Page 2 of 7: Announcement: Medical Director of the Unity Health Stroke Program

Dear Colleagues,

I am very pleased to announce that Dr. Alexandra Muccilli has accepted the position of Medical Director of the Unity Health Stroke Program and the Toronto South East Regional Stroke program. She will take on this role as of July 1, 2025. Dr. Muccilli is well known across the institution for her clinical and teaching excellence. She is an Assistant Professor and a Clinician Teacher with a Masters in Education, and fellowship training in Neurohospitalist care. She has previously been the Site Director for Neurology at St. Michael’s Hospital, the Fellowship Director for the MS clinic, and the Undergraduate Medical Education Faculty Lead for St. Michael’s Hospital. She was also a central individual in the growth of the St. Michael’s Stroke program and is well positioned to lead it to the next level. Please join me in congratulating Alex. Thank you in advance for your support of her in this new role.

We also wish to thank Dr. Atif Zafar for his excellent leadership in this role over the last 5 years. He was here for the birth of this program and with his leadership, and in collaboration with a growing team of Allied Health professionals and physicians, St. Michael’s Stroke achieved province leading benchmarks for acute treatment, created the existing stroke ward, and grew our Clinical Trials activity. Just last week the St. Michael’s Hospital stroke program achieved certification with Stroke Distinction,  a huge team effort that documented excellence of care from the moment of arrival into hospital to discharge and beyond. It was an historic milestone for this program. Dr. Zafar is returning to the United States where he will be coordinating stroke care in the Dallas region and beyond.

Natalie

Interim Physician-in-Chief