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Leadership
LifeLabs is Canada's leading provider of laboratory diagnostic services that has been serving the healthcare needs of Canadians for more than 50 years.
President and CEO
Charles Brown
In his current role as President and CEO of LifeLabs Medical Laboratory, Charles is committed to the optimization of service delivery to provide better outcomes for customers, patients, medical profes...
Chief Financial Officer
Steve Cavan
Steve Cavan is the Chief Financial Officer for LifeLabs.
As Chief Financial Officer, Steve oversees all matters related to finance, working closely with LifeLabs’ Board of Directors, audit committee...
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, Medical and Quality Affairs
Dr. Catherine Ross, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Dr. Catherine Ross is the Vice President, Medical and Quality Affairs for LifeLabs.
As Vice President of Medical and Quality Affairs, Dr. Ross oversees LifeLabs’ Med-Sci and Quality teams na...
Senior Vice President, Business & Consumer Markets
Lawrence Mahan
As Senior Vice President, Business & Consumer Markets, Lawrence is responsible for driving revenue and profitability within LifeLabs’ B2B and B2C portfolio, managing the consumer product life cy...
General Counsel, Chief Privacy Officer and Corporate Secretary
Alwin Kong
As General Counsel, Chief Privacy Officer and Corporate Secretary, Alwin is accountable for the delivery of effective legal and privacy services to support the growth of next-generation healthcare pro...
Chief Operating Officer & Chief Information Officer
Michael Cole
Michael Cole is an accomplished and insightful technology executive with over 30 years’ experience in providing leadership to large, globally distributed technology and operations teams.
As Chief O...
Senior Vice President, Government Markets
Erica Zarkovich
As Senior Vice President, Government Markets, Erica is responsible for LifeLabs’ core business, renewing and building relationships with government partners and expanding community lab access. In th...
National Medical Director
Dr. Romina Reyes, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Dr. Romina Reyes is the National Medical Director for LifeLabs
In this role, Dr. Reyes leads the day-to-day medical operations in British Columbia, Ontario, and Saskatchewan, helps to guide LifeLabs...
BC Lab Director, CCB
Dr. Diana Whellams, MPH, MD, FRCPC
Dr. Whellams joined LifeLabs in the summer of 2017. She previously completed a Master’s degree in Public Health at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver in 2009 before pursuing her undergraduate medi...
Clinical Microbiologist
Dr. Robert 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...
BC Clinical Director, Chemistry
Dr. William 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
Dr. Joanna Jung, PhD
Dr. Jung received her PhD in Biochemistry at the University of Alberta and completed Clinical Chemistry fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. She will be overseeing high volume b...
Deputy BC Medical Director
Dr. Ayesha Vawda, MD, FRCPC
Dr. Vawda joined the Hematology Department at LifeLabs in August 2014 in the role of Hematopathology Consultant. She is the Deputy BC Medical Director and Lab Director of the Burnaby and Victoria Refe...
Vice President, Medical and Quality Affairs
Dr. Catherine Ross, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Dr. Catherine Ross is the Vice President, Medical and Quality Affairs for LifeLabs.
As Vice President of Medical and Quality Affairs, Dr. Ross oversees LifeLabs’ Med-Sci and Quality teams na...
National Medical Director
Dr. Romina Reyes, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Dr. Romina Reyes is the National Medical Director for LifeLabs
In this role, Dr. Reyes leads the day-to-day medical operations in British Columbia, Ontario, and Saskatchewan, helps to guide LifeLabs...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
Vice President, Medical and Quality Affairs
Dr. Catherine Ross, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Dr. Catherine Ross is the Vice President, Medical and Quality Affairs for LifeLabs.
As Vice President of Medical and Quality Affairs, Dr. Ross oversees LifeLabs’ Med-Sci and Quality teams na...
National Medical Director
Dr. Romina Reyes, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Dr. Romina Reyes is the National Medical Director for LifeLabs
In this role, Dr. Reyes leads the day-to-day medical operations in British Columbia, Ontario, and Saskatchewan, helps to guide LifeLabs...
National Medical Director
Dr. Romina Reyes, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Dr. Romina Reyes is the National Medical Director for LifeLabs
In this role, Dr. Reyes leads the day-to-day medical operations in British Columbia, Ontario, and Saskatchewan, helps to guide LifeLabs...
BC Lab Director, CCB
Dr. Diana Whellams, MPH, MD, FRCPC
Dr. Whellams joined LifeLabs in the summer of 2017. She previously completed a Master’s degree in Public Health at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver in 2009 before pursuing her undergraduate medi...
Deputy BC Medical Director
Dr. Ayesha Vawda, MD, FRCPC
Dr. Vawda joined the Hematology Department at LifeLabs in August 2014 in the role of Hematopathology Consultant. She is the Deputy BC Medical Director and Lab Director of the Burnaby and Victoria Refe...
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...
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...