Tamara Dus

Tamara is a progressive and innovative health care leader with particular expertise in collaboratively steering system transformations. A passionate clinical professional, she also focuses on achieving positive stakeholder outcomes for sustainable health care practices to meet community needs.

As Director, Health Services, for University Health Network (UHN), Tamara’s responsibilities include working with a team to support 16,000 employees, more than 1,200 physicians, and more than 8,000 students and volunteers to develop, implement and evaluate a robust health and wellness strategy at the UHN. She also leads the COVID-19 employee response team at UHN and is co-leading the provincial pilot vaccination roll out to support Ontario’s immunization strategy for vaccine clinics. She administered the first vaccine in Ontario.

Previously, Tamara held a variety of roles during her 24 years at Lakeridge Health including registered nurse; Manager of Clinical Trials and Systemic Therapy, Durham Regional Cancer Centre; Clinical Director of the Central East Regional Cancer Program and Durham Regional Cancer Centre, Interim Clinical Director of Womens and Children’s program, as well as the Clinical Director Emergency, Critical Care and Central East Prehospital Care Program.

In addition to work in hospitals, Tamara has worked at both Durham College and Ontario Tech University, teaching in nursing programs, in the community and with the Department of Public Health at the Regional Municipality of Durham.

Her passion lies in supporting community wellness by implementing health education and communication strategies, influencing the development and revision of public policy and building capacity within individuals, families, groups and communities.