Joan Murphy

A Gynecological Oncologist, former Head of the Gynecological Oncology division at University Health Network, and Professor at University of Toronto, Dr. Murphy joined Trillium Health Partners in 2015 as Program Chief and Medical Director of Women’s and Children’s Health and the inaugural Dr. Michael King Chair in Oncology Research at Trillium Health Partners’ research institute, the Institute for Better Health. She also served at Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) as the Clinical Lead for the Ontario Cervical Screening program from 2011 until March 2022.

During her tenure, she has played an important leadership role, advancing the Women’s and Children’s platforms to improve quality and delivery of services. Dr. Murphy has also been successful in implementing innovative service changes including programmatic model of care redesign, supporting the development and implementation of the corporate guidelines for ED consultations and admissions, and ensuring a harmonized leadership structure across the program.

Following completion of her term as Women’s & Children’s Chief, Dr. Murphy served as THP’s Chief Emerita, where she has provided tremendous knowledge and experience in supporting the office of the CEO and Medical Affairs on key areas including: academic relations and strategic and organizational branding; leadership development engaging and championing organizational diversity; inclusiveness initiatives; and participation in the master plan project.

Most recently, Dr. Murphy has assumed the interim roles of Vice President, Patient Care Services, Regional Vice President, MHCW Regional Cancer Program, and Chief and Medical Director for Oncology.