Page 2 of 7: Jonathan Ailon is the inaugural Medical Director, Palliative Care at Unity Health Toronto

Following a thorough recruitment process, the Palliative Care program is thrilled to share that Dr. Jonathan Ailon is the inaugural Medical Director, Palliative Care at Unity Health Toronto, beginning Oct. 21, 2024. Dr. Ailon has been a palliative care physician at the St. Michael’s for the past 11 years and recently has held the role of interim medical director for palliative care at St. Michael’s and co-chair of the Palliative Care Program Steering Committee.

Dr. Ailon is a highly respected physician and leader among his peers and across the palliative care community. In his time at St. Michael’s, he has built a palliative care ambulatory program, has supported the Learning Essential Approaches to Palliative Care (LEAP) program to build capacity amongst health care professionals, has supported the integration of AI-based tools into practice to flag palliative care patients earlier in their disease trajectory and has supported external reviews and visioning sessions to inform the future of the palliative care program at Unity Health.

Dr. Ailon serves as an advisor to the Ontario Palliative Care Network, is dedicated to future physicians through his work as Co-Program Director for the FRCPC Palliative Care Fellowship, and was recently awarded a Medical Alumni Award from the University of Toronto alma mater, in recognition of his compassion and excellence in teaching.

Dr. Ailon has a demonstrated track record of excellence in clinical care, leadership and academic advancement positioning him well for success as Medical Director for palliative care across the network. Dr. Ailon will provide medical leadership for the coordination of palliative care services across Unity Health, in the collective pursuit of delivering world class palliative care for patients and their families experiencing life limiting illness. 

Please join us in welcoming Dr. Ailon to this important leadership role.