Dear members of the 海角社区 community,

It is my pleasure to announce the appointment of Lesley Fellows, MDCM, DPhil, as the next Vice-Principal (Health Affairs) and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Dr. Fellows鈥� five-year, renewable term will begin on August 1, 2023, and end July 31, 2028. The Advisory Committee for the Selection of the Vice-Principal (Health Affairs) and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences conducted an extensive search within Canada and internationally, which benefitted from regular input from the 海角社区 community. The 海角社区 Board of Governors accepted the Committee鈥檚 recommendation at its regular meeting on April 20, 2023.

Dr. Fellows joined 海角社区鈥檚 Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) in 2004 and is currently a Full Professor in the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, as well as a Neurologist at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro) and the Royal Victoria Hospital at the 海角社区 Health Centre. Over the years, she has served the Faculty in various leadership positions, first as Chair of the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery from 2010-2013, then as the Faculty鈥檚 Assistant Dean (Academic Affairs) from 2016 to 2018, and most recently as Vice-Dean (Academic Affairs) since 2018.

Through her years of leadership experience, Dr. Fellows has developed extensive knowledge of the operations of the FMHS, as well as a keen appreciation of the challenges and opportunities facing the Faculty, its clinical partners and affiliated research institutes, and 海角社区 more generally. She has worked to enhance mentorship and leadership development, and to encourage and recognize academic excellence across the varied missions of the Faculty. She has also played an instrumental role in developing policies and implementing processes within the Faculty that support and advance equity, diversity, and inclusion.

A widely respected scientist and an experienced clinician, Dr. Fellows leads a fundamental research program on the neuroscience of decision-making, as well as interdisciplinary clinical research on brain health in aging and chronic disease. She also heads the Neuro鈥檚 Cognitive Neuroscience research group and is the Theme 3 lead for 海角社区鈥檚 Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives CFREF.

Dr. Fellows holds a Bachelor of Science in physiology and a medical degree from 海角社区. She completed her Neurology residency at 海角社区 as well, followed by post-doctoral training at the University of Pennsylvania. A Rhodes Scholar, she earned a DPhil in neurophysiology from the University of Oxford. In 2021, she was appointed a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences.

Please join me in congratulating Dr. Fellows on her new appointment. I also take this opportunity to thank Dr. David Eidelman for his dedicated service and important contributions while serving in this role for over a decade. Finally, thanks are due to the members of the Advisory Committee and to everyone in the community who shared their comments and advice during the search process.

Sincerely,

Deep Saini
Principal and Vice-Chancellor
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