OLTCC BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President – Sandy Shamon, MD, CCFP (PC)
Dr. Sandy Shamon has been a Board Director with OLTCC since 2018. She obtained her Medical Degree at UBC and trained in Family Medicine at Western University. After practicing as a comprehensive Family Physician for 6 years, Dr. Shamon focused her clinical practice in long-term care (LTC) and Palliative Care. She is currently the Chief Medical Officer with Schlegel Villages and an Attending Physician at Lakeshore Lodge in Toronto. Dr. Shamon is a Lecturer with the University of Toronto and Adjunct Professor at McMaster University where she continues to be involved in academic research and teaching medical students and residents. In these roles, she hopes to champion health system reform and education to improve quality of care for our aging population and ensure that individuals living in LTC can optimize their health outcomes without compromising quality of life.
Vice President - Katarina Lakovic, HBSc, MSc, MD, CCFP (COE)
Dr. Katarina Lakovic is an attending physician at Malton Village LTC in Mississauga and the Medical Director at Humber Valley Terrace LTC in Etobicoke. She also practices as an acute care hospitalist at Etobicoke General Hospital.
Dr. Lakovic received her medical degree from the University of Calgary in 2015, and went on to complete her family medicine residency at the University of Western Ontario in 2017. She subsequently pursued a Certificate of Added Competency through additional training in Care of the Elderly at the University of Toronto, which she completed in 2018.
Dr. Lakovic is passionate about improving the care of older adults in our healthcare system. At Etobicoke General Hospital, she has been involved in multiple projects focused on elder care and continues to advocate for a much needed increase in resources for this medically complex and frail population in the acute care setting. In her role as Medical Director she is working closely with the home’s leadership on improving the processes and practices to elevate the standard of medical care, communication, and teamwork within the facility.
In 2019, she joined the OLTCC and became a member of the Conference Planning Committee. Within the Committee she has advocated for and is helping create ways to make the conference and the organization more known and accessible to trainees, in order to attract interest in this important field within the new generation of physicians. In her role as a Board Member of the OLTCC, she hopes to contribute to the important work the organization is doing particularly as the devastating Covid-19 pandemic has shed light on the many opportunities to improve care in the LTC sector.
Past President - Rhonda Collins, MD, CCFP (COE), FCFP
Dr. Rhonda Collins is the Past President of OLTCC. She currently Chairs the Community of Practice Committee and is Past Chair of the Medical Director Course Committee.
Dr. Collins is a Care of the Elderly physician with a GP Focused Practice in Geriatrics. She is an Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University having served as both the founding Regional Geriatric Preceptor in Family Medicine and the Niagara campus, as well as the Care of the Elderly, Family Medicine Postgraduate Development Leader. She has had progressive leadership in Long Term Care as Attending Physician, Medical Director and Chief Medical Officer.
Treasurer - Vu Kiet Tran, MD, FCFP(EM), MHSc, MBA, CHE, ICD.D
Dr. Tran is a family physician, emergency physician and a nursing home physician in the GTA and Assistant Professor with the University of Toronto. He acquired a Master in Health Sciences with a focus on Education and a Master in Business Administration (MBA) though Richard Ivey School of Business. Dr. Tran holds the designation of Certified Health Executive (CHE) with the Canadian College of Health Leaders and ICD.D with the Institute of Corporate Directors. He was a Board Trustee with Yee Hong Centre for
Geriatric Care. Dr. Tran is an educator at heart and enjoys sharing knowledge, skills, and experiences and is an international and national speaker on topics related to emergency medicine, family medicine and geriatric medicine.
Board Member - Amit Kumar, MD
Dr Amit Kumar has qualified from India as a medical graduate in 2002. He has been trained in Anesthesiology and practiced for five years in the UK. It was followed by him training as a Family physician. He carried out the role of a GP in the UK for seven years. During this time period, he has been trained as a GP trainer, worked in Palliative care and local area cancer lead in the UK.
He moved to Ontario in September 2018, and has been working as a Family Physician in Oshawa. He also provides cover as a Medical Director in AgeCare Ballycliffe LTCH, Ajax. He is passionate about improving efficiency and providing good and holistic medical care. His particular area of interests are palliative care and education.
Board Member - Dr. Michael William McLean, MBChB, MRCGP, DRCOG, CCFP
Dr. Michael William McLean is a family physician and Medical Director at Banwell Gardens Care Centre in Windsor, Ontario. His work is grounded in a commitment to resident-centred, compassionate care and to strengthening the systems that support older adults in long-term care. In addition to his LTC leadership responsibilities, he provides frontline primary care and walk-in services through McLean Medical Clinic, where he leads a community-based practice that informs his understanding of continuity, access, and the day-to-day realities faced by residents and families.
Originally from Scotland, Dr. McLean completed his medical degree at the University of Edinburgh followed by postgraduate training across the Glasgow, Forth Valley, and Tayside health boards. Since relocating to Canada in 2018, he has been deeply engaged in community-based care and LTC system development. He serves as an Adjunct Professor at Western University’s Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry and plays an active role in regional primary care leadership as Co-Chair of the Windsor-Essex Primary Care Network and a member of the Ontario Health Team Steering Committee. In these roles, he contributes to provider engagement, system integration, and collaborative planning across sectors.
Dr. McLean is dedicated to advancing high-quality, equitable, and relationship-driven care in long-term care homes. He is passionate about supporting clinicians, strengthening leadership capacity, and helping to shape a system that better serves residents, families, and care teams across Ontario.
Board Member - Abhishek Narayan, MD, CCFP (COE)
Dr. Abhishek Narayan, MD CCFP (COE) is a family physician who completed a Care of Elderly Fellowship. Since then, his work has focused on post-acute services and out-patient primary care geriatrics. Dr. Narayan currently serves as Division Head of Rehab Services at Trillium Health Partners, prior to which he served as Chief and Medical Director of CCC and Rehab at Grand River Hospital. He currently also works at a LTC in the GTA. He also serves as Secretary for the OMA, LTC/COE section.