In February Waypoint was pleased to welcome Dr. Bernard Le Foll to the Waypoint team in the position of Vice-President of Research and Academics and Chief Scientific Officer.

Dr. Le Foll is a clinician-scientist specializing in drug addiction. He is also the Chair of Addiction Psychiatry at the University of Toronto and a Professor in the departments of Psychiatry, Family and Community Medicine, Pharmacology and Toxicology, as well as the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health. He has practiced in the area of Addiction Medicine at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health(CAMH) in Toronto since 2006. His multi-disciplinary research approach seeks to better understand the neurobiology of addiction and develop novel therapeutic strategies.

“Dr. Le Foll brings leadership expertise from various medical leadership roles at CAMH and has completed the Ontario Medical Association Advanced Leadership Program. He has led multiple research teams using a variety of approaches and this along with his experience in mentoring clinician-scientists supports the work of the Waypoint Research Institute and our research team,” said Carol Lambie, President and CEO. “Dr. Le Foll will continue to build our research and academics program and support the advancement of the hospital’s strategic plan.”

As Waypoint continues to focus on growing its medical leadership team, we are excited to welcome Dr. Andrea Waddell as the new Medical Director, Clinical Informatics and Quality Standards.

Dr. Waddell will focus on advancing the implementation of Ontario Health Quality standards across the hospital and regionally, continuing to foster physician engagement and leadership in our clinical informatics partnerships, as well as collaboratively developing and executing a digital health strategy for the Central Ontario Health Team for Specialized Populations.

Dr. Waddell is a psychiatrist who earned a Master’s degree in Theory and Policy Studies, with a focus on higher education, from the University of Toronto. She brings certification in Lean/Six Sigma Green Belt Performance Improvement, is a certified professional in the National Association for Healthcare Quality and completed advanced training in Healthcare Leadership from the Rotman School of Management. She comes to Waypoint from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto where she served as a staff physician as well as one of two physician Quality Improvement and Innovation Leads for the hospital. Her leadership experience also includes seven years as the Medical Director for Inpatient Psychiatry at University Health Network, also in Toronto.