Medical Leadership Changes

We are pleased to announce the following Department Chief appointments which come into effect July 1, 2014. The appointments have received approval of the Hospitals Boards of Directors and Medical Affairs.
 
  • Chief, Emergency Medicine - Dr. Gary Joubert (July 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014)
  • Chief, Nuclear Medicine - Dr. Jonathan Romsa (July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015)
  • Chair/Chief, Ophthalmology - Dr. David Nicolle (July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015)
  • Chair/Chief, Surgery - Dr. John Denstedt (July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015)
 
Medical Affairs of the Hospital and the Chief Selection Committees would like to thank the Drs. Joubert, Romsa, Nicolle and Denstedt for their continued commitment and service to their Departments, and London Health Sciences Centre and St. Joseph's Health Care London. The extensions of the appointments allow for the continued recruitment of permanent City-Wide Chiefs for the following clinical departments:
 
New Chief of the Department of Dentistry
We are also pleased to announce Dr. Henry Lapointe as the new Chief for the Department of Dentistry, effective July 1, 2014. This appointment has received approval of the Hospitals Boards of Directors and Medical Affairs. Medical Affairs would like to take this opportunity to thank Dr. Joe Armstrong for his many years of leadership in the Department during his tenure.