Toronto Western Family Health Team, and is physician director of IPAC Canada. Camille has co-chaired the DFCM task force on patient safety and is co-chair of the Public Health Ontario Antimicrobial Stewardship Advisory Committee. 
Tina Li
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Tina is currently working as a business development executive for the corporate trust group at Computershare Trust Company of Canada. She has a law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School and is licensed to practice law in Ontario. Prior to her life in law, Tina studied health sciences at McMaster University and worked at a clinic that specialises in women’s mental health. Tina has lived in the Grange Park neighbourhood since 2018 and has been a member of the TW FHT Board since 2021.