Director and Executive Committee

The governance structure of the BBDC consists of a Director and Executive Committee who ensure that the goals of the Centre are appropriately implemented. The Executive Committee provides leadership and representation for the University of Toronto diabetes research, education and care communities. The members are:

Photo of Minna Woo
Minna Woo, Director

Director and Committee Chair: 
Minna Woo
Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism*

Andrew Advani
Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism*

Carolyn Cummins
Faculty of Pharmacy*

Tony Lam
Departments of Medicine and Physiology*

Lorraine Lipscombe
Department of Medicine*; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation*

Justin Nodwell
Vice Dean, Research and Health Sciences Education, Faculty of Medicine*

Bruce Perkins
Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism*

Phillip Segal
Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism*

Baiju Shah
Department of Medicine*; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation*

Diane Wherrett
Department of Paediatrics*

*University of Toronto

Past Directors

1978-1981: Edward A. Sellers (a personal friend of Dr. Charles Best)
1981-1993: Charles H. Hollenberg
1993-2000: Bernard Zinman
2000-2011: Daniel J. Drucker
2011-2022 : Gary Lewis