Board of Directors

The IOP Board of Directors is comprised of individuals devoted to the Mission, Vision and Values of the International Outreach Program. Director members of the Board are responsible for Program oversight, developing the strategic plan, making program recommendations and approving all financial decisions. They ensure that the goals and objectives of the program are met and that the strategic plan is implemented.
The IOP Board composition ensures the experience of each member will have a diverse range of perspectives and expertise in order to l contribute to a Board that functions optimally and effectively.

Dr.
Alistair
Ingram
Chair, IOP Board of Directors; Professor, Division of Nephrology; Chief of Medicine, St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, Ontario
McMaster University
Dr.
Azim
Gangji
Vice Chair, IOP Board of Directors, Physician Lead for the IOP Academic Advisory Committee
McMaster University

Dr. Azim Gangji is a Professor of Medicine prior Program Director of Nephrology and present Fellowship Director of Solid Organ Transplantation, Glomerulonephritis, Geriatric Nephrology and Home Dialysis at McMaster University and St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton. He is also the chair of the Postgraduate Medical Specialties Fellowship Directors Committee and Chair of the Undergraduate Medical Specialty’s Clerkship Electives Programs at McMaster University. Dr. Gangji has a strong interest in medical education and has introduced various innovative programs including introducing a case-based learning program for Internal Medicine Residents. He is the recipient of the prestigious Donald R Wilson/RCPSC award for introducing innovative methods of teaching of CanMEDS roles. Dr. Gangji is also a graduate of the Health Research Methodology program at McMaster and is involved in clinical research with his focus being on volume assessment and associated clinical outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease and those on dialysis and renal transplant recipients.

 

As a nephrologist, Dr. Gangji has provides care for renal transplant patients and has an interest in high risk transplantation.  He has helped establish a Dialysis unit at Doobay Medical and Research Centre in Guyana and is now transforming this organization into a hospital providing full service care to patients in Guyana.  He has also been pivotal and initiated a program whereby medical learners from Guyana can come down to train in nephrology and other medical specialties.  He has been directly involved in providing advanced specialty education in renal care and dialysis for our international physicians training in Hamilton, for many years.

 

Dr. Gangji is the inaugural VP, Education at  St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton and leads all educational activities in the hospital.  Dr. Gangji has been acknowledged at McMaster being the recipient of the 2021 Health Professions Educator Award from McMaster University.  He has also been acknowledged nationally as the recipient of the Canadian Association of Medical Education Merit Award, the Canadian Society of Nephrology Excellence in Education award, the Canadian Society of Transplantation Excellence in Teaching and Education Award and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Program Director of the Year award.

 

Mr.
Mike
Nixon
Executive Director, IOP. Mr. Nixon has been the Executive Director of the IOP since August 2022. He is responsible for program oversight, including the operations of the Academic Advisory Committee of the IOP.

Dr. Azim Gangji is a Professor of Medicine prior Program Director of Nephrology and present Fellowship Director of Solid Organ Transplantation, Glomerulonephritis, Geriatric Nephrology and Home Dialysis at McMaster University and St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton. He is also the chair of the Postgraduate Medical Specialties Fellowship Directors Committee and Chair of the Undergraduate Medical Specialty’s Clerkship Electives Programs at McMaster University. Dr. Gangji has a strong interest in medical education and has introduced various innovative programs including introducing a case-based learning program for Internal Medicine Residents. He is the recipient of the prestigious Donald R Wilson/RCPSC award for introducing innovative methods of teaching of CanMEDS roles. Dr. Gangji is also a graduate of the Health Research Methodology program at McMaster and is involved in clinical research with his focus being on volume assessment and associated clinical outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease and those on dialysis and renal transplant recipients.

 

As a nephrologist, Dr. Gangji has provides care for renal transplant patients and has an interest in high risk transplantation.  He has helped establish a Dialysis unit at Doobay Medical and Research Centre in Guyana and is now transforming this organization into a hospital providing full service care to patients in Guyana.  He has also been pivotal and initiated a program whereby medical learners from Guyana can come down to train in nephrology and other medical specialties.  He has been directly involved in providing advanced specialty education in renal care and dialysis for our international physicians training in Hamilton, for many years.

 

Dr. Gangji is the inaugural VP, Education at  St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton and leads all educational activities in the hospital.  Dr. Gangji has been acknowledged at McMaster being the recipient of the 2021 Health Professions Educator Award from McMaster University.  He has also been acknowledged nationally as the recipient of the Canadian Association of Medical Education Merit Award, the Canadian Society of Nephrology Excellence in Education award, the Canadian Society of Transplantation Excellence in Teaching and Education Award and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Program Director of the Year award.

 

Dr.
Jon
Barrett
Professor and Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, McMaster University; World Health Organization advisor on Maternal Health; Special Advisor on Maternal Mortality to the Government of Guyana.
Dr.
Jean
Chamberlain
Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
McMaster University
Ms.
Kyla
Kumar
Vice President Marketing, Communications, Information Technology & Government Relations YMCA of Hamilton|Burlington|Brantford
Mr.
Graeme
Matheson
Acting Executive Director, Regional Medical Associates, Hamilton, Ontario; Budget Manager, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario ; Business Manager, Regional Geriatric Program, Hamilton, OntarioBudget Manager, Department of Medicine
McMaster University
Mr.
Adam
Rambert
Assistant General Counsel, Apotex, Toronto, Canada
Rebecca
Repa
Executive Vice President, Clinical Support and Performance
University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario