Dr. Na-Koshie Lamptey - Acting Medical Officer of Health, City of Toronto
Dr. Na-Koshie Lamptey serves as Toronto’s Acting Medical Officer of Health. She obtained her medical degree at the University of Toronto and has a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology and Public Health Management from Yale University and a Bachelor of Liberal Arts from Princeton University.
She is a dedicated public health and preventive medicine physician, with a strong commitment to improving population health through clinical care, policy development and system advocacy. Prior to her role as Deputy Medical Officer of Health in Toronto, Dr. Lamptey held several leadership positions including Regional Medical Officer of Health in New Brunswick and Associate Medical Officer of Health at the Sudbury & District Health Unit. With more than 15 years of public health practice, she lends her extensive experience and expertise to champion Toronto Public Health’s work in protecting and promoting the health and well-being of our city through evidence-informed policy and actions.
Dr. Aisha Lofters - Family Physician at Women's College Hospital; Associate Professor, Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of Toronto; Scientist, WCRI
Dr. Lofters is a family physician at Women’s College Hospital and Chair in Implementation Science at the Peter Gilgan Centre for Women’s Cancers at Women’s College Hospital in partnership with the Canadian Cancer Society. She is an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto in the Department of Family and Community Medicine and adjunct scientist at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences. She currently holds a New Investigator Award from CIHR. Her research interests include cancer screening and prevention and health equity, using a broad range of methods.
Keisha Greene - Registered Psychotherapist at Women's College Hospital
Keisha Greene is a registered psychotherapist at WCH who provides perinatal mental health services to pregnant and postpartum individuals. She provides individual and group psychotherapy to help address a variety of mental health concerns (e.g., depression, anxiety, early childhood trauma, parenting related stressors, postpartum anxiety and postpartum depression). She also provides supervision to novice learners from the University of Toronto (MEds and EdDs) in order to build clinical skills to work with perinatal populations. Keisha is passionate about working with diverse clients as evidenced through the course she teaches at U of T titled Critical Multicultural Practice: Diversity Issues in Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Dr. Candice Todd - Neurologist at Women's College Hospital Department of Medicine Neurology, Headache Focus in Black Women
Dr. Candice Todd is a neurologist with a subspecialty in headache medicine. She completed her undergraduate training in biological sciences at the University of Guelph and a master's degree in physiology and pharmacology at McMaster University. She completed medical school at Ross University, residency at the University of Toronto with a fellowship in headache medicine also at the University of Toronto. She currently holds a lecturer position at the University of Toronto with both academic and private practices.
Dr. Todd is interested in women’s issues in neurology specifically pregnancy and perimenopause and its impacts on headache as well as gender and racial disparities in neurological diseases.
She has published articles including a co-authorship for the Canadian Headache Society Guidelines for migraine prevention. She is on the editorial board for the American Migraine Foundation and also holds a position on the fellowship committee for the Canadian Headache Society.
Sandra Robinson -Director of Perioperative Services at Women's College Hospital
Sandra Robinson is currently the Director of Perioperative Services at Women’s College Hospital. She is a nursing leader with over 30 years of experience in clinical, administrative, research and strategic planning. In 2016, Sandra was elected as a Council member at the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) and was Council President from 2020 to 2022. She has a Master of Nursing – Nurse Practitioner Degree from the University of Toronto and is an Adjunct Lecturer, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing – University of Toronto.
Dr. Sheila Wijayasinghe - Women's College Hospital Medical Lead for Primary Care Outreach; Family Medicine Doctor with Menopause Expertise
Dr. Sheila Wijayasinghe is a family doctor in Toronto, practicing at St. Michael’s Hospital. She is the Medical Director of Primary Care Outreach at Women’s College Hospital, where she advocates for equitable and accessible healthcare for all individuals. Dr. Sheila has been the health expert on CTV’s The Social for 11 years, a columnist with the Globe and Mail and co-host of the Doc Talk Podcast. Her goal is to help people to know their rights and be able to advocate for themselves and loved ones in navigating the healthcare system.
Olivia Drodge - Pelvic Health Physiotherapist at Women’s College Hospital & TAPMI; PhD Student at U of T
Olivia Drodge is a Registered Pelvic Health Physiotherapist with specialized expertise in clinical care, research and education. She earned her Bachelor of Kinesiology (Honours) from Memorial University of Newfoundland and her Master of Science in Physical Therapy from the University of Toronto. Currently, she practices at Women’s College Hospital with the Toronto Academic Pain Medical Institute (TAPMI) and the within the Department of Surgery.
Olivia recognizes that her experiences and perspectives come with privilege that have afforded her, among other things, greater access to healthcare, education and research that has historically not been equally available to Black women. As a pelvic physiotherapist, she is most excited to humbly listen, learn and share knowledge in a way that is supportive, culturally responsive and trauma informed.
She is beginning her PhD in Health Professions Education Research at the University of Toronto with the goal of addressing persistent knowledge gaps in the care of marginalized populations. Her work bridges clinical practice and education, with a strong focus on equity, accessibility and patient-centered care in pelvic health.
