The Algoma District will have a new medical officer of health and CEO in the New Year.
Algoma Public Health board chair Lee Mason says the current Medical Officer of Health/CEO, Dr. Marlene Spruyt will be retiring as of the end of the year.
He says the board has appointed Associate Medical Officer of Health Dr. Jennifer Loo to fill the position as of January 1st, 2021.
Mason says the board is confident in Dr. Loo’s skills and expertise to serve Algoma for many years to come, adding she has served in the associate position since August of 2017.
He adds, on behalf of the board, they extend a thank you to Dr. Spruyt for her many years of service.
The appointment will now be sent to the province for formal approval by the Minister of Health.
Dr. Loo is a specialist physician in public health and preventive medicine who completed her medical and residency training at the University of Toronto.
Dr. Loo is an assistant professor with the Northern Ontario School of Medicine’s public health and preventive medicine residency program, and an adjunct lecturer at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto.
Prior to her full-time career in public health, Dr. Loo also practised as a family physician, with a focus on addiction medicine.