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Announcement: Dr. Wael Haddara appointed Chair/Department Head, Department of Medicine

Dr. Peter Wang has been appointed as the Associate Dean, Undergraduate Medical Education
Dr. Peter Wang has been appointed as the Associate Dean, Undergraduate Medical Education

Office of the Dean

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Wael Haddara has been appointed to the Department of Medicine in the following roles:

Dr. Wael Haddara
Dr. Wael Haddara
  • Chair (Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University);
  • Department Head (St. Joseph’s Health Care London); and
  • Department Head (London Health Sciences Centre);

The positions are effective August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2030.

Dr. Haddara is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry and a critical care physician at LHSC and St Joseph’s. He is a medical educator with a research focus on constructions of medical professional identity, especially as they intersect with modernity and postmodernity.

Dr. Haddara has an evolving interest in character and leadership, drawing on the Ivey Business School Leader Character framework.

His clinical and other research interests include modelling the impact of COVID-19 on hospital and Intensive Care Unit (ICU) resources, leveraging remote/virtual ICU technology to expand capacity and facilitating post-pandemic procedural backlog recovery.

Prior to his career in medicine, Dr. Haddara trained and worked as a pharmacist. He continues to be registered with the Ontario College of Pharmacists. Dr. Haddara obtained his MD degree from Queen’s University and completed fellowships in Endocrinology & Metabolism and Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Haddara also has a Masters degree in Medical Education from Dundee University, U.K.

Dr. Haddara looks forward to working collaboratively to best support clinical and departmental operations and to ensure the optimal functioning of the Department.

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Haddara on his appointment.

John Yoo, MD, FRCS(C), FACS
Dean, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
Western University

Adam Dukelow, MD, FRCPC, MHSc, CHE
Integrated Vice President, Medical & Academic Affairs
London Health Sciences Centre & St. Joseph’s Health Care London