Voting and results

Find out the voting details and results of the single election period

2025 Single election period

Learn more about terms and how rankings are calculated on the frequently asked question page. The president-elect and board director-elects begin their terms on May 1 at the end of the 2025 AGM.  

Your elected representatives

President-elect

  • Dr. Rebecca Hicks (2025–2026)

Board directors

  • Dr. Khalid Azzam (two-year term)
  • Dr. Cathy Faulds (two-year term)
  • Dr. Ramsey Hijazi (two-year term)
  • Dr. Brian Rotenberg (two-year term)

How you voted

Voting was open from Jan.13-Feb.7 for constituency leader positions and board of directors that were up for election and for president-elect. Voting took place online using a secure third-party vendor. All OMA members who were eligible to vote received a ‘Notice of Voting’ when the voting system opened. Online voting is managed by a third-party service provider. Big Pulse is a high-security electronic management system that uses a vote count verification protocol to provide voters with a receipt to enhance security.

OMA election results
Position Area Candidate Name Status
Academic Medicine Forum-CTA AHSC Representative McMaster University Dr. Andrew Olagunju Acclaimed
Academic Medicine Forum-AHSC Representative University of Ottawa Dr. Karima Khamisa Acclaimed
Academic Medicine Forum-AHSC Representative or CTA Representative or DTM Representative Northern Ontario School of Medicine Empty (1) Vacant
Academic Medicine Forum-AHSC Representative or CTA Representative or DTM Representative University of Western Ontario Empty (1) Vacant
Academic Medicine Forum-DTM Representative University of Western Ontario Empty (1) Vacant
Academic Medicine Forum-AHSC Representative or CTA Representative or DTM Representative Queen's University Empty (1) Vacant
Academic Medicine Forum-AHSC Representative or DTM Representative University of Ottawa Empty (1) Vacant
Academic Medicine Forum-DTM Representative University of Ottawa Empty (1) Vacant
Academic Medicine Forum-CTA AHSC Representative University of Western Ontario Empty (1) Vacant
Academic Medicine Forum-DTM Representative Queen's University Empty (1) Vacant
Academic Medicine Forum-CTA AHSC Representative Queen's University Empty (1) Vacant
Academic Medicine Forum-DTM Representative McMaster University Empty (1) Vacant
District 1-Vice-Chair null Dr. Adam Papini Acclaimed
District 1-Chair null Dr. Padmaja Naidu Acclaimed
District 1-Secretary null Empty (1) Vacant
District 1 (MBLG four)-Member at Large Lambton County Medical Society Empty (1) Vacant
District 1 (MBLG one)-Member at Large Essex County Medical Society Dr. Dema Kadri Acclaimed
District 1 (MBLG three)-Member at Large Kent County Medical Society Empty (1) Vacant
District 10-Chair null Dr. Jon Johnsen Acclaimed
District 10-Vice-Chair null Empty (1) Vacant
District 10-Secretary null Empty (1) Vacant
District 10 (MBLG four)-Member at Large North riding (Northwestern Ontario MS): will include the cities of Kenora, Red Lake, Dryden and Sioux Lookout Dr. Adam Moir Acclaimed
District 10 (MBLG two)-Member at Large Superior North riding (Thunder Bay MS(: will include the geographic area that includes, Nipigon, Marathon, Geraldton, Manitouwadge, Terrace Bay, Schreiber Empty (1) Vacant
District 11-Member at Large null Dr. Audrey Karlinsky Elected
District 11-Vice-Chair null Dr. Cindy Wang Acclaimed
District 11-Member at Large null Dr. Diana Kljenak Elected
District 11-Chair null Dr. Hal Berman Acclaimed
District 11-Member at Large null Dr. Harold Pupko Elected
District 11-Member at Large null Dr. Joyce Cheung Elected
District 11-Treasurer null Dr. Maryana Kravtsenyuk Acclaimed
District 11-Member at Large null Dr. Paul Dolinar Elected
District 11-Secretary null Dr. Rosemarie N Lall Acclaimed
District 11-Member at Large null Dr. Sanjho Srikandarajah Elected
District 2-Vice-Chair null Dr. Denise Wexler Acclaimed
District 2-Chair null Dr. Jeet Mahngar Elected
District 2-Secretary null Dr. Rashmi Bhalla Acclaimed
District 2 (MBLG one)-Member at Large London and District Academy of Medicine Dr. Elisheva Chernick Acclaimed
District 2 (MBLG one)-Member at Large London and District Academy of Medicine Dr. Jeffrey Price Acclaimed
District 2 (MBLG two)-Member at Large St. Thomas and Elgin Medical Association, Oxford County MS, Brant County MS, Norfolk County MS Dr. Ross Male Acclaimed
District 2 (MBLG two)-Member at Large St. Thomas and Elgin Medical Association, Oxford County MS, Brant County MS, Norfolk County MS Dr. Shabbir Amanullah Acclaimed
District 3-Vice-Chair null Dr. Stan Spacek Acclaimed
District 3-Secretary null Vacant
District 3 (MBLG one)-Member at Large Bruce County MS, Grey County MS Dr. Lidwina Groen Acclaimed
District 3 (MBLG three)-Member at Large Kitchener-Waterloo Academy of Medicine, Cambridge, Wellington County MS Dr. Adrianna Arkilander Acclaimed
District 3 (MBLG three)-Member at Large Kitchener-Waterloo Academy of Medicine, Cambridge, Wellington County MS Dr. Nicole Petrov Acclaimed
District 3 (MBLG two)-Member at Large Huron County MS, Perth Coutny MS Vacant
District 4-Chair null Dr. Rick Tytus Acclaimed
District 4-Vice-Chair null Dr. Walter Owsianik Acclaimed
District 4 (MBLG five)-Member at Large Hamilton Academy of Medicine Dr. Brendan Singh Elected
District 4 (MBLG four)-Member at Large Lincoln County Medical Society Vacant
District 4 (MBLG one)-Member at Large Halton County Medical Society Vacant
District 4 (MBLG three)-Member at Large Niagara South Medical Society and Haldimand County Medical Society Dr. Senthil Thiyagarajan Acclaimed
District 5-Vice-Chair null Dr. Rajiv Mohan Acclaimed
District 5-Secretary null Dr. Renata Villela Acclaimed
District 5-Chair null Dr. Sohal Goyal Acclaimed
District 5 (MBLG one)-Member at Large Dufferin County, Muskoka, Simcoe County Medical Societies Vacant
District 5 (MBLG two)-Member at Large North Peel, Georgetown, Credit Valley, Mississauga, York County, York Central, Markham Stouffville Medical Societies Dr. Megan Collie Elected
District 5 (MBLG two)-Member at Large North Peel, Georgetown, Credit Valley, Mississauga, York County, York Central, Markham Stouffville Medical Societies Dr. Nidhi Jalota Elected
District 5 (MBLG two)-Member at Large North Peel, Georgetown, Credit Valley, Mississauga, York County, York Central, Markham Stouffville Medical Societies Dr. Vera Cheung Elected
District 6-Chair null Dr. Beth Perrier Acclaimed
District 6-Secretary null Dr. Dharmendra Doobay Acclaimed
District 6-Vice-Chair null Dr. Jane Purvis Acclaimed
District 6-Member at Large null Dr. Jeremiah Groen Acclaimed
District 6-Member at Large null Dr. Matthew Schurter Acclaimed
District 6-Member at Large null Dr. Natalie Leahy Acclaimed
District 7-Chair null Dr. Ani Garg Acclaimed
District 7-Vice-Chair null Dr. Jonathan Ausman Elected
District 7-Secretary null Empty (1) Vacant
District 7 (MBLG one)-Member at Large Medical Student or Resident Empty (1) Vacant
District 7 (MBLG two)-Member at Large null Dr. Leah Nemiroff Acclaimed
District 7 (MBLG two)-Member at Large null Dr. Shalea Beckwith Acclaimed
District 7 (MBLG two)-Member at Large null Dr. Steven Montague Acclaimed
District 8-Chair null Dr. Anmar Salman Acclaimed
District 8-Secretary null Empty (1) Vacant
District 8 (MBLG one)-Member at Large Ottawa Medical Society Dr. Joanna Gotfrit Acclaimed
District 8 (MBLG one)-Member at Large Ottawa Medical Society Dr. Parminder Ghura Acclaimed
District 8 (MBLG one)-Member at Large Ottawa Medical Society Dr. Steph Mercier Acclaimed
District 8 (MBLG two)-Member at Large Cornwall Academy of Medicine, Prescott County Academy of Medicine, Lanark County Medical Society, Renfrew County Medical Society and Winchester-Kemtville Medical Society Dr. Marilyn Crabtree Acclaimed
District 8 (MBLG two)-Member at Large Cornwall Academy of Medicine, Prescott County Academy of Medicine, Lanark County Medical Society, Renfrew County Medical Society and Winchester-Kemtville Medical Society Dr. Mira Malek Acclaimed
District 9-Vice-Chair null Dr. Grace Ma Elected
District 9-Chair null Dr. Rayudu Koka Acclaimed
District 9 (MBLG three)-Member at Large North Bay District and South Temiskaming Medical Societies Empty (1) Vacant
District 9 (MBLG two)-Member at Large Algoma West Academy of Medicine and Elliot Lake Medical Society Dr. Dannica Switzer Acclaimed
Board Director-Physician OMA Board of Directors Dr. Brian Rotenberg Elected
Board Director-Physician OMA Board of Directors Dr. Cathy Faulds Elected
Board Director-Physician OMA Board of Directors Dr. Khalid Azzam Elected
Board Director-Physician OMA Board of Directors Dr. Ramsey Hijazi Elected
President-Elect OMA Board of Directors Dr. Rebecca Hicks Elected (1-year term)
Ontario Anesthesiologists, A Section of the OMA-Member at Large null Dr. Jason Taam Elected
Ontario Anesthesiologists, A Section of the OMA-Vice-Chair null Dr. Sylvie Aucoin Acclaimed
Pediatrics Section, OMA-Treasurer null Dr. Fatima Bhetasi Acclaimed
Pediatrics Section, OMA-Member at Large- Academic Liaison null Dr. Giuliana Federici Acclaimed
Pediatrics Section, OMA-Chair null Dr. Jane Healey Acclaimed
Pediatrics Section, OMA-Secretary null Dr. Jason McConnery Acclaimed
Pediatrics Section, OMA-Member at Large-Vice Tariff Lead null Dr. Nathalie Giroux Acclaimed
Pediatrics Section, OMA-Member at Large-Community Liaison null Dr. Parminder Brar Acclaimed
Pediatrics Section, OMA-Member at Large-Early Career Representative null Empty (1) Vacant
Rural Medicine Forum-District 9-10 Rep null Dr. Christine Seidler Acclaimed
Section on Addiction Medicine-Treasurer null Dr. Chris Welsh Acclaimed
Section on Addiction Medicine-Member at Large null Dr. Cory Scott Acclaimed
Section on Addiction Medicine-Vice-Chair null Dr. Jonathan Bertram Acclaimed
Section on Allergy and Clinical Immunology-Vice-Chair null Dr. Samira Jeimy Acclaimed
Section on Allergy and Clinical Immunology-Secretary/Treasurer null Empty (1) Vacant
Section on Allergy and Clinical Immunology-Member at Large null Empty (1) Vacant
Section on Cardiac Surgery-Secretary null Empty (1) Vacant
Section on Cardiac Surgery-Member at Large null Empty (1) Vacant
Section on Cardiology-Member at Large-Subspecialty null Dr. Wadea Tarhuni Acclaimed
Section on Chronic Pain-Member at Large null Dr. Basem Eldeyasty Elected (1-year term)
Section on Chronic Pain-Member at Large null Dr. Dov Weiss Elected
Section on Chronic Pain-Member at Large null Dr. Yogesh Taheem Elected
Section on Critical Care Medicine-Secretary/Treasurer null Dr. Elaine Gilfoyle Acclaimed
Section on Dermatology-Member at Large null Dr. Maxwell Sauder Elected
Section on Dermatology-Secretary null Dr. Roxana Mititelu Elected
Section on Dermatology-Chair null Dr. Sandra Landolt Acclaimed
Section on Diagnostic Imaging-Vice-Chair null Dr. Arsh Sidhu Acclaimed
Section on Diagnostic Imaging-Secretary null Empty (1) Vacant
Section on Diagnostic Imaging-Member at Large null Empty (1) Vacant
Section on Emergency Medicine-Member at Large null Dr. Fiona Pinto Elected
Section on Emergency Medicine-Secretary null Dr. Jeet Mahngar Acclaimed
Section on Emergency Medicine-Member at Large null Dr. Stephanie Fong Elected
Section on Endocrinology and Metabolism-Secretary null Empty (1) Vacant
Section on Endocrinology and Metabolism-Member at Large null Empty (1) Vacant
Section on Gastroenterology-Member at Large null Empty (1) Vacant
Section on General & Family Practice-Member at Large null Dr. Darija Vujosevic Elected
Section on General & Family Practice-Chair null Dr. David Barber Elected
Section on General & Family Practice-Member at Large null Dr. Elaine Ma Elected (1-year term)
Section on General & Family Practice-Vice-Chair null Dr. Nadia Alam Elected
Section on General Internal Medicine-Secretary/Treasurer null Vacant
Section on General Surgery-Member at Large null Dr. Eric Touzin Elected
Section on General Surgery-Member at Large null Dr. Jesse Pasternak Elected
Section on General Surgery-Vice-Chair null Empty (1) Vacant
Section on General Thoracic Surgery-Member at Large null Empty (1) Vacant
Section on Geriatric Medicine-Vice-Chair null Dr. Ali Ahmad Acclaimed
Section on Hospital Medicine 3-Member at Large null Empty (1) Vacant
Section on Infectious Diseases-Member at Large null Dr. Curtis Cooper Acclaimed
Section on Infectious Diseases-Vice-Chair null Dr. Ian Brasg Acclaimed
Section on Infectious Diseases-Secretary/Treasurer null Empty (1) Vacant
Section on Laboratory Medicine-Member at Large null Dr. Catherine Ross Elected
Section on Laboratory Medicine-Member at Large null Dr. William Dubinski Elected
Section on Long Term Care/Care of the Elderly-Vice-Chair null Dr. Abhishek Narayan Acclaimed
Section on Long Term Care/Care of the Elderly-Member at Large null Dr. Amit Kumar Acclaimed
Section on Long Term Care/Care of the Elderly-Member at Large null Dr. Kapil Kohli Acclaimed
Section on Long Term Care/Care of the Elderly-Secretary/Treasurer null Empty (1) Vacant
Section on Nephrology-Chair null Dr. Lakshman Gunaratnam Acclaimed
Section on Nephrology-Member at Large null Dr. Mez Kutky Acclaimed
Section on Nephrology-Vice-Chair null Dr. Varun Dev Acclaimed
Section on Nephrology-Secretary/Treasurer null Empty (1) Vacant
Section on Neurology-Vice-Chair null Dr. Celina Ducroux Acclaimed
Section on Neuroradiology-Vice-Chair null Dr. Donatella Tampieri Acclaimed
Section on Neuroradiology-Chair null Dr. Marlise Santos Acclaimed
Section on Neuroradiology-Member at Large null Empty (1) Vacant
Section on Neuroradiology-Secretary/Treasurer null Empty (1) Vacant
Section on Neurosurgery-Vice Chair null Dr. Deep Guha Acclaimed
Section on Neurosurgery-Member at Large null Empty (1) Vacant
Section on Neurosurgery-Secretary null Empty (1) Vacant
Section on Nuclear Medicine-Vice-Chair null Empty (1) Vacant
Section on Obstetrics & Gynaecology-Vice-Chair null Dr. Michelle Jacobson Elected
Section on Occupational & Environmental Medicine-Member at Large null Dr. Conrad Tsang Acclaimed
Section on Occupational & Environmental Medicine-Vice-Chair null Dr. Craig Winsor Acclaimed
Section on Occupational & Environmental Medicine-Chair null Dr. Joyce Zhang Acclaimed
Section on Occupational & Environmental Medicine-Member at Large null Dr. Kerri English Acclaimed
Section on Occupational & Environmental Medicine-Treasurer null Empty (1) Vacant
Section on Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery-Member at Large null Empty (1) Vacant
Section on Palliative Medicine-Member at Large null Dr. Jenn Ozard Acclaimed
Section on Palliative Medicine-Member at Large null Dr. Savar Kaul Acclaimed
Section on Palliative Medicine-Vice-Chair null Dr. Sukhjeet Dhillon Acclaimed
Section on Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation-Vice-Chair null Dr. Alexandra Rendely Acclaimed
Section on Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation-Treasurer null Empty (1) Vacant
Section on Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation-Member at Large null Empty (1) Vacant
Section on Primary Care Mental Health-Member at Large null Empty (1) Vacant
Section on Psychiatry-Member at Large null Dr. Christopher Eaton Elected
Section on Psychiatry-Member at Large null Dr. Gili Nevo Elected
Section on Psychiatry-Member at Large null Dr. Raj Rasasingham Elected
Section on Psychiatry-Member at Large null Dr. Rayudu Koka Elected
Section on Public Health Physicians-Member at Large null Dr. Jessica Hopkins Acclaimed
Section on Public Health Physicians-Vice-Chair null Dr. Mario Kangeswaren Acclaimed
Section on Public Health Physicians-Secretary/Treasurer null Dr. Robert Kyle Acclaimed
Section on Radiation Oncology-Member at Large-First 10 years of practice null Dr. Gordon Locke Acclaimed
Section on Radiation Oncology-Secretary null Empty (1) Vacant
Section on Reproductive Biology-Chair null Dr. Ari Baratz Acclaimed
Section on Reproductive Biology-Secretary null Dr. Clara Wu Acclaimed
Section on Reproductive Biology-Member at Large null Empty (1) Vacant
Section on Reproductive Biology-Vice-Chair null Empty (1) Vacant
Section on Respiratory Disease-Member at Large null Empty (1) Vacant
Section on Sport and Exercise Medicine-Secretary/Treasurer null Dr. Jim Niu Acclaimed
Section on Sport and Exercise Medicine-Member at Large null Dr. Katie Dalziel Acclaimed
Section on Sport and Exercise Medicine-Vice-Chair null Dr. Lisa Liang Acclaimed
Section on Sport and Exercise Medicine-Member at Large null Dr. Saif Shamshoon Acclaimed
Section on Sport and Exercise Medicine-Chair null Empty (1) Vacant
Section on Sport and Exercise Medicine-Member at Large null Empty (1) Vacant
Section on Sport and Exercise Medicine 1-Member at Large-Resident null Dr. Faraz Damji Acclaimed
Section on Urology-Vice-Chair null Dr. Dhiraj Dhanjani Acclaimed
Section on Urology-Member at Large null Empty (1) Vacant
Section on Vascular Surgery-Vice Chair null Dr. Afshin Jahromi Acclaimed
Section on Vascular Surgery-Member at Large null Dr. Sajjid Hossain Acclaimed
Section on Vascular Surgery-Member at Large null Dr. Srinidhi Jayaram Acclaimed
Board Director-Non-Physician OMA Board of Directors Denise Carpenter Reappointed
Board Director-Non-Physician OMA Board of Directors David Collie Reappointed