Our Board
The No Patient Left Behind Endowment Fund is governed by a board of physicians, researchers, and health system leaders.
Dr. Grant Innes
Worked 42 years as an emergency physician in Calgary, Vancouver and Oliver, BC. Served as chair of Vancouver Coastal Health Emergency Services Council and as Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Calgary. Founding editor of the Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine and a senior author of the EMPOWER Report. An internationally recognized expert in emergency care who has led large-scale system change regionally and provincially.
Dr. Eric Grafstein
Practising emergency physician in Vancouver for over 30 years. Former Regional Head of Emergency Medicine at Vancouver Coastal Health, currently Regional Chief Medical Information Officer and Chief Medical Analytics Officer.
Dr. Lorraine Kane
Graduated from the University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine in 1999. Since 2002 she has practised family medicine in Oliver and Osoyoos, BC, across clinic, hospital, emergency, long-term care, palliative care, and MAiD settings. Advocate for accessible, high-quality healthcare in rural communities.
Dr. Alecs Chochinov
Professor of emergency medicine at the University of Manitoba and past president of CAEP. Senior author of CAEP's EM:POWER report, with an ongoing interest in health policy and system redesign.
Lynn Garrow
Executive Director of the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians. Previously held senior executive roles in the Federal Public Service, including Executive Director of the Correctional Service of Canada and CEO of CORCAN.
Dr. Anton Helman
Emergency physician at North York General in Toronto. Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto and Education Innovation Lead at the Schwartz/Reisman Emergency Medicine Institute. Founder, editor-in-chief and host of Emergency Medicine Cases.
Emma Helman
Medical student at Schulich School of Medicine pursuing a Master's in Population Health Sciences at the University of Cambridge, focused on system and practice improvements in community palliative care.
Dr. Kelsey Innes
Associate Department Head and Medical Director for Emergency Medicine at Vancouver Acute, including Vancouver General Hospital and UBC Hospital, and Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of British Columbia. Fellowship trained in simulation, with interests in emergency care delivery, physician engagement, quality improvement and medical education.
Dr. Shelley McLeod
Research Director of the Schwartz/Reisman Emergency Medicine Institute (SREMI) at Sinai Health and Associate Professor at the University of Toronto. Over 20 years of emergency medicine research with interests in ED triage and patient flow.
Dr. Howard Ovens
Emergency physician and Chief Medical Strategy Officer of Sinai Health. Full Professor at the University of Toronto, Medical Lead for the Ontario Health Provincial Emergency Services Program. Invested into the Order of Ontario in 2025.
Tim Rutledge
Practised Emergency Medicine for 25 years and served as President and CEO of North York General Hospital and inaugural President and CEO of Unity Health Toronto. Associate Professor at the University of Toronto, currently Executive in Residence at AMS Healthcare with a focus on leadership, strategy and innovation in Canadian healthcare.
Sherry Stackhouse
More than 35 years of progressive clinical, educational, informatics, and leadership experience in acute and emergency care. Expertise in ED operations, clinical education, quality improvement, health informatics, and provincial emergency medicine initiatives. Grant Innes' proxy and a permanent board member.
Dr. Jason Sutherland
Director of the Centre for Health Services and Policy Research (CHSPR) and UBC Professor of Health Services and Policy. Leads research in health care funding policy, advises Canadian governments on health system funding policies.