Hilary possesses over 30 years of professional experience in Ontario’s hospital sector. He previously served as interim President & CEO at Halton Healthcare and has held senior leadership roles at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre, and Trillium Health Partners.
Throughout his career, Hilary has helped introduce innovative solutions to enhance administrative and clinical support functions, including finance, information technology, capital planning, diagnostic imaging, laboratory services, pharmacy, nutrition, and environmental services.
As a member of Hamilton Health Sciences’ Senior Leadership Team (SLT), Hilary oversees a range of key administrative functions and support services, including corporate services, capital development, health information technology services, legal services and privacy, finance, and internal audit.
Hilary holds CPA (Certified Professional Accountant) and CMA (Certified Management Accountant) designations. He earned a Master of Health Management from McMaster University and a Bachelor of Commerce and Finance Degree from the University of Toronto.
A nationally award-winning surgeon, Dr. Fayez Quereshy is an academic surgeon-investigator with experience leading an extensive portfolio encompassing internationally-recognized programs at UHN including the Sprott Department of Surgery, the Ajmera Transplant Centre, and the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre among others in the acute care portfolio. Dr. Quereshy is also a practicing Surgical Oncologist at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, focused on gastrointestinal malignancies, specifically colorectal cancer. Dr. Quereshy is focused on safety and quality deliverables for patients, health-care professionals, and the system at large.
He joins Hamilton Health Sciences on a one-year secondment, during which time he will support our adult regional programs and will partner with medical leadership to advance surgical planning, aimed at reducing wait times and addressing the evolving demands of the province, region, and communities served by HHS.
Dr. Quereshy completed his residency training in general surgery and his fellowship in surgical oncology at the University of Toronto. He received his MBA at the Rotman School of Management. He subsequently pursued advanced robotic colorectal fellowship training at the Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong. His academic interests center on operations management and systems efficiency, with the aim of improving cost effectiveness and quality of care. Dr. Quereshy is an associate professor in the Department of Surgery and at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto.
Tim brings a distinguished academic background and a wealth of industry experience in quality improvement to his role as Vice President of Quality and Performance. He holds a Master’s degree in Mathematics from the University of Waterloo and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Wilfrid Laurier University. Prior to joining the Quality, Patient Safety and Clinical Resource management Program at HHS in 2009, Tim worked at ArcelorMittal Dofasco where he honed his expertise in quality improvement and project management. Tim is certified by the American Society for Quality as a Six Sigma Black Belt and Quality Engineer.
Janet brings her passion for the evolution and transformation of healthcare to Hamilton Health Sciences as its Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary. With more than two decades of extensive legal experience, Janet will have oversight of HHS’ legal affairs and board governance. Janet possesses a wide spectrum of expertise including health law, privacy, insurance, risk management, and patient and healthcare provider interactions. Janet also serves as a trusted advisor to the Board of Directors of Hamilton Health Sciences as its Corporate Secretary.
Janet joined HHS from the leading national law firm Borden Ladner Gervais (BLG). At BLG, she specialized in the negotiation of complex agreements while supporting hospitals and health sector organizations navigate the complex regulatory requirements associated with new and established healthcare ventures. Early in her career, Janet practiced as a litigation lawyer and also has experience in the oversight and management of litigation in various forums and jurisdictions. She has been recognized in Best Lawyers in Canada in Health Care Law and has extensive professional legal expertise in both private practice and as corporate counsel.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from Western University and two law degrees (JD and BCL) from McGill University. She was called to the Ontario Bar in 1997.
Dr. Packer began her career in 1990 as a family physician in Hamilton. Since then, she has held progressive leadership roles within HHS, SJHH, including Chief of Family Medicine for HHS and St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton (SJHH), and both hospitals’ Clinical Advisor for the Greater Hamilton Health Network (GHHN). Throughout her career she has provided inpatient care as a hospitalist in adult and pediatric services. Most recently, she has held the role of Chief of Family Medicine, Complex Continuing, and Post-Acute Care at HHS.
Dr. Packer holds keen interest and experience in advancing hospital and community care delivery, care transitions, quality of care, and patient experience. She brings to the EVP Academic & CME role a wealth of experience leading diverse, inter-organizational teams and implementing large-scale programs and innovative care models.
Her experience in health administration has been bolstered by her involvement in a number of leadership programs, including HHS’ Reimagining Leadership leader development program (2019). She is also an alumnus of leadership programs at Harvard University, McMaster University’s DeGroote School of Business, and the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management.