Celebrating the 2026 Digital Health Canada Awards Recipients
At e-Health 2026, Digital Health Canada proudly recognized individuals and teams whose leadership, innovation, and commitment are helping shape the future of healthcare across Canada. These awards celebrate outstanding achievements in digital health, from emerging leaders and researchers to transformative projects improving care delivery and health system infrastructure.
This year’s award recipients include:
Steven Huesing Scholarship
- Mutian Ding, University of Toronto
- Karishini Ramamoorthi, University of Toronto
Digital Health Canada Future Leader Award
- Brian Lo, Unity Health Toronto, Project Manager, Strategic Digital & AI Initiatives
- Dr. Samira Abbasgholizadeh Rahimi, McGill University, Assistant Professor
Digital Health Canada Leadership Award
- Dr. Chandi Chandrasena, OntarioMD, Chief Medical Officer
- Jeremy Petch, Hamilton Health Sciences, Director, CREATE
Clinical and Care Delivery Transformation Award
Virtual Urgent and Emergent Care Nova Scotia
- Joanne Sanford (Team Lead), Nova Scotia Health Authority
Clinical and Care Delivery Transformation Award
Virtual Hallway: Supporting Synchronous Provider-to-Provider Virtual Consultation
- Justin Hartlen (Team Lead), Virtual Hallway
Data, Interoperability, and Scalable Infrastructure Award
The Patient Timeline: Enabling a Successful Digital Transformation through Data, Interoperability, and Scalable Infrastructure
- Dr. Justin Cross (Team Lead), CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal
AI, Innovation, and Emerging Technologies Award
BC SCRIBE Trial
- Dr. Angel Arnaout and Naomi Brooks (Co-Leads), Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA)
Each recipient exemplifies the innovation, collaboration, and leadership driving meaningful change across Canada’s digital health community. Their contributions are advancing patient care, strengthening healthcare systems, and helping create a more connected future for health.
Watch the Award acceptance videos
Want to hear directly from this year’s recipients? Watch each award acceptance video on the e-Health YouTube channel and learn more about the projects, research, and leadership that have made an impact across Canadian healthcare.
