Leadership
LifeLabs is Canada's leading provider of laboratory diagnostic services that has been serving the healthcare needs of Canadians for more than 50 years.
President and CEO
Charles Brown
In his current role as President and CEO of LifeLabs Medical Laboratory, Charles is committed to the optimization of service delivery to provide better outcomes for customers, patients, medical profes...
Chief Financial Officer
Steve Cavan
Steve Cavan is the Chief Financial Officer for LifeLabs.
As Chief Financial Officer, Steve oversees all matters related to finance, working closely with LifeLabs’ Board of Directors, audit committee...
SVP, HR Canada
Ginger Butler
As Senior Vice President, HR Canada, Ginger Butler leads the development and execution of HR strategies that support LifeLabs’ growth and workplace culture. As a trusted HR business partner with exp...
Senior Vice President, Quest Canada and Ireland
Brad Davis
Brad Davis is a healthcare leader with over 25 years of experience in both public and private healthcare sectors. He is also recognized for his leadership in health strategy, business development, and...
Vice President, Medical and Quality Affairs
Dr. Catherine Ross, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Dr. Catherine Ross is the Vice President, Medical and Quality Affairs for LifeLabs.
As Vice President of Medical and Quality Affairs, Dr. Ross oversees LifeLabs’ Med-Sci and Quality teams nationwide...
Senior Vice President, Business & Consumer Markets
Lawrence Mahan
As Senior Vice President, Business & Consumer Markets, Lawrence is responsible for driving revenue and profitability within LifeLabs’ B2B and B2C portfolio, managing the consumer product life cy...
General Counsel, Chief Privacy Officer and Corporate Secretary
Alwin Kong
As General Counsel, Chief Privacy Officer and Corporate Secretary, Alwin is accountable for the delivery of effective legal and privacy services to support the growth of next-generation healthcare pro...
Chief Operating Officer & Chief Information Officer
Michael Cole
Michael Cole is an accomplished and insightful technology executive with over 30 years’ experience in providing leadership to large, globally distributed technology and operations teams.
As Chief O...
Senior Vice President, Government Markets
Erica Zarkovich
As Senior Vice President, Government Markets, Erica is responsible for LifeLabs’ core business, renewing and building relationships with government partners and expanding community lab access. In th...
Vice President, Medical and Quality Affairs
Dr. Catherine Ross, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Dr. Catherine Ross is the Vice President, Medical and Quality Affairs for LifeLabs.
As Vice President of Medical and Quality Affairs, Dr. Ross oversees LifeLabs’ Med-Sci and Quality teams nationwide...
National Medical Director
Dr. Romina Reyes, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Dr. Romina Reyes, MD, MSc, FRCPC, is the National Medical Director for LifeLabs.
In this role, Dr. Reyes leads the day-to-day medical operations in British Columbia, Ontario, and Saskatchewan, helps g...
Deputy Medical Director & Clinical Director, Hematology
Dr. Ayesha Vawda, MD, FRCPC
Dr. Ayesha Vawda, MD, FRCPC, has been the LifeLabs Deputy Medical Director since 2021 and Clinical Director of Hematopathology in British Columbia since 2022. Through her leadership, clinical exper...
Saskatchewan Medical Director
Dr. Nicolas Baniak, MD
Dr. Nicholas Baniak, MD, is the Saskatchewan Medical Director at LifeLabs and has been with the organization since 2024.
Dr. Baniak earned his medical degree from the University of Saskatchewan in 201...
Director LifeLabs Genetics & LifeLabs International Reference Laboratory
Dr. Ronald Carter, PhD, FCCMG (Molecular, Cytogenetics)
Dr. Ron Carter, BSc, MSc, DVM, PhD, FCCMG (Cyto, Mol), is the Lab Director for LifeLabs Genetics and for LifeLabs International Reference Laboratory (IRL). He joined LifeLabs in 2014. Dr. Carter has h...
Kennedy Reference Laboratory Director
Dr. Yasmeen Marbaniang, MSc, MD, FRCPC
Dr. Yasmeen Marbaniang, MSc, MD, FRCPC, has been at LifeLabs since July 2021 as a Medical Microbiologist and is the Director of the Kennedy Reference Laboratory. At LifeLabs, she first served as t...
Belleville Laboratory Director
Dr. Daniela Leto, MD, FRCPC
Dr. Daniela Leto joined LifeLabs as a consultant in Medical Microbiology in April 2012.
As a member of the Medical Scientific team, she contributes to the oversight of bacteriology, mycology, ...
Thunder Bay Laboratory Director
Dr. Dana Nyholt, PhD, FCACB, DABCC
Dr. Dana Nyholt, PhD, FCACB, DABCC, is a Clinical Biochemist at LifeLabs, where she helps ensure patients receive high-quality, timely results that support better health outcomes.
Dr. Nyholt ...
Sudbury Laboratory Director
Dr. Dorothy Truong, PhD, FCACB
Dr. Dorothy Truong, PhD, FCACB, joined LifeLabs in July 2017 and is a Clinical Biochemist on the Chemistry Medical Scientific Team and the Laboratory Director for the Sudbury Regional Lab.
Her fo...
Burnaby Reference Laboratory Director
Dr. Jan Palaty, PhD, FCACB
Dr. Jan Palaty, PhD, FCACB, has served as a Clinical Biochemist at LifeLabs since 2005, where he empowers healthier Canadians by interpreting essential lab results, signing out medicolegal urine dr...
Cam Coady Building Laboratory Director
Dr. Sukhbir Kaur, BMedSci, MSc, PhD, FRCPath, EuSpLM, FCACB, NRCC
Dr. Sukhbir Kaur, BMedSci, MSc, PhD, FRCPath, EuSpLM, FCACB, NRCC, has been a clinical biochemist and laboratory director of the Cam Coady Building at LifeLabs since 2024. At LifeLabs, she is cli...
Victoria Reference Laboratory Director & Clinical Director, High-Volume Chemistry
Dr. Joanna Jung, PhD, FCACB, DABCC
Dr. Joanna Jung, PhD, FCACB, DABCC is a Clinical Chemist and holds the roles of Clinical Director for British Columbia and Lab Director for the Victoria Reference Laboratory. She has been with LifeLa...
Regional Lab Director & Clinical Director, Microbiology
Dr. Robert Liao, PhD, D(ABMM)
Dr. Robert Liao, PhD, D(ABMM), joined LifeLabs in 2017 as a Microbiologist, providing consultative services in Microbiology and Molecular Microbiology across British Columbia. His professional focus...
Clinical Director, High-Volume Chemistry
Dr. Kika Veljkovic, PhD, FCACB
Dr. Kika Veljkovic PhD FCACB joined LifeLabs as a Clinical Biochemist in 2012 and has been a Discipline Head in High-Volume Chemistry since 2019.
She provides leadership in high-volume chemistry...
Clinical Director, Special Chemistry
Dr. Danijela Konforte, PhD, FCACB
Dr. Danijela Konforte, PhD, FCACB, is a Clinical Biochemist and Discipline Head, Special Chemistry at LifeLabs. As a Discipline Head, she leads a team of clinical biochemists and laboratory scienti...
Clinical Director, Hematology
Dr. Hasan Ghaffar, MD, FRCPC
Dr. Hasan Ghaffar, MD, FRCPC, joined LifeLabs in 2022 and currently serves as the Clinical Director, Hematology for Ontario.
He earned his medical degree from Saba University School of Medicin...
Clinical Director, Microbiology
Dr. Huda Almohri, MD, FRCPC
Dr. Huda Almohri, MD, FRCPC, joined LifeLabs as a Medical Microbiologist in 2008 and has since advanced into several leadership roles, including her current position of Clinical Director, Microbi...
Job Search & Career
Opportunities
LifeLabs is Canada's largest provider of community laboratory services with over 5,700 employees across Canada. We care about helping patients and healthcare providers, and they count on our expertise to map a journey towards better health outcomes. We are always looking for the brightest minds and caring hearts to join our team.
Accreditation &
Licencing
We have a relentless commitment to quality and work with provincial, national and international accreditation and licensing bodies to ensure we consistently deliver the standard patients and healthcare providers have come to expect from us.