Alina S. Gerrie, MD MPH FRCPC
President
2026-2028
Board of Directors
Associate Professor, University of British Columbia
Hematologist, Centre for Lymphoid Cancer, BC Cancer
Dr. Chris Hillis
Past President
2026-2028
Assistant Professor, McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario
Dr. Elena Liew
Treasurer
2022-2026
Assistant Clinical Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry
University of Alberta
Mohammad Refaei MD, MSc, FRCPC
Hematologist, Niagara Health
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Division of Hematology & Thromboembolism), McMaster University.
CHS Secretary 2025-2027
Regional Education Lead, Subspecialty Selectives
Assistant Professor, McMaster University | Department of Medicine
Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine | Niagara Regional Campus
Dr. Veronica Ramirez
Canadian Chief Hematology Resident
July 2025-July 2026
PGY-4 Hematology
University of Montreal
AuroViswabandya, MBBS (Hons), MD, DM, FRCP, FRCPC, MHQS (Harvard Medical School), CPPS, CPHQ, DRCPSC.
CHS Director 2025-2028
Medical Director –Cancer Quality Program, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre,
Medical Director – Quality for BMT and Immune Effector Cell (IEC) Therapy,
Staff Physician, Hans Messner Allogeneic Transplantation Program,
Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre,
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto
Jeannie Callum, BA, MD, FRCPC – GROUP O NEGATIVE
Director
2023-2026
Director of Transfusion Medicine, Kingston Health Sciences Centre
Professor, Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Queen’s University
Dr. Anthony Chan
Director
2023-2027
Pediatric Hematologist, Professor of Pediatrics
Chair, Paediatric Thrombosis and Hemostasis
Director (Paediatrics), Hemophilia Treatment Centre
McMaster Children’s Hospital/Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation