Meet the Burlington OHT Implementation Team
Kathy Peters, BSc.Bio., BSc.OT., MBA
Director, System Collaboration & Partnerships
Burlington Ontario Health Team
Joseph Brant Hospital
Kathy has 22 years of progressive leadership experience in the private and public sectors of the healthcare industry and has led the development and implementation of award-winning models of care that reduce alternate levels of care days and improve timely transitions. She is passionate about improving the patient and family experience, developing cross-sector coalitions for the intention of innovation and integration, and striving to deliver services sustainably for current and future generations.
Thodoros Topaloglou, PhD
DDigital Health Lead, Burlington OHT
Burlington Ontario Health Team
Chief Information Officer, Joseph Brant Hospital
Thodoros is a PhD trained computer scientist with expertise in big data and over 20 years of experience in senior roles in healthcare, biotech, software R&D, and start-ups in US and Canada. Thodoros specializes in leading interdisciplinary teams and working with diverse groups of stakeholders to deliver results in complex, fast paced and evolving organizations.
Dr. Sunita Goel, MD
Clinical Lead, Burlington OHT
Community Family Physician
Dr. Goel is a Burlington born Primary Care Physician and Advocate, passionate about improving the quality and equity of healthcare in our community.
Abhi Regmi, MBA, PMP
Project Manager, Burlington OHT
aregmi@burlingtonoht.caAbhi is a PMP certified professional with over 15 years of experience in Business Analysis, Change and Project Management across industries in different parts of the world. Digital Health Transformation is her current area of focus.
Nadia Federici
System Collaboration Coordinator
Burlington OHT
nfederici@burlingtonoht.caNadia is an Occupational Therapist by trade and has completed her Masters of Health Administration from the University of Toronto. She has over 5 years experience working in various sectors of the health system and has a passion for ensuring the system is designed collaboratively for the community, with the community. She loves all things operations and quality improvement.
Chi-Ling Joanna Sinn
Learning Health Systems Lead, Burlington OHT
cjsinn@uwaterloo.caJoanna is passionate about harnessing data, evidence, and the power of people to build a better health and social care system. She works with OHT partners to design, test, and evaluate new ideas and also hopes to support OHT-wide capacity building in performance measurement and evaluation. Joanna completed her PhD in Aging, Health, and Well-being at the University of Waterloo.
Adeeta Aulakh
Health Administration Intern
aaulakh@burlingtonoht.caAdeeta (OT Reg. Ont) is an IHPME student at the University of Toronto. Adeeta brings clinical and leadership experience related to hospital-based outpatient mental health services from her role as Clinical Lead with William Osler Health System. She will be focusing on digital health projects with the Burlington OHT.
Reham Abdelhalim, MD, PhD,CPHQ
Evaluation Lead
BurlingtonOHT
rabdelhalim@burlingtonoht.caAt BOHT, Reham assesses the experiences of providers, clients and their caregivers to make sure that the services the BOHT provides is tailored to their needs and expectations. Additionally, Reham helps co-design new models of care to adapt to the evolving needs of our attributed population.
Amna Baig
System Navigator, Burlington OHT
abaig@burlingtonoht.caAmna Baig is a passionate mental health advocate. She has completed her Master’s degree in Social Work at the University of Toronto. For the last six years, she has worked with a diverse clientele, including youth, people of all socioeconomic backgrounds, BIPOC and individuals experiencing mental and/or physical disabilities. Her work has always been around understanding and improving individuals’ lives by focusing on the systems that influence their mental and physical health.
Dave Dean
Chair – Burlington OHT Community Wellness Council
Chloe Gallagher
Vice Chair – Burlington OHT Community Wellness Council
Patient Partner – Burlington Ontario Health Team
cgallagher@burlingtonfht.comChloe is an AVM and Hemorrhagic Stroke Survivor, Epilepsy South Central Ontario ambassador, keynote speaker, and an honours Digital Health degree student.


