MSA Executive 2020-2021
We strive for representation and balance across sites, disciplines, and gender. Members of the MSA executive are elected annually from amongst eligible active MSA membership.
Dr. Cathy Ross
MSA President
Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre (elected 2019)
Dr. Deepak Dath
MSA Vice President
General Surgery & Hepatobiliary Surgery, Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre (elected 2019)
Dr. Thomas Van Helder
MSA Secretary/Treasurer
Anesthesia. Hamilton General Hospital (elected 2019)
Dr. James Bain
MSA Member-at-large
Pediatric Surgery - Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, McMaster University Medical Centre
Dr. Peter Darby
MSA Member-at-large
Anaesthesia, Hamilton General Hospital (elected 2019)
Dr. Andreas Freitag
MSA Member-at-large
Medicine-Division of Respirology/Critical Care. McMaster University Medical Care
Dr. Smita Halder
Chair of MAC
Gastroenterology, McMaster University Medical Centre
Dr. Dereck Hunt
MSA Past President
Internal Medicine, Juravinski Hospital (elected 2017 to 2019)
Dr. John Mernagh
MSA Member-at-large
Diagnostic Imaging, McMaster University Medical Centre
Dr. Paul Miller
Ad Hoc Member
Emergency Medicine, Hamilton General Hospital
Dr. Paul Missiuna
MSA Member-at-large
Pediatric Surgery - Orthopedic Surgery, McMaster Children's Hospital
Dr. Theodore Rapanos
MSA Member-at-large
Vascular Surgery, Hamilton General Hospital
Dr. Chris Ricci
MSA Member-at-large
Anaesthesia, Hamilton General Hospital
Dr. Bill Ristevski
MSA Member-at-large
Orthopedic Surgery, Hamilton General Hospital
Dr. Jennifer Rycroft
MSA Member-at-large
Family Medicine, West Lincoln Memorial Hospital
Dr. Sunjay Sharma
MSA Member-at-large
Neurosurgery
Dr. Katherine Zukotynski
MSA Member-at-large
Medicine and Radiology
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