Our Medical Officer of Health
Dr. Rosana Pellizzari, MD, MSc, CCFP, FRCPC

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Rosana Pellizzari is the Medical Officer of Health for the Peterborough County-City Health Unit.  Dr. Pellizzari came to Peterborough from Toronto Public Health where she was the Associate Medical Officer of Health and Director of Planning and Policy.  

Dr. Pellizzari has served as the Medical Officer of Health for the Perth District Health Unit, located in Stratford, Ontario.  She holds an academic appointment at the University of Toronto and has worked both internationally, and in First Nations communities in Canada.

Dr. Pellizzari has been a health columnist for the Toronto Star in the past and co-hosted a daily TV health show.  Prior to specializing in Community Medicine, Dr. Pellizzari worked as a Family Physician in Hamilton and Toronto.  As a Community Health Centre physician, she specialized in the care of immigrant, refugee and HIV infected populations.  She is past president of the Association of Ontario Health Centres and a former Chair of the City of York Board of Health.

Dr. Pellizzari currently participates in the following committees:

• Chair, Community Food Network (part of Peterborough’s Poverty Reduction Strategy)

• Community Agencies Chair, Campaign Cabinet, United Way of Peterborough & District

• Co-Chair, Performance Management Working Group, Public Health Division, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

• Member, Provincial Maternal Newborn Advisory Committee

• Member, Prevention, Screening & Population Studies Committee, Cancer Care Ontario

• Member, Social and Sexual Health Committee, Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Canada (SOGC).

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Management Team

To reach one of the following individuals, please call (705) 743-1000
Dr. Rosana Pellizzari, Medical Officer of Health
Administration: 
Lorraine Skipwith, Director
Bob Dubay, Supervisor
Public Health Programs:
Larry Stinson, Director of Public Health Programs
Tom Cathcart, Program Manager
Karen Chomniak, Program Manager
Donna Churipuy, Program Manager 
Edwina Dusome, Program Manager
Ann Keys, Program Manager
Maureen McKeen, Program Manager
Communications:
Brittany Cadence, Communications Officer