Dennis Garvin Vice-President, Operations Dennis has an extensive leadership background in the health care sector. He graduated from the University of Ottawa Biomedical Sciences Program, completed a Masters in Business Administration and has had a successful career in both the private and public healthcare sectors ever since. Prior to joining EORLA, Dennis was the…
Dr. Vidhya Nair is an Anatomical Pathologist with a special focus on Cardiovascular Pathology, at the Ottawa Hospital, affiliated with the University of Ottawa since 2018. She is the Chair of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Ottawa and an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Medicine. She is currently…
Dr. Ivan Blasutig, PhD, FCACB EORLA Quality Lead Dr. Ivan Blasutig is the Chair of the EORLA Quality Committee, whose function is to lead and promote excellence of quality in Laboratory Medicine across all 18 EORLA laboratories. As a respected and experienced Clinical Biochemist, he is the Division Chief of Clinical Biochemistry at CHEO, the…
Dr. Marc Desjardins, PhD, D(ABMM), FCCM Microbiology Dr. Desjardins received his PhD in Microbiology from the University of Ottawa and completed a clinical fellowship program at The University of Rochester Strong Memorial Hospital from 1996 to 1998. He holds board certification with the American Board of Medical Microbiology, and he is a Fellow of the…
Dr. Harman Sekhon, MD, MSc, PhD, FCAP Anatomical Pathology After graduating from medical school, Dr. Sekhon obtained MSc and PhD in Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver (UBC), Canada. Thereafter, he did Post-doctoral Fellowship at the UBC and subsequently joined as a Research Scholar at the Tulane University, New Orleans,…
Dr. Michael Rutherford, MD, PhD, FRCPC Hematopathology, Transfusion Medicine, HLA Typing & Molecular Oncology Diagnostics Laboratory As a Regional Discipline Head, Dr. Rutherford supports a strong team of laboratory physicians who have extensive practice experience and expertise in Transfusion Medicine, lab Hemostasis/Thrombosis, Malignant Hematopathology including Lymphoma Pathology, HLA-typing for transplantation programs and Molecular Oncology Diagnostic…
Isabel Depelteau, P.Eng. Vice-President, Finance & Administration Isabel joined EORLA’s Finance team in 2012 and was appointed as Vice-President of Finance and Administration in January 2020. Fluently bilingual, Isabel has extensive expertise in guiding key business decisions and improving efficiency of corporate and operational teams through the implementation of innovative financial and performance tools. She…
Laurie Richer, MIR Vice-President, Human Resources Laurie Richer joined EORLA in December 2019 as the Vice President, Human Resources. Laurie brings to the organization over 25 years of experience in many facets of human resources such as employee and labour relations, talent management, total rewards and change management. Laurie served the majority of her career…
Dr. Chris McCudden, Ph.D., DABCC, FACB, FCAC Deputy Chief Medical / Scientific Officer Dr. McCudden is the Deputy Chief Medical Scientific Officer and Medical Director of Informatics and Information Technology for the Eastern Ontario Regional Laboratory Association. He serves as a Clinical Biochemist at the Ottawa Hospital and is an Associate Professor and Vice Chair of…
Jeffrey Dale CEO Jeffrey Dale is the CEO of the Eastern Ontario Regional Laboratory Association (EORLA). Jeffrey was appointed as CEO in January 2019, after being on the EORLA Board of Directors since 2013. Jeffrey has extensive board and management experience with technology, finance, manufacturing, education, healthcare, airports and multiple charitable organizations. Prior to EORLA,…