Sajjad Fazel
Director, Community Applications and Specialty Services @Nova Scotia Health Authority
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WORK HISTORY
Director, Community Applications and Specialty Services @Nova Scotia Health Authority
Toronto, ON, CA
Nova Scotia Health is the provincial health authority responsible for delivering healthcare services to more than one million residents across the province.Provides strategic leadership for a province-wide portfolio of more than 70 clinical applications, including primary care, public health, virtual care, referral management, perioperative services, organ transplant systems, and other specialty areas across over 200 facilities. Oversees a large multidisciplinary team and a multi-million-dollar budget, guiding digital transformation initiatives that enhance patient safety, standardize care, improve access, and strengthen system performance.Leads enterprise governance, interoperability planning, and vendor ecosystem management to ensure digital solutions are scalable, sustainable, and clinically meaningful. Shapes provincial digital health strategy by aligning executives, government partners, clinicians, and vendors around shared priorities and integrated workflows. Fosters a high-performance culture focused on collaboration, empowerment, and continuous improvement, enabling reliable, modern digital health services that support the evolving needs of patients, providers, and the provincial health system.
EDUCATION
Western University
Master of Public Health - MPH
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Doctor of Pharmacy - PharmD
SKILLS
ABOUT SAJJAD FAZEL
Strategic digital health leader with 10+ years of experience driving province-wide and national initiatives across healthcare innovation, digital infrastructure, and health systems transformation. Proven success leading high-impact programs at the intersection of technology, policy, and patient-centered care — spanning provincial agencies, hospitals, and health charities.Led multi-million dollar digital health portfolios, overseeing program operations, governance frameworks, and cross-functional teams to deliver system-wide impact. Deep expertise in stakeholder engagement, regulatory enablement, knowledge mobilization, and change management. Trusted to navigate evolving health ecosystems and align diverse interests—across clinicians, vendors, policymakers, and executive leaders—to enable adoption of digital solutions that improve access, continuity, and outcomes.Recognized for mobilizing diverse teams around complex health system challenges and delivering measurable results. Adept at navigating governance, privacy, change management, and digital transformation in public sector environments. Committed to enabling connected, data-driven, and person-centered healthcare across jurisdictions.
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