New President & CEO Welcomed

Sunnybrook is proud to call Dr. Barry McLellan our new President and CEO. He is truly an internationally respected healthcare leader. His experience as a researcher, educator, mentor and clinician make him the ideal person to lead the hospital into its exciting future.

People who have worked with Dr. McLellan – or Barry as he prefers to be called -- speak glowingly about his ability to motivate teams and galvanize entire organizations into action. His colleagues and staff members have all described him as an excellent leader who has an exemplary strategic understanding of the healthcare system.

Barry is well-known at the University of Toronto and is familiar to our organization. He graduated from the University of Toronto with a Medical Doctorate and subsequently trained in emergency medicine. He was the director of the Trauma Program and Vice President of Specialty Services at Sunnybrook as well as Chief of the Emergency Department, director of the base hospital program (paramedic program) and director of trauma research.

Dr. McLellan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Toronto. He has published more than 60 scientific papers, written a textbook on trauma care and lectured extensively, including international presentations in the fields of trauma and forensic investigation. He comes to us from his most recent post as the Chief Coroner of Ontario.

He is enthusiastic about being here and has enjoyed meeting staff over the last few weeks.