Human Resources

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Welcome to the Temerty Faculty of Medicine's Human Resources web page. HR touches the lives of all staff and faculty at the University, and are committed to supporting the achievement of the Faculty's vision of leadership in improving health through education, research and partnerships. 

We work closely with the Faculty’s departments, centres and administrative units to provide academic and administrative HR services. We are proud of the Faculty's work environment, which attracts, develops and retains a talented, productive and diversified workforce.

Contact Us

The Human Resources Office is located at 1 King's College Circle, Medical Sciences Building, Room 2306, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8.

For administrative HR inquiries, please contact medhr@utoronto.ca and for academic HR inquiries, please contact academic.hr.medicine@utoronto.ca
HR Office Fax: 416.978.6746

For specific HR or employment inquiries, please consult with your Academic HR Advisors (Faculty or Academic Staff),  Recruiters or  Administrative HR Consultants (Unionized Staff, Research Associates, PM or Confidential Staff). 

Contact information for the Faculty of Medicine HR team can also be accessed through the HR & Equity website.

Administrative HR Recruiters

Dinuka Pereradinuka.perera@utoronto.ca
Amanda Di Fonzo | amanda.difonzo@utoronto.ca
Sharon Hung | sharongc.hung@utoronto.ca

Department/Division

Recruiter

Advancement     

Sharon Hung

Anatomy 

Sharon Hung

Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine 

Dinuka Perera

Banting & Best Diabetes Centre 

Sharon Hung

Biochemistry 

Dinuka Perera

Cardiovascular Sci. Collaborative Program 

Sharon Hung

Central Sterilization Services 

Amanda Di Fonzo

Communications 

Dinuka Perera

Continuing Professional Development 

Amanda Di Fonzo

Dalla Lana School of Public Health

Amanda Di Fonzo

Discovery Commons 

Sharon Hung

Division of Comparative Medicine

Sharon Hung

Division of Teaching Laboratories 

Sharon Hung

Education Deans 

Amanda Di Fonzo

Emerging & Pandemic Infections Consortium 

Amanda Di Fonzo

Family & Community Medicine 

Dinuka Perera

Heart & Stroke Richard Lewar Centre 

Sharon Hung

History of Medicine 

Dinuka Perera

Immunology 

Dinuka Perera

Institute of Health Policy, Management & Evaluation

Amanda Di Fonzo

Institute of Medical Science 

Dinuka Perera

Joint Centre for Bioethics 

Amanda Di Fonzo

Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology

Dinuka Perera

Level 3 Facility 

Amanda Di Fonzo

MD Program 

Amanda Di Fonzo

Medical Biophysics 

Dinuka Perera

Medical Imaging 

Dinuka Perera

Medicine 

Dinuka Perera

MedStore 

Sharon Hung

Microscopy Imaging Laboratory 

Amanda Di Fonzo

Mississauga Academy of Medicine 

Amanda Di Fonzo

Molecular Genetics 

Sharon Hung

Molecular Medicine, McLaughlin Centre for 

Amanda Di Fonzo

Nutritional Sciences 

Dinuka Perera

Obstetrics & Gynecology 

Sharon Hung

Occupational Sciences & Occupational Therapy 

Dinuka Perera

Office of the Dean (Finance/HR/Facilities/Clinical & Faculty Affairs/Legal/Strategy & Operations) 

Dinuka Perera

Office of the Vice-Dean, Medical Education 

Amanda Di Fonzo

Ophthalmology & Vision Sciences

Sharon Hung

Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery 

Dinuka Perera

Pharmacology & Toxicology 

Sharon Hung

Physical Therapy 

Dinuka Perera

Physiology 

Dinuka Perera

Postgraduate Medical Education 

Amanda Di Fonzo

Psychiatry 

Dinuka Perera

Radiation Oncology 

Sharon Hung

Rehabilitation Sciences Institute 

Dinuka Perera

Rehabilitation Sciences Sector 

Dinuka Perera

Speech-Language Pathology 

Sharon Hung

Standardized Patient Program 

Amanda Di Fonzo

Structural Genomics Consortium 

Sharon Hung

Surgery 

Sharon Hung

Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases (CRND) 

Sharon Hung

Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular & Biomedical Research 

Sharon Hung

Vice-Dean, Graduate and Academic Affairs 

Amanda Di Fonzo

Vice-Dean, Research & Health Sciences Education 

Amanda Di Fonzo

Vice-Provost, Relations Health Care Institutions (TAHSN) 

Dinuka Perera

Wilson Centre for Research in Education 

Dinuka Perera

 

Administrative HR Consultants

Elizabeth Austin | liz.austin@utoronto.ca 
Mark Friesenmark.friesen@utoronto.ca
Basil Haseeb | basil.haseeb@utoronto.ca 
Rikki Hensel | rikki.hensel@utoronto.ca 
Alison MacKenzie | arw.mackenzie@utoronto.ca
Julie Verduci | julie.verduci@utoronto.ca 

Department/Division

Consultants

Advancement 

Alison MacKenzie

Anatomy

Alison MacKenzie

Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine 

Elizabeth Austin

Banting & Best Diabetes Centre 

Julie Verduci

Biochemistry 

Basil Haseeb

Cardiovascular Sci. Collaborative Program 

Julie Verduci

Central Sterilization Services 

Julie Verduci

Communications 

Alison MacKenzie

Continuing Professional Development

Elizabeth Austin

Dalla Lana School of Public Health 

Rikki Hensel

Discovery Commons 

Alison MacKenzie

Division of Comparative Medicine 

Basil Haseeb

Division of Teaching Laboratories

Basil Haseeb

Education Deans 

Elizabeth Austin

Emerging & Pandemic Infections Consortium 

Julie Verduci

Family & Community Medicine

Basil Haseeb

Heart & Stroke Richard Lewar Centre 

Julie Verduci

History of Medicine Program 

Mark Friesen

Immunology 

Julie Verduci

Institute of Health Policy, Management & Evaluation

Rikki Hensel

Institute of Medical Science 

Basil Haseeb

Joint Centre for Bioethics 

Rikki Hensel

Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology 

Alison MacKenzie

Level 3 Facility 

Julie Verduci

MD Program

Elizabeth Austin

Medical Biophysics

Julie Verduci

Medical Imaging

Julie Verduci

Medicine 

Elizabeth Austin

MedStore 

Rikki Hensel

Microscopy Imaging Laboratory 

Julie Verduci

Mississauga Academy of Medicine 

Elizabeth Austin

Molecular Genetics

Basil Haseeb

Molecular Medicine, McLaughlin Centre for 

Julie Verduci

Nutritional Sciences 

Alison MacKenzie

Obstetrics & Gynecology 

Alison MacKenzie

Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy 

Julie Verduci

Office of the Dean (Finance/HR/Facilities/Clinical & Faculty Affairs/Legal/Strategy & Operations) 

Mark Friesen

Office of the Vice-Dean, Medical Education 

Elizabeth Austin

Ophthalmology & Vision Sciences 

Julie Verduci

Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery

Julie Verduci

Pharmacology & Toxicology 

Basil Haseeb

Physical Therapy 

Julie Verduci

Physiology 

Julie Verduci

Postgraduate Medical Education 

Elizabeth Austin

Psychiatry 

Julie Verduci

Radiation Oncology 

Alison MacKenzie

Rehabilitation Sciences Institute 

Julie Verduci

Rehabilitation Sciences Sector 

Julie Verduci

Speech-Language Pathology 

Julie Verduci

Standardized Patient Program 

Elizabeth Austin

Structural Genomics Consortium 

Basil Haseeb

Surgery 

Alison MacKenzie

Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases (CRND) 

Basil Haseeb

Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular & Biomedical Research 

Rikki Hensel

Vice-Dean, Graduate & Life Sciences Education 

Julie Verduci

Vice-Dean, Research & Health Sciences Education 

Julie Verduci

Vice-Provost, Relations Health Care Institutions (TAHSN) 

Mark Friesen

Wilson Centre for Research in Education 

Elizabeth Austin

Academic HR Advisors and Coordinators

Advisors

Libby Shirriff | libby.shirriff@utoronto.ca 
Rachel Dean | r.dean@utoronto.ca 
Alina Gaspar alina.gaspar@utoronto.ca
Patricia Cayetano patricia.cayetano@utoronto.ca

Coordinators

Katelynd Salmon | katelynd.salmon@utoronto.ca
Julianna Todd julianna.todd@utoronto.ca

Department/Division

CONTACT

Anesthesia

Alina Gaspar

Biochemistry

Rachel Dean

Cellular & Biomedical Research, Terrence Donnelly Centre for 

Libby Shirriff

Family & Community Medicine

Patricia Cayetano

IBBME

Libby Shirriff

Immunology

Patricia Cayetano

Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology 

Patricia Cayetano

Medical Biophysics

Rachel Dean

Medical Imaging

Libby Shirriff

Medicine, Department of

Rachel Dean

Molecular Genetics 

Alina Gaspar

Neurodegenerative Diseases, Tanz Centre for Research in 

Libby Shirriff

Nutritional Sciences

Libby Shirriff

Obstetrics & Gynecology

Alina Gaspar

Ophthalmology

Libby Shirriff

Otolaryngology

Libby Shirriff

Paediatrics

Libby Shirriff

Pharmacology & Toxicology

Patricia Cayetano

Physiology

Libby Shirriff

Psychiatry

Patricia Cayetano

Radiation Oncology

Libby Shirriff

Rehab - Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy

Rachel Dean

Rehab - Physical Therapy

Rachel Dean

Rehab - Rehabilitation Medicine

 

Rehab - Speech-Language Pathology

Rachel Dean

Structural Genomics Consortium

Libby Shirriff

Surgery

Alina Gaspar

Surgery - Anatomy, Division of

Alina Gaspar

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