Leadership
LifeLabs is a Canadian-owned company that has been serving
the healthcare needs of Canadians for more than 50 years.
the healthcare needs of Canadians for more than 50 years.
Chair of the Board
Jon Hantho
Jon is a seasoned business executive with over 25 years of experience, including general management of mid to large size organizations, corporate development, business development, product/service dev...
President and CEO
Charles Brown
Charles Brown is President and CEO of LifeLabs, Canada’s largest medical laboratory and leading diagnostics and health technology provider. Since joining LifeLabs in 2018, Charles has worked to evol...
Michael Block
Michael is Senior Vice President, Strategy & Asset Liability Management for OMERS, one of Canada’s largest pension funds with over $100B in assets and 500,000 members.
In his role, Michael is re...
Tom Closson
Tom is currently the principal of Tom Closson Consulting. Prior to this, he held the position of President and CEO of the Ontario Hospital Association, stepping down in 2012. Tom has previously held r...
Brenda Eaton
Brenda Eaton is an experienced corporate director. Based in Victoria, British Columbia, Brenda serves on the boards for a number of private, public, and not-for-profit boards. She currently is Chair o...
Gisele Everett
Gisele is a member of OMERS Americas Asset Management team. Most recently, Gisele served as a Managing Director in the Portfolio Group at Anchorage Capital Partners. In this role, Gisele worked closel...
John Knowlton
In his role at Borealis and OMERS as Executive Vice President, Legal, John is responsible for leading the legal group at OMERS Private Markets which includes the Borealis and OMERS Private Equity lega...
John McManus
John is currently a Senior Advisor of OMERS Infrastructure where he supports the areas of asset management, assessment of investment opportunities, relationship development and mentorship. OMERS Infra...
James Scongack
James Scongack is the Executive-Vice President Corporate Affairs & Operational Services at Bruce Power.
He leads a team of approximately 900 talented individuals that provide operational services ...
Dr. Gavin Stuart
Gavin has been Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia since September 2003. Upon his renewal in September 2009, he also was appointed as UBC’s Vice Provost Health,...
President and CEO
Charles Brown
Charles Brown is President and CEO of LifeLabs, Canada’s largest medical laboratory and leading diagnostics and health technology provider. Since joining LifeLabs in 2018, Charles has worked to evol...
Vice President, Lab Operations
Haleh Bahrami
As VP, Lab Operations, Haleh is responsible overseeing the operational excellence for all of our 16 laboratories nationally, including Rocky Mountain Analytical and Genetics.
Haleh joined LifeLabs in ...
Vice President of Client Services and Logistics
Elsa Cabral
As Vice President of Client Services and Logistics, Elsa is accountable for the performance of service delivery channels, including customer experience, contact centres, logistics, materials managemen...
Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Strategy & Innovation
Chris Carson
As Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Strategy and Innovation, Chris is responsible for leading the innovation and direct to consumer strategy to drive transformation and improved customer expe...
Senior Vice President, British Columbia & President, Excelleris
Jennifer Cudlipp
As Senior Vice President, British Columbia Jennifer holds the responsibility of ensuring strong relationships with leaders in the B.C. healthcare sector, government, and business community in order to...
Senior Vice President, People
Nicole Desloges
Nicole Desloges is Senior Vice President, People for LifeLabs. She has a passion for building high performance, high integrity teams, cultures and organizations. An inspirational leader, Nicole sets a...
Vice President, Clinical Services
Dr. Andrew Don-Wauchope
Dr. Andrew Don-Wauchope is Vice President Clinical Services for LifeLabs. He is responsible for Professional and Quality services of the national operations of LifeLabs. He is an experienced and re...
Senior Vice President, Commercial, General & Advanced Diagnostics
Lawrence Mahan
As Senior Vice President, Commercial, General and Advanced Diagnostics Lawrence is responsible for driving revenue and profitability within LifeLabs’ growth portfolio through sales, marketing and co...
Chief Financial Officer
Kelly Martin
As Chief Financial Officer, Kelly is a key advisor to the CEO and Executive Team on strategic and financial matters, working closely with LifeLabs’ Board of Directors and audit committee. Kelly play...
General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, and Chief Privacy Officer
Erica Zarkovich – General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, and Chief Privacy Officer
Erica Zarkovich is the Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Privacy Officer and Corporate Secretary at LifeLabs. In this role, she is responsible for the management of all legal, privacy, risk and...
Hematopathologist, LifeLabs
Dr. Clinton Ho, MD, FRCPC
Dr. Ho came to LifeLabs in 2012 to pursue his interest in hematopathology and quality and is a member of Medical Scientific team in British Columba.
Dr. Ho completed his medical degree from the Univer...
Consultant Medical Microbiologist, Lifelabs
Dr. Miguel Imperial, MD, MHSc (Epidemiology) and FRCPC
Dr. Imperial is a consultant in Medical Microbiology for Lifelabs. He provides medical oversight for the laboratory workup of microbiological samples, consults on best practices for infection control ...
B.C. Medical Director and Medical Lead, Molecular Diagnostics, LifeLabs
Dr. Michael T. Kelly, MD, PhD, FRCPC
Dr. Kelly has been in the role of Medical Director and Medical Lead at LifeLabs since 1998. Responsible for all medical operations across B.C., Dr. Kelly oversees eight laboratories, 120 patient servi...
Clinical Microbiologist, LifeLabs
Dr. Robert S. Liao PhD, D(ABMM)
Dr. Liao joined the Microbiology team at LifeLabs in 2017 as a Microbiologist. Focused on providing consultative services for Microbiology and Molecular Microbiology in British Columbia, he also has a...
Clinical Director of Hematology, B.C., LifeLabs
Dr. Anil Mangal, DSM, ABIM, FRCPC, MBA
Dr. Mangal has been a Hematopathologist with LifeLabs since 2006 and currently holds the position of Clinical Director of Hematology, B.C. In addition to this leadership role, he is the on-site coordi...
Clinical Biochemist, LifeLabs
Dr. Jan Palaty, PhD, FCACB
Dr. Palaty has worked as a Clinical Biochemist with LifeLabs since 2005. Based in our Burnaby Lab in the toxicology department, he has a particular interest in clinical applications of mass spectromet...
Medical Microbiologist, LifeLabs
Dr. Romina Reyes, MD, FRCPC
Dr. Reyes is the Clinical Director of Microbiology and the Deputy Medical Director for LifeLabs, B.C. In these roles she helps to guide the direction of the Microbiology Department from an operational...
Clinical Director of Chemistry, B.C., LifeLabs
Dr. William E. Schreiber, MD
Dr. Schreiber is the Clinical Director for Chemistry, B.C. In this role, he provides medical oversight for all chemistry testing in British Columbia. Prior to joining LifeLabs, he worked in the Divisi...
Clinical Biochemist, LifeLabs
Dr. Cheryl Tomalty, PhD, FCACB
Based at the LifeLabs Burnaby Reference Laboratory, Dr. Tomalty joined LifeLabs in 2007 as a Clinical Biochemist. Her work is focused on the high-volume biochemistry laboratory and she also has clinic...
Hematopathology Consultant, LifeLabs
Dr. Ayesha Vawda, MD, FRCPC
Dr. Vawda joined the Hematology Department at LifeLabs in August 2014 in the role of Hematopathology Consultant. Her interests are focused on lymphoma, flow cytometry, lymph node morphology and molecu...
Medical Microbiologist, LifeLabs
Dr. Diana Whellams, MD, MPH, FRCPC
Dr. Whellams joined LifeLabs in the summer of 2017. Her interests include antibiotic susceptibility testing, quality control, and education.
Dr. Whellams completed a master degree in Public Health at ...
Hematopathology Consultant, LifeLabs
Dr. Ekram Zayed, MD, ChB, FRCPC
Dr. Zayed joined Lifelabs in 2002 providing hematopathology diagnostic service and is located in Victoria.
Dr. Zayed obtained his medical degree from Alexandria, Egypt, did his residency training in O...
Clinical Biochemist, LifeLabs
Dr. Mohamed Abouelhassan, PhD, FCACB
Dr. Abouelhassan joined the LifeLabs Chemistry Medical Scientific Team in 2018. His responsibilities are primarily General Clinical Chemistry testing and include protein electrophoresis and immunoassa...
Deputy Ontario Medical Director, LifeLabs
Dr. Huda Almohri, MD, FRCPC
Dr. Almohri joined LifeLabs as a Medical Microbiologist in 2008 and became the Discipline Head for Microbiology in 2011, Ontario Deputy Medical Director in 2014 and Laboratory Director for 100 Interna...
Medical Microbiology Consultant, LifeLabs
Dr. Abdel Belhaj, MD, FRCPC, FCCM
Dr. Belhaj has been a Medical Microbiology Consultant at LifeLabs since 2010. As a medical microbiologist, he specializes in infection prevention and control, hospital-acquired infections, tuberculosi...
Director, Molecular Genetics Laboratory, LifeLabs
Dr. Ronald Carter, PhD, FCCMG (Molecular, Cytogenetics)
Dr. Carter joined LifeLabs in 2014 as the Director of the Genetics Laboratory. Playing a pivotal role in driving LifeLabs’ leadership role in genetic testing, Dr. Carter works with academic, industr...
Discipline Head of Histopathology, LifeLabs
Dr. Terence (Terry) Colgan, MD, FRCPC, FCAP, MIAC
For over 25 years, Dr. Colgan has worked with LifeLabs as a diagnostic pathologist and most recently in the capacity as the Discipline Head of Histopathology. Dr. Colgan is a surgical and cyto-patholo...
Vice President Clinical Services, LifeLabs
Dr. Andrew Don-Wauchope, MB.BCh, MD, FRCP Edin, FCPath, FRCPath
Dr. Don-Wauchope joined LifeLabs as the Vice President Clinical Services in 2016. As a member of the Executive Leadership Team, he leads the Medical Scientific and Quality teams on a national basis. A...
Consultant Hematopathologist, LifeLabs
Dr. Afaf Erfaei, MD, FRCPC
In September 2013, Dr. Efaei joined the LifeLabs’ Medical Scientific Division as a Consultant Hematopathologist. Over the past five years, in conjunction with our Quality and Regulatory Affairs ...
Ontario Medical Director and General Pathologist, LifeLabs
Dr. Tim Feltis, MD, FRCPC
Dr. Feltis is the Ontario Medical Director at LifeLabs and is responsible for the supervision and provision of Medical Scientific services in Ontario and supporting the overall Quality Management Syst...
Discipline Head Cytopathology, LifeLabs
Dr. Mona Kamel, MD, BCh, FRCPC
Dr. Kamel is the Discipline Head for Cytopathology for LifeLabs in Ontario specializing in anatomical pathology. Dr. Kamel’s career with LifeLabs began in 2000 when she was a cytopathology and gynep...
Interim Director, Sudbury Lab, LifeLabs
Dr. Danijela Konforte, PhD, FCACB
Dr. Konforte joined LifeLabs as a clinical biochemist in 2012 and became the laboratory director for the Sudbury and Thunder Bay LifeLabs locations in 2014. Dr. Konforte supports provincial routine ch...
Medical Microbiologist and Infectious Disease Specialist, LifeLabs
Dr. Daniela Leto, MD, FRCPC
Dr. Leto joined LifeLabs as a consultant in Medical Microbiology in April 2012. As a member of the Medical-Scientific team, she is primarily responsible for bacteriology and parasitology at the Kenned...
Clinical Biochemist, Medical Scientific Department, LifeLabs
Dr. Tracy Morrison, PhD, FCACB
In 2016, Dr. Morrison joined LifeLabs as Clinical Biochemist and oversees serum/urine protein electrophoresis, allergens and special chemistry assays. Prior to joining LifeLabs, Dr. Morrison served as...
Medical Microbiologist/Infectious Disease Specialist, LifeLabs
Dr. Krystyna Ostrowska, MD, FRCP
Dr. Ostrowska joined LifeLabs as a medical microbiologist specializing in infectious diseases. In her role she consults on test results and clinical management, reviews lab procedures and protocols, r...
Clinical Biochemist, LifeLabs
Dr. Patrick St. Louis, PhD, DipCC
Since 2014, Dr. St. Louis has been part of the Medical Scientific Division at LifeLabs as a clinical biochemist. In his current role as Discipline Head, Chemistry, Dr. St. Louis has played a key role ...
Clinical Biochemist, LifeLabs
Dr. Dorothy Truong, PhD, FCACB
Dr. Truong joined the LifeLabs Chemistry Medical Scientific Team in 2017. Her responsibilities include specialized test interpretation and physician consultations in areas related to toxicology, bioge...
Clinical Biochemist, LifeLabs
Dr. Kika Veljkovic, PhD, FCACB
Dr. Veljkovic joined LifeLabs as a Clinical Biochemist in 2012 and is currently the Interim Laboratory Director for the LifeLabs Sudbury site. She is focused on high volume biochemistry and immunoassa...
Deputy Ontario Medical Director, LifeLabs
Dr. Miranda Wozniak, MD, FRCPC
Since Dr. Wozniak joined LifeLabs as Hematology Discipline Head in November 2010, she
has taken on several additional roles including Laboratory Director for both Kennedy and London Labs and Deputy On...
Vice President, Clinical Services
Dr. Andrew Don-Wauchope
Dr. Andrew Don-Wauchope is Vice President Clinical Services for LifeLabs. He is responsible for Professional and Quality services of the national operations of LifeLabs. He is an experienced and re...
Ontario Medical Director and General Pathologist, LifeLabs
Dr. Tim Feltis, MD, FRCPC
Dr. Feltis is the Ontario Medical Director at LifeLabs and is responsible for the supervision and provision of Medical Scientific services in Ontario and supporting the overall Quality Management Syst...
Medical Director, Rocky Mountain Analytical
Dr. George Gillson, MD, PhD, CCFP
Dr. Gillson is the Medical Director and Foundation of Rocky Mountain Analytical. Dr. Gillson started Rocky Mountain Analytical with the idea of offering Canadian healthcare professionals a laborato...
B.C. Medical Director and Medical Lead, Molecular Diagnostics, LifeLabs
Dr. Michael T. Kelly, MD, PhD, FRCPC
Dr. Kelly has been in the role of Medical Director and Medical Lead at LifeLabs since 1998. Responsible for all medical operations across B.C., Dr. Kelly oversees eight laboratories, 120 patient servi...
Deputy Ontario Medical Director, LifeLabs
Dr. Huda Almohri, MD, FRCPC
Dr. Almohri joined LifeLabs as a Medical Microbiologist in 2008 and became the Discipline Head for Microbiology in 2011, Ontario Deputy Medical Director in 2014 and Laboratory Director for 100 Interna...
Director, Molecular Genetics Laboratory, LifeLabs
Dr. Ronald Carter, PhD, FCCMG (Molecular, Cytogenetics)
Dr. Carter joined LifeLabs in 2014 as the Director of the Genetics Laboratory. Playing a pivotal role in driving LifeLabs’ leadership role in genetic testing, Dr. Carter works with academic, industr...
Medical Director, Rocky Mountain Analytical
Dr. George Gillson, MD, PhD, CCFP
Dr. Gillson is the Medical Director and Foundation of Rocky Mountain Analytical. Dr. Gillson started Rocky Mountain Analytical with the idea of offering Canadian healthcare professionals a laborato...
B.C. Medical Director and Medical Lead, Molecular Diagnostics, LifeLabs
Dr. Michael T. Kelly, MD, PhD, FRCPC
Dr. Kelly has been in the role of Medical Director and Medical Lead at LifeLabs since 1998. Responsible for all medical operations across B.C., Dr. Kelly oversees eight laboratories, 120 patient servi...
Interim Director, Sudbury Lab, LifeLabs
Dr. Danijela Konforte, PhD, FCACB
Dr. Konforte joined LifeLabs as a clinical biochemist in 2012 and became the laboratory director for the Sudbury and Thunder Bay LifeLabs locations in 2014. Dr. Konforte supports provincial routine ch...
Deputy Ontario Medical Director, LifeLabs
Dr. Miranda Wozniak, MD, FRCPC
Since Dr. Wozniak joined LifeLabs as Hematology Discipline Head in November 2010, she
has taken on several additional roles including Laboratory Director for both Kennedy and London Labs and Deputy On...
Medical Director, Rocky Mountain Analytical
Dr. George Gillson, MD, PhD, CCFP
Dr. Gillson is the Medical Director and Foundation of Rocky Mountain Analytical. Dr. Gillson started Rocky Mountain Analytical with the idea of offering Canadian healthcare professionals a laborato...
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.
