Contact Us LifeLabs, Ontario Dr. Sheila Boss Dr. Frank Thompson Dr. Debbie Yamamura LifeLabs, British Columbia Dr. David Aitken Dr. Michael T. Kelly Dr. Michael Moss Dr. John Palaty Dr. Colette Pienaar Dr. Suseela Reddy Dr. Richard Yu Dr. Ekram Zayed LifeLabs - Ontario   Dr. Sheila Boss Ph.D, FCACB Laboratory Director Specialty: Clinical Chemistry Areas of special interest/expertise: Immunoassays Office address: 100 International Blvd, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M9W 6J6 Phone: 416-675-4530 ext. 2296 Back to top Dr. Frank Thompson MB, BS, FRCPC, AnatPath Medical Director, LifeLabs in Ontario Specialty: Anatomical Pathology Areas of special interest/expertise: Dermatopathology; Provision of Laboratory Services in the community. Office address: 100 International Blvd, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M9W 6J6 Phone: 416-213-4209 Professional biography: Dr. Thompson is a medical graduate of the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne. After emigrating to Canada he worked as a family practitioner in Northern Ontario before specializing in Anatomic Pathology at Ottawa and McGill Universities. He undertook further training in Dermathopathology in Ottawa where he worked as a member of the Departments of Laboratory Medicine and Medicine before joining LifeLabs in 1991. Back to top Dr. Deborah Yamamura BSc, MD, FRCPC Medical Microbiologist Specialty: Medical Microbiology, Infectious Diseases Areas of special interest/expertise: Antimicrobial Resistance, Clinical Epidemiology Office address: 100 International Blvd, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M9W 6J6 Phone:416-675-4530 ext. 2344 Professional biography: Dr. Yamamura attended Medical School at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario. She did her residency in Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology at McMaster University, Hamilton Ontario and postgraduate courses in Department of Health Research and Methodology, McMaster University. She was Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiologist for the Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Programme from 1998-2000. Currently she is the Medical Microbiologist Consultant at MDS Ontario and William Osler Health Center and Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine at McMaster University. Back to top

LifeLabs, in B.C.   Dr. David Aitken Ph.D. Clinical Chemist and Toxicologist Specialty: Biochemistry Areas of special interest/expertise: Toxicology, Protein Chemistry Office address: 3680 Gilmore Way, Burnaby, BC, V5G 4V8 Phone: 604-412-4412 Professional biography: Dr. Aiken immigrated to Canada from Australia in 1971 to take a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Ottawa. This was followed by a Clinical Chemistry Fellowship at the Ottawa Civic Hospital. He came to British Columbia in 1977 to become a Clinical Chemist with McNair Clinical Laboratories. With the merger of the Metro and McNair laboratories he became the Regional Manager for Central Laboratory Operations. He is currently Clinical Chemist at MDS Metro's Burnaby Reference Laboratory. Back to top Dr. Michael T. Kelly MD, PhD, FRCPC Medical Director of Laboratories, Microbiology Discipline Head Specialty: Medical Microbiology Areas of Special Interest/Expertise: Medical Microbiology, Marine Microbiology, Molecular Diagnostics, Antibiotic Discovery Office Address: 3680 Gilmore Way, Burnaby, BC V5G 4V8 Phone: 604-412-4435 Professional biography: Dr. Kelly received his MD/PhD (microbiology) - from Indiana University and did post-graduate training at the University of Minnesota Medical School and US National Institutes of Health. He worked for several years in the Salt Lake City VA Hospital as Acting Chief, Laboratory Services and the University of Texas Medical Branch as Professor of Pathology. Dr. Kelly moved to Vancouver, BC in 1984 to become Professor of Pathology at the University of British Columbia and microbiologist at Vancouver General Hospital. In 1987, he joined MDS Metro as Head of Microbiology; the BC Provincial Lab as medical head, enteric section; and Shaughnessy Hospital as Division Head of Microbiology and Infection Control. He has been MDS Metro's Medical Director of Laboratory Services since 1998. He is also the President and owner of Ocean Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Seatek Marine Biotechnology, Inc. Dr. Kelly has also written more than 100 articles published in medical and scientific journals. Back to top

Dr. Michael Moss MB BS, MSc, FRCPC, FCACB Vice President of Medical Affairs Specialty: Medical Biochemistry Areas of special interest/expertise: Laboratory automation, protein electrophoresis, autoimmunity, environmental & occupational toxicology. Office address: 3680 Gilmore Way, Burnaby BC , V5G 4V8 Phone: 604-412-4426 Professional biography: Dr. Moss obtained his medical degree from University of London , UK . He undertook residency training in London , UK and Halifax , NS , and obtained his Canadian Fellowship in 1982. He served as Director of the Division of Clinical Chemistry at Victoria General Hospital , Halifax (1983-1992). He then served (1992-2004) as Head/District Chief, Department of Pathology & Lab Medicine at the QEII Health Sciences Centre/Capital District, Halifax, during which time he was also appointed Professor & Head, Department of Pathology at Dalhousie University . He was also a part-time medical examiner. Dr. Moss has held a longstanding interest in environmental & occupational toxicology, and developed the human health criteria upon which several Canadian drinking water standards are based. Dr. Moss joined MDS Metro in 2004. Back to top Dr. Jan Palaty PhD, FCACB Clinical Biochemist Specialty: Biochemistry Areas of special interest/expertise: Laboratory automation, protein electrophoresis, autoimmunity, environmental & occupational toxicology. Office address: 3680 Gilmore Way, Burnaby BC , V5G 4V8 Phone: 604-412-4426 Areas of special interest/expertise: Mass spectrometry, chromatography, protein electrophoresis, trace metals, toxicology. Office address: 3680 Gilmore Way, Burnaby BC , V5G 4V8 Phone: 604-412-4402 Professional biography: Dr. Palaty obtained his PhD degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of British Columbia in 1995. Following clinical biochemistry training at the University of Toronto, he worked as a lab technologist at the Workers' Compensation Board of B.C. during which time he was certified as a CACB Fellow. From 2001 to 2004 he worked at the Children's & Women's Health Centre of B.C. as a clinical biochemist responsible for the development of LC/MS and ICP/MS assay platforms for newborn screening and trace metals, respectively. Dr. Palaty joined MDS Metro in April 2005. Back to top Dr. Colette Pienaar MBChB, FCPath, MMed, DTM & H Medical Microbiologist Specialty: Medical Microbiology Office address: 3680 Gilmore Way, Burnaby, BC V5G 4V8 Phone: 604-412-4409 Professional biography: Dr. Pienaar trained in South Africa, graduating in medicine from the University of Stellenbosch. She completed her medical microbiology residency at the University of Stellenbosch. Worked as medical microbiologist on the joint establishment of the National Health Laboratory Services and University of the Free State in Bloemfontein, South Africa prior to joining MDS Metro in 2003. Back to top Dr. Suseela Reddy MBBS, FRCPC, Diplomat of the American Boards of Anatomical Pathology and Clinical Pathology Hematology Consultant Specialty: General Pathology Office address: 3680 Gilmore Way, Burnaby, BC V5G 4V8 Phone: 604-412-4483 Professional biography: Dr. Reddy was raised in India and came to Montreal, PQ in March 1965 with MBBS degree. She trained in General Pathology at the Vancouver General and St Paul's Hospitals and worked at Shaughnessy Hospital in Hematology in 1977 - 1978 after FRCPC. Dr. Reddy joined Metropolitan Clinical Laboratory in June 1978 and worked in Hematology and Chemistry until 1994. She has specialized in Hematology since 1995. Back to top

Dr. Richard K. W. Yu BA, MD, FCAP, FRCPC Medical Director BC Regional Laboratories Specialty: General Pathology Office address: 3680 Gilmore Way, Burnaby BC, V5G 4V8 Phone: 604-412-4451 Professional biography: Dr. Yu received his BA (life sciences) and MD from Queen's University. This was followed by Hematopathology and Anatomical Pathology fellowship at the Vancouver General Hospital. He is a past clinical instructor at UBC and a Canadian Medical Council physician examiner. He joined MDS Metro in July 2000. Presently, he is Laboratory Director and Laboratory Medicine Consultant serving 15 clinical laboratories across northern and interior BC. Back to top   Dr. Ekram Zayed MD, ChB, FRCPC Hematopathologist Specialty: Hematopathology Areas of special interest/expertise: Morphology, Coagulation, Flowcytometry, Blood Transfusion Office address: 4489 Viewmont Avenue, Victoria, BC, V8Z 5K8 Phone: 250-881-3109 Professional biography: Dr. Zayed obtained his medical degree from Alexandria, Egypt. He did his residency training in Ottawa and obtained his Canadian fellowship in 1982. His career started in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1983. He has been the chief of service, Division of Hematopathology at Halifax's Queen Elizabeth II Health Science Centre and was also a Professor in the Department of Pathology and the Program Director for Hematopathology Residency Training program at Dalhousie University. He is an examiner for the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Back to top