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President

Constance LeBlanc

MD, CCFP(EM), MAEd, CCPE

Associate Dean, CPD
Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Dalhousie University
President and CEO, Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada

Halifax, NS

Vice President

Nadia Salvaterra

MD, CCFP, CCPE

Family Physician, Indigenous Health Program
Associate Zone Medical Director, Edmonton Zone
Alberta Health Services

Edmonton, AB

Treasurer

S. Zaki Ahmed

MD, FRCPC, FCCP, CCPE, MHSc

Chief of Staff, Humber River Health, Associate Professor, University of Toronto

Toronto, ON

Past President

Shannon Fraser

MD, MSc, FRCSC, FACS, CCPE

Chief General Surgery
Jewish General Hospital, CIUSSS CODI

Montreal, QC

Board Member

Victor Do

MD

Division of Pediatrics
The Hospital for Sick Children

Toronto, ON

Board Member

Emma McDermott

PGY-4

Public Health and Preventative Medicine with Family Medicine, Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University

Hamilton, ON

Board Member

Anurag Saxena

MD, M.Ed., MBA, FRCP, FCAP, CHE, CCPE

Professor, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan

Saskatoon, SK

Board Member

Nicole Cardina

MD

Senior Medical Director, Indigenous Wellness Core, Alberta Health Services

St. Paul, AB

Board Member

Scott McLeod

MD, MPH, MPA

Former CEO and Registrar, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta

Ottawa, ON

CSPL PAST PRESIDENTS

CSPL PAST PRESIDENTS

Dr. Chris Carruthers 
(First President and Founder)
Ottawa, ON
2000 – 2007

Dr. Donald H. Atkinson 
Orillia, ON
2007 – 2009

Dr. Gaétan Tardif  
Toronto, ON
2009 – 2011

Dr. Gillian Kernaghan 
London, ON
2011 – 2013

Dr. Johny Van Aerde 
Ladysmith, BC
2013 – 2015

Dr. Lynne Harrigan 
Halifax, NS
2015 – 2017

Dr. Becky Temple 
Fort St. John, BC
2017 – 2019

Dr. Rowland (Rollie) Nichol 
Calgary, AB
2019-2022

Dr. Shannon Fraser 
Montreal, QC
2022-2024

Dr. Chris Carruthers 
(First President and Founder)
Ottawa, ON
2000 – 2007

Dr. Donald H. Atkinson 
Orillia, ON
2007 – 2009

Dr. Gaétan Tardif  
Toronto, ON
2009 – 2011

Dr. Gillian Kernaghan 
London, ON
2011 – 2013

Dr. Johny Van Aerde 
Ladysmith, BC
2013 – 2015

Dr. Lynne Harrigan 
Halifax, NS
2015 – 2017

Dr. Becky Temple 
Fort St. John, BC
2017 – 2019

Dr. Rowland (Rollie) Nichol 
Calgary, AB
2019-2022

Dr. Shannon Fraser 
Montreal, QC
2022-2024