Board of Directors

Dr. Sharon Bal started her term as board chair on May 8, 2026. She serves on the Physician Services Committee and previously co-chaired OMA Women from 2018 to 2022.

Based in Cambridge, Ontario, Dr. Bal is the lead physician at Delta Coronation FHO and a member of the Cambridge North Dumfries OHT Primary Care Network Leadership Committee. She is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at McMaster University and serves on the UGME Executive as chair of Electives at the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine.

Dr. Bal is a recognized physician advocate and champion of health equity for marginalized populations. She has held multiple leadership roles within the LHIN and Ontario Health and currently serves on the Ontario Primary Care Council and the Board of the Federation of Medical Women of Canada (FMWC).

Dr Rottenberg began his term as board vice-chair on May 8, 2026. Dr. Rotenberg is a professor of otolaryngology – head and neck surgery at Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry at Western University and residency program director for the department. He is also past chair, Medical Advisory Committee at St. Joseph’s Health Care, London. He obtained his MD degree at University of Toronto and Royal College residency certification in otolaryngology – head and neck surgery. He is dual fellowship trained in sinonasal surgery from the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital (Melbourne, Australia) and joined the faculty at Western University in 2007.

Dr. Khalid Azzam is a physician leader with over two decades of experience driving transformative changes across academic institutions and health-care systems. He currently holds the position of the physician-in-chief at Hamilton Health Sciences. Dr. Azzam is dedicated to enhancing physician engagement, operational efficiency, system performance, health equity and patient outcomes.

As a professor of medicine at McMaster University, he actively contributes to medical education, with interests in change leadership, quality improvement, patient safety, and diagnostic excellence. Dr. Azzam earned his MBBS in medicine and surgery from the University of Rajasthan and completed his internal medicine training at the University at Buffalo. He also holds an MSc in Healthcare Quality and Safety Management from the Jefferson College of Population Health. Dr. Azzam is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada in both internal medicine and general internal medicine. Additionally, he is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and serves as the governor of its Ontario Chapter. He also holds the Certified Physician Executive designation from the American Association for Physician Leadership. Since 2007, Dr. Azzam has maintained an active clinical practice in general internal medicine, providing both inpatient and outpatient care to patients in the Greater Hamilton Area.

Denise Carpenter is an experienced board chair, director, C-suite executive, and executive coach with broad experience in several business sectors. She has spent her career advocating for companies and governments on issues that matter most to Canadians and acting as a trusted confidant to senior executives and governments.

Denise has worked within various complicated business and governance structures and has led numerous efforts to create critical alignment with executives, board directors, management, and other stakeholders. She has a strong track record in building shareholder value, and relationships that deliver value to multiple stakeholders in complex business, government, and not-for-profit environments. She is an early thought leader and advocate of ESG, social impact and corporation's purpose.

She works to help individuals and organizations deliver measurable outcomes. Denise’s most recent work focuses on renewable energy enterprises, utilities, (regulated and non-regulated) energy security, climate change, artificial intelligence, serving the underbanked, health insurance and health care. In addition to being a director at the Ontario Medical Association, she is also the Independent Chair of Blue Cross Canada, Board director of Cashco Financial Inc, Chair of the Board at Ronald McDonald House Charities Toronto, Chair of the board at EnerFORGE, Chair of the board at Oshawa Power and Utilities Corporation, board director Synergy North.

She has served as a guest lecturer and executive in residence at the University of Alberta’s MBA program and guest lecturer at the Fellows Program, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard. She has written and lectured widely on diversity of thought, governance as a business enabler and stakeholder relationships. In 2022 she was selected as a BMO Honouree at the BMO Celebrating Women on Boards event. In 2018 Denise was appointed to the Diversity 50 Cohort, recognizing Canada’s most diverse and eligible board candidates. She is an active and accredited member of the WGOB, Institute of Corporate Directors, The International Coach

Federation and the International Women’s Forum. She has been honoured by Global TV as a Woman of Vision; by the YWCA with a Woman of Distinction Award; and has twice been named one of Alberta’s 50 Most Influential People by Alberta Venture magazine. Her passion is exploring the world, its people, and its cultures. She lives in Toronto and continues to travel widely. Denise is in her second two-year term.

David Collie was first elected to the OMA board as a non-physician director in 2021 and is serving his third and final two-year term. He is the current chair of the board’s Finance and Audit Committee and member of the OMAI board of directors. He is the past president and CEO of the Electrical Safety Authority of Ontario. 

David holds an MBA, is a chartered professional accountant (an awarded “fellow”) and chartered director. He has written extensively, including two published books, on good governance and regulatory practices as well as presented at numerous conferences. He is currently the chair of Call2Recyle Canada, Vice chair of the CWB Group and board member of the Independent Electricity System Operator. He has served on the Hamilton Health Sciences board and a been public member of the National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities of Canada. He has served on Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care working groups, conducted workshops for boards of health-care authorities and presented at numerous national and international conferences focused on health-care oversight.

Dr. Catherine Faulds was first elected to the Ontario Medical Association Board in 2021 and served as board chair from 2022 to 2026. She was re-elected by members in 2025 for a third and final two-year term. Prior to her board role, she contributed to the OMA through the Negotiations Task Force and Primary Care Advisory Committee.

A graduate of Western University, where she has also served as a professor for over 35 years, Dr. Faulds is a family physician with a focused practice in palliative care at St. Joseph’s Health Care London and London Health Sciences Centre.

She has held senior leadership roles across Ontario’s health system, including Vice President, Clinical and Quality at the Southwest LHIN, regional lead for the non-hospital pandemic response, and advisor on the Provincial Primary Care Pandemic Table. She has also provided leadership within the London Middlesex Ontario Health Team.

Dr. Faulds brings extensive governance experience at both provincial and national levels. She served on the Board of the Ontario College of Family Physicians, including as President (2014–2015), and on the Board of the College of Family Physicians of Canada (2013–2017), contributing to governance modernization and strategic transformation. She has also served as a technical advisor to Accreditation Canada and a quality advisor to Health Quality Ontario.

She is currently Board Chair of ARGI Inc. (Best Care) and serves on the boards of St. Joseph’s Hospice and PHSS.

Dr. Kenneth Fung is a psychiatrist, educator and researcher with over two decades of clinical, academic and governance experience. He was elected to his first two-year term in 2026.

His work focuses on mental health equity, cultural psychiatry, and system-level engagement. He is currently director of Global Mental Health in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto and recently served as clinical director of the Asian Initiative in Mental Health at Toronto Western Hospital. 

Dr. Fung has served on a range of professional boards and associations, including the Ontario Psychiatric Association, Society for the Study of Psychiatry and Culture, and the World Association of Cultural Psychiatry, among others. He is a core member of the committee steering the next revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, with a focus on integrating cultural and social context into diagnostic frameworks. 

Dr. Fung’s leadership bridges academic research, clinical service, and community partnerships, with a focus on inclusive care design, workforce resilience, and structural approaches to equity. He brings broad experience across local and international systems, and a commitment to aligning system transformation with the needs of Ontario’s diverse physician and patient populations. 

Dr. Rebecca Hicks is the president of the Ontario Medical Association and a community-based, comprehensive care family physician working in Toronto. 

On a systems-level, Dr. Hicks’ involvement with the SGFP executive and OMA Health Policy Committee has enabled her to spearhead initiatives aimed at reducing administrative burden, addressing gender equity, and empowering the physician voice. She has served as a member-at-large of the OMA’s SGFP Executive and Health Policy Committee. She has also held local, regional and provincial leadership positions with her involvement as her family health team’s lead physician, and as a member of West Toronto OHT’s Primary Care Council. Dr. Hicks’ leadership is driven by a passion for transformative change, and she recently completed the OCFP Leadership Academy through the Rotman School of Management.  

Dr. Hicks is passionate about fighting for better working conditions for physicians and promoting personal and professional well-being for the doctors of Ontario. She is committed to advocating for fair compensation for the critical work doctors do across the province. 

Dr. Ramsey Hijazi is a family physician practising primarily as a hospitalist at St. Vincent Hospital in Ottawa. He also holds an academic appointment at the University of Ottawa and is involved in teaching medical students and residents. 

Jennifer Quaglietta was first elected to the OMA board as a non-physician director in 2024 and re-elected in 2026. She currently serves Professional Engineers Ontario as their CEO & registrar, where she is leading the organization through a historic enterprise-wide transformation towards becoming a modern regulator that serves and protects the public interest. She has worked across several sectors including pharmaceutical, health care, banking, insurance and government.

Jennifer holds a bachelor of applied science and engineering, a master of business administration and an institute of corporate directors designation from the University of Toronto and is an industry affiliate with the Centre for Healthcare Engineering. She has served on the board of directors at Holland Bloorview Rehabilitation Hospital and many advisory boards. Jennifer is a passionate advocate for women in engineering, gender equality, diversity, and mental health.

Jennifer is a recipient of the 2023 Canada’s Most Powerful Women Top 100, 2022 Robert Zed Young Health Leader Award, 2021 Not-for-Profit CIO of the Year Award among others.

Dr. Hemant Shah currently practises hepatology and serves as vice-president, academics at William Osler Health System, contributing to the development of an expanding academic mandate within a large community teaching hospital serving one of Ontario’s fastest-growing and most diverse regions. Dr. Shah was elected to a two-year term in 2026. This will be Dr. Shah’s second term on the OMA Board of Directors, having first been elected as a director in 2017-2019. He has also served as vice-chair of the Negotiations Task Force (NTF). 

He currently practises hepatology and serves as vice-president, academics at William Osler Health System, contributing to the development of an expanding academic mandate within a large community teaching hospital serving one of Ontario’s fastest-growing and most diverse regions. 

Dr. Shah’s experience includes senior leadership roles within an academic health science centre and a large community teaching hospital, as well as senior executive roles in a private-sector health-care organization with accountability for physician partnerships, clinical operations and organizational performance. At Osler, he has led the establishment of new medical education infrastructure in partnership with Toronto Metropolitan University, requiring alignment across physicians, academic institutions, and health system stakeholders. In this context, Dr. Shah has played a central role in building academic and research capacity within a large, rapidly growing community health system, balancing expanding educational mandates with service delivery demands in one of Ontario’s most diverse regions. 

Across these roles, he brings a system-level perspective focused on physician sustainability, member engagement, and translating frontline realities into effective organizational and policy decisions. 

Dr. Haroon Yousuf is the OMA president-elect. He is a general internist and physician leader who serves as head of hospital medicine at Hamilton Health Sciences and associate chair for Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Indigenous Reconciliation in the Department of Medicine at McMaster University. Dr. Yousuf has served as OMA District 4 Secretary and Internal Medicine Tariff lead and through these roles developed internal medicine billing talks that have been delivered across several sections and districts. 

Dr. Yousuf also holds additional senior academic roles at McMaster University, including hospitalist fellowship director and co-chair of the Professional Competencies program. He was also instrumental in developing the McMaster–PEI Collaborative Hospitalist Fellowship, an interprovincial partnership with Health PEI designed to address specialist workforce shortages by creating a structured training and licensure pathway for internationally trained internal medicine physicians, while expanding access to care in underserved regions. Through these roles, he has contributed to academic governance, curriculum design, and postgraduate training oversight across clinical and educational settings. 

Dr. Yousuf’s work spans hospital operations, academic medicine, medical education, and equity-focused system leadership, with an emphasis on building physician-led structures that support high-quality patient care and workforce sustainability.  

Dr. Abdurrahman is the immediate past president of the OMA and will oversee the 2026-27 OMA elections. She is a practising allergist and clinical immunologist in the Greater Toronto Area. Dr. Abdurrahman serves as an assistant clinical professor of the School of Medicine at the Toronto Metropolitan University and an adjunct assistant clinical professor in pediatrics at McMaster University.

Dr. Abdurrahman earned her Doctor of Medicine from the University of Toronto. She completed her pediatrics residency and subspecialty training in allergy and clinical immunology at McMaster University. She also holds a master’s degree in statistics, with a specialization in biostatistics. She is deeply committed to advancing health and has been a key contributor to the Black Scientists Taskforce on COVID-19 Vaccination Equity and the Black Health & Vaccine Initiative, in partnership with the Black Physicians’ Association of Ontario.

Beyond equity work, Dr. Abdurrahman is passionate about the intersection of technology and medicine. She is dedicated to leveraging innovation to enhance patient care and is a strong advocate for advancing the medical profession through inclusive leadership and systemic change.