Vera Etches
Vera Etches | |
|---|---|
| Ottawa Medical Officer of Health | |
| In office April 2018 – March 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Isra Levy |
| Succeeded by | Trevor Arnason (interim) |
| CEO of the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario | |
| Assumed office March 3, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Alex Munter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1975 (age 50–51) New Zealand |
| Alma mater | Simon Fraser University, BSc University of British Columbia, M.D. University of Toronto, MHSc |
| Occupation | Physician |
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Vera G. Etches (born 1975) is a Canadian physician and public health expert who served as Ottawa's medical officer of health from 2018 to 2025, the first woman to hold the position. She is best known for leading the city's public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In March 2025, she became the president and chief executive officer of the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO).