Professional Staff Association

Dr. Sujata Sikka,
Vice-President

Dr. Sikka has been an Anaesthesiologist at Trillium Health Partners since 2004. She has a passion for and is the Mississauga Academy of Medicine (MAM) Faculty Lead for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and an Assisstant Professor at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anaesthesia at the University of Toronto. She also manages Physican resources for the department of Anesthesia and is a recipient of the THP Award for Outstanding Commitment for the Advancement of Medical Education. Dr. Sikka is passionate about gender equity and is one of the co-leads for the THP Superwomen group. During her time with the PSA, she has been a member of the selection committee for the Chief of Women’s and Children’s, Chief of Staff, and the Chief of Surgery. She has served as PSA Vice-President, including having served as Secretary overseeing the duties of the Treasurer.

As PSA President and in her former role as PSA Vice-President, Dr. Sikka is a member of the THP Board of Directors, including the Medical Advisory Committee, Credentials Committee, and Co-Chair of the Joint Conference Meetings; and in her current role, she will be a member of the Finance and Audit Committee and Fiscal Advisory Committee.

Dr. Thomas McGowan,
Vice-President

Dr. McGowan is a Radiation Oncologist at Trillium Health Partners. From 2004 to 2014, he was the Head of Radiation Oncology at the Credit Valley Hospital. Dr. McGowan brings a wealth of Executive experience to this role as he was previously Chair of the MAC and President of the Medical Staff Association at Princess Margaret Hospital. He was also Provincial Head of Radiation Oncology and then Executive Vice President at Cancer Care Ontario.

As PSA Vice President, Dr. McGowan is a member of the Board of Directors, the Medical Advisory Committee, Credentials Committee, and the Fiscal Advisory Committee, and Co-Chairs the PSA Business Meetings.

Dr. Sharon Kim,
Secretary

Dr. Kim started as a Specialist Consultant at Trillium Health Partners' WSIB Clinic in 2009 and became an Associate within the Division of Plastic Surgery at THP in 2017. She served as a Physician Lead for the hand surgery service at THP and has been an active member of various committees, including THP accreditation, physician recruitment panels and the search committee for U of T Chair of Plastic Surgery.

As Secretary of the PSA, Dr. Kim will strive to model and sustain a positive environment for Professional Staff to enhance professional quality of life and in turn the quality of patient care at THP. She will represent and advocate on behalf of the Professional Staff at THP and endeavor to create an environment of trust and support the best interests of the Professional Staff. Dr. Kim will work to foster leadership development to ensure Professional Staff can play an effective role in governance, decision-making, and planning.