OPA Past Presidents
DATE |
NAME |
TITLE(S) /AFFILIATION(S) |
| 1920 | Dr. Edward Ryan | Superintendent, Ontario Hospital, Kingston |
| 1921 | Dr. J.M. Forster | Superintendent, Ontario Hospital, Whitby |
| 1922-26 | Dr. William W. English | Superintendent, Ontario Hospital, Hamilton |
| 1927 | Dr. W.J. Robinson | Superintendent, Ontario Hospital, London |
| 1928 | Dr. Edward Ryan | Director, Medical Services, Ontario Hospitals |
| 1929 | Dr. F.S. Vrooman | Superintendent, Ontario Hospital, Mimico |
| 1930 | Dr. Harvey Clare | Former Superintendent, Ontario Hospital, Toronto |
| 1931 | Dr. J.J. Williams | Superintendent, Ontario Hospital, Hamilton |
| 1932 | Dr. B.T. McGhie | Department of Health, Ontario |
| 1933 | Dr. W.C. Herriman | Superintendent, Ontario Hospital, Cobourg |
| 1934 | Dr. Thomas D. Cumberland | Ontario Hospital, Kingston |
| 1935 | Dr. George C. Kidd | Superintendent, Ontario Hospital, Cobourg |
| 1936 | Dr. George H. Stevenson | Ontario Hospital, Whitby and Ontario Hospital, London |
| 1937-38 | Dr. J.P.S. Cathcart | Ottawa |
| 1939 | Dr. D.R. Fletcher | Ontario Hospital, Whitby |
| 1940-45 | Dr. C.S. Tennant | Superintendent, Ontario Hospital, Brockville |
| 1946 | Dr. Alexander McCausland | Ontario Hospital, London |
| 1947 | Dr. R.C. Montgomery | Director, Hospitals Division, Department of Health, Toronto |
| 1948 | Dr. F.H. Baugh | The Homewood Sanitarium, Guelph |
| 1949 | Dr. William Baillie | Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto |
| 1950 | Dr. John N. Senn | Superintendent, Ontario Hospital, Hamilton |
| 1951 | Dr. Arthur M. Doyle | St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto |
| 1952 | Dr. S.R. Montgomery | Superintendent, Ontario Hospital, Toronto |
| 1953 | Dr. George E. Hobbs | Chair, Dept. Psychiatry, University of Western Ontario |
| 1954 | Dr. Charles A. Cleland | Superintendent, Ontario Hospital, St. Thomas |
| 1955 | Dr. Aldwyn B. Stokes | Toronto Psychiatric Hospital, Chair, Dept. Psychiatry, University of Toronto |
| 1956-57 | Dr. D.O. Lynch | Superintendent, Ontario Hospital, Whitby |
| 1958 | Dr. F.H. Van Nostrand | Toronto |
| 1959 | Dr. A.I. MacKinnon | Superintendent, The Homewood Sanitarium, Guelph |
| 1960 | Dr. C.H. McCuaig | Superintendent, Ontario Hospital, Kingston |
| 1961 | Dr. Kenneth G. Gray | Toronto Psychiatric Hospital |
| 1962 | Dr. Harold F. Frank | Superintendent, Ontario Hospital School, Smiths Falls |
| 1963 | Dr. Abraham Miller | Ontario Hospital, Toronto |
| 1964 | Dr. John D. Atcheson | Superintendent, Ontario Hospital, Thistletown |
| 1965 | Dr. Angus M. Hood | Children’s Mental Health Service, Toronto (C.M. Hincks Institute) |
| 1966 | Dr. F.C. Rhodes Chalke | Dept. Psychiatry, University of Ottawa |
| 1967 | Dr. G.S. Burton | Superintendent, The Homewood Sanitarium, Guelph |
| 1968 | Dr. Paul Christie | Superintendent, Ontario Hospital, Toronto, (Queen Street M.H.C.) |
| 1969 | Dr. John S. Pratten | Superintendent, Kingston Psychiatric Hospital |
| 1970 | Dr. Grant C. Beacock | Hamilton General Hospital |
| 1971 | Dr. Stanley E. Greben | Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto |
| 1972 | Dr. Douglas M. Wickware | Medical Director, London Psychiatric Hospital |
| 1973 | Dr. Barry A. Boyd | Mental Health Centre, Penetanguishine |
| 1974 | Dr. Gary Cormack | Brampton (Former Director, Mental Hospitals Branch, Dept. Health) |
| 1975 | Dr. R. Edward Turner | Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, Toronto |
| 1976 | Dr. John K. Clayton | Hamilton Psychiatric Hospital |
| 1977 | Dr. Merville O. Vincent | The Homewood Sanitarium, Guelph |
| 1978 | Dr. Ronald E. Stokes | Bracebridge |
| 1979 | Dr. Quenton Rae-Grant | University of Toronto |
| 1980 | Dr. Paul C.S. Hoaken | Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston |
| 1981 | Dr. Donald E. Zarfas | Children’s Psychiatric Research Institute, London |
| 1982 | Dr. Ruth E. Kajander | Thunder Bay |
| 1983 | Dr. Brian J. McConnville | Queen’s University, Kingston |
| 1984 | Dr. Arthur L. Lesser | St. Joseph’s Hospital, Hamilton |
| 1985 | Dr. R. Ian Hector | Toronto Wellesley Hospital, University of Toronto |
| 1986 | Dr. Jean-Yves Gosselin | Ottawa General Hospital, University of Ottawa |
| 1987 | Dr. Edward M. Waring | Victoria Hospital, London |
| 1988 | Dr. John Alexander Watt | The Homewood Sanitarium, Guelph |
| 1989 | Dr. John S. Leverette | Kingston General Hospital, Queen’s University |
| 1990 | Dr. Pierre A. Beausejour | Royal Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa |
| 1991 | Dr. John C. Deadman | Hamilton Psychiatric Hospital, McMaster University, Hamilton |
| 1992 | Dr. Samuel A. Malcolmson | Queen Street Mental Health Centre, Toronto |
| 1993 | Dr. Reid Finlayson | Ottawa Civic Hospital and Homewood Sanitarium, Guelph |
| 1994 | Dr. Joan E. H. Bishop | London Psychiatric Hospital |
| 1995 | Dr. Edward J. Rzadki | Etobicoke General Hospital |
| 1996 | Dr. Lucien L. Faucher | Montfort Hospital, Ottawa |
| 1997 | Dr. Paul S. Links | University of Toronto and Toronto Hospital |
| 1998 | Dr. Lois Hutchison | Lakehead Psychiatric Hospital, Thunder Bay |
| 1999 | Dr. Alan B. Eppel | Community Mental Health Clinic, Guelph, St. Joseph’s Hospital, Hamilton |
| 2000 | Dr. D. Blake Woodside | Toronto Hospital |
| 2001 | Dr. Keith H. Anderson | Ottawa Civic Hospital, University of Ottawa |
| 2002 | Dr. Margaret M. Steele | London Health Sciences Centre |
| 2003 | Dr. Robert A. Buckingham | University Health Network, Toronto |
| 2004 | Dr. Douglas F. Wilkins | Ottawa Hospital, Civic Campus |
| 2005 | Dr. Mamta Gautam | University of Ottawa |
| 2006 | Dr. Susan E. Abbey | University Health Network, Toronto |
| 2007 | Dr. Richard L. O’Reilly | University of Western Ontario, London |
| 2008 | Dr. K. Sonu Gaind | University Health Network, Toronto |
| 2009 | Dr. Paul Mulzer | Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre |
| 2010 | Dr. Doron Almagor | University Health Network, Toronto |
| 2011 | Dr. Alison Freeland | Royal Ottawa Health Care Group, University of Ottawa |
| 2012 | Dr. Sarah Jarmain | Western University, St. Joseph’s Healthcare, London |
| 2013 | Dr. Alina Marin | Queen’s University, Kingston |
| 2014 | Dr. Gary Chaimowitz | |
| 2015-16 | Dr. Diana Kljenak | Toronto Western Hospital; University of Toronto, Toronto |
| 2017 | Dr. Desi Brownstone | London |
| 2018 | Dr. Mathieu Dufour | Royal Ottawa Health Care Group, University of Ottawa, Ottawa |
| 2019 | Dr. Javeed Sukhera |
London Health Sciences Centre, Western University, London |
| 2020-22 | Dr. Renata M. Villela | Thornhill |
| 2022-24 | Dr. Angela Ho | Toronto |
