About the Department
The Department of Medicine at Hamilton Health Sciences is a large, complex department that excels in clinical service, education, and research. Members of the department are making significant contributions in all domains locally, nationally, and on the international stage.
The Department of Medicine consists of 14 divisions:
- Cardiology
- General Internal Medicine
- Gastroenterology
- Infectious Diseases
- Hospitalist Medicine
- Respirology
- Neurology
- Benign Hematology
- Thromboembolism
- Endocrinology
- Geriatrics
- Dermatology
- Rheumatology
- Allergy/Immunology
- Obstetrical Medicine
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Physician-In-Chief
Dr. Khalid Azzam, MBBS, FACP, FRCPC, CPE, MS-HQSMi
Department Of Medicine Leadership Structure
Department Of Medicine 2021: Academic
- Dr. Mark Crowther, Chair
- Dr. Ameen Patel, Associate Chair, Education
- Dr. Jeff Weitz Associate Chair, Research
- Dr. Khalid Azzam, Physician-in-Chief, HHS
- Dr. Alistar Ingram, Chief of Medicine, SJHH
- Dr. Lori Whitehead, Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program
- Dr. Helen Neighbour, Clerkship Coordinator
- Annette Rosati, Department Administrator
Academic Division
- Dr. Susan Waserman, Allergy / Immunology
- Dr. Jeff Healey, Cardiology
- Dr. Anne Holbook, Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology
- Dr. Tim Karachi, Critical Care
- Dr. Ameen Patel, Education & Innovation
- Dr. Michelle Welsford, Emergency Medicine
- Dr. William Harper, Endocrinolgy & Metabolism
- Dr. John Marshall, Gastroenterology
- Dr. John Neary, General Internal Medicine
- Dr. Joye St. Onge, Geriatric Medicine
- Dr. Shannon Bates, Hematology & Thromboembolism
- Dr. Dominik Mertz, Infectious Disease
- Dr. Scott Brimble, Nephrology
- Dr. Wieslaw Oczkowski, Neurology
- Dr. Nora Cullen, Physical medicine & Rehabilitation
- Dr. Martin Kolb, Respirology
- Dr. Alfred Cividino, Rheumatology