Dr. Francois Belanger
Vice President, Quality & Chief Medical Officer, Alberta Health Services
Dr. Belanger is the Vice President, Quality and Chief Medical Officer for Alberta Health Services (AHS) and member of the Executive Leadership Team. His current role is to help oversee the integration and coordination of a complex health delivery model for the province through six accountability functions: Medical Affairs and office of the Chief Medical Officer, Quality and Healthcare Improvement, Patient Relations and Patient Engagement, Connect Care, Clinical Informatics, Strategic Clinical Networks, while maintaining effective partnerships with academic institutions and other physician led organizations.
Previously, Dr. Belanger also oversaw CancerControl Alberta which included 17 Cancer Centres (two tertiary centres in Edmonton and Calgary, four regional centres in Grande Prairie, Red Deer, Lethbridge and Medicine Hat and 11 community centres. Patient Services for Cancer Control included: radiation therapy, systemic therapy, blood and bone marrow transplant, clinical trials, patient navigation and supportive care.
A key mandate of the Quality and CMO position is to maintain a strong emphasis on the importance of quality and patient safety, engagement, leadership development and relationships between the medical staff and the health care system.
Prior to assuming this role, Dr. Belanger was the Interim Vice President Quality and Chief Medical Officer AHS, Vice President and Medical Director Central and Southern Alberta AHS, and the Medical Director Calgary Zone AHS. He has also held several medical leadership positions in AHS and the former Calgary Health Region. These include Senior Vice-President and Zone Medical Director for the Calgary Zone (AHS); Acting Executive Vice-President and Chief Medical Officer of AHS; Zone Medical Director, Calgary Zone, (AHS); and the Calgary Health Region/University of Calgary interim and deputy department head of Pediatrics. He continues to practice as a Pediatric Emergency Physician at the Alberta Children’s Hospital and South Health Campus in Calgary.
Originally from Ottawa, Dr. Belanger obtained his medical degree from the University of Ottawa. His post-graduate work in Pediatrics was done at the University of Alberta and McGill University. He completed his fellowship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at McGill University. Dr. Belanger continues to be active in resident education, maintaining his status as a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Calgary.
Dr. Belanger has assumed active roles in national organizations. He was the President of the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP) from 2002-04 and chaired the Specialty Committee, Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada from 2006 to 2012.
Dr. Belanger is a patient-focused senior health executive who is recognized for his commitment in building quality and safety cultures, and realizing whole system performance and transformation. He is a collaborator-builder noted for his “bottom up” approach, and developing strong ties with clinicians, academic medicine, and other community stakeholders for meeting patient needs, and accomplishing high level organizational goals. He is an enthusiastic strategic and operational medical leader who moves teams towards implementing creative solutions and attaining greater system functioning and patient outcomes.
Dr. Belanger lives in Calgary, Alberta. He is an avid cyclist and likes to travel and spend time with his family.
Dr. Belanger is the Vice President, Quality and Chief Medical Officer for Alberta Health Services (AHS) and member of the Executive Leadership Team. His current role is to help oversee the integration and coordination of a complex health delivery model for the province through six accountability functions: Medical Affairs and office of the Chief Medical Officer, Quality and Healthcare Improvement, Patient Relations and Patient Engagement, Connect Care, Clinical Informatics, Strategic Clinical Networks, while maintaining effective partnerships with academic institutions and other physician led organizations.
Previously, Dr. Belanger also oversaw CancerControl Alberta which included 17 Cancer Centres (two tertiary centres in Edmonton and Calgary, four regional centres in Grande Prairie, Red Deer, Lethbridge and Medicine Hat and 11 community centres. Patient Services for Cancer Control included: radiation therapy, systemic therapy, blood and bone marrow transplant, clinical trials, patient navigation and supportive care.
A key mandate of the Quality and CMO position is to maintain a strong emphasis on the importance of quality and patient safety, engagement, leadership development and relationships between the medical staff and the health care system.
Prior to assuming this role, Dr. Belanger was the Interim Vice President Quality and Chief Medical Officer AHS, Vice President and Medical Director Central and Southern Alberta AHS, and the Medical Director Calgary Zone AHS. He has also held several medical leadership positions in AHS and the former Calgary Health Region. These include Senior Vice-President and Zone Medical Director for the Calgary Zone (AHS); Acting Executive Vice-President and Chief Medical Officer of AHS; Zone Medical Director, Calgary Zone, (AHS); and the Calgary Health Region/University of Calgary interim and deputy department head of Pediatrics. He continues to practice as a Pediatric Emergency Physician at the Alberta Children’s Hospital and South Health Campus in Calgary.
Originally from Ottawa, Dr. Belanger obtained his medical degree from the University of Ottawa. His post-graduate work in Pediatrics was done at the University of Alberta and McGill University. He completed his fellowship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at McGill University. Dr. Belanger continues to be active in resident education, maintaining his status as a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Calgary.
Dr. Belanger has assumed active roles in national organizations. He was the President of the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP) from 2002-04 and chaired the Specialty Committee, Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada from 2006 to 2012.
Dr. Belanger is a patient-focused senior health executive who is recognized for his commitment in building quality and safety cultures, and realizing whole system performance and transformation. He is a collaborator-builder noted for his “bottom up” approach, and developing strong ties with clinicians, academic medicine, and other community stakeholders for meeting patient needs, and accomplishing high level organizational goals. He is an enthusiastic strategic and operational medical leader who moves teams towards implementing creative solutions and attaining greater system functioning and patient outcomes.
Dr. Belanger lives in Calgary, Alberta. He is an avid cyclist and likes to travel and spend time with his family.
