Executive Leadership Team
Dr. Andrea Steen, Vice President Medical Affairs, Quality, and Research and Chief of Staff
Andrea Steen (Dr. Steen) is the Vice President of Medical Affairs, Quality, and Research, and Chief of Staff at Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare’s (HDGH).
With over 31 years of clinical experience, Dr. Steen recognized the escalating mental health crisis in the Windsor-Essex region and joined HDGH when its mental health services opened in 2010. During her time at HDGH, Dr. Steen has worn many hats, from providing hands-on tertiary inpatient psychiatry and outpatient services, to now overseeing the Mental Health and Addictions department of nearly 40 physicians. Dr. Steen has expanded hospitalist recruitment in Complex Medical Care, Rehabilitative Care, and Mental Health and Addictions programs and has assisted in increasing the number of physician consultants for the hospital. As a leader committed to upskilling her staff, Dr. Steen introduced the domestic violence policy to the physician reapplication process and leads the hospital’s annual Geriatric Conference for hospital and community healthcare practitioners. Dr. Steen serves on the HDGH Quality Committee and as Ex-Officio Director in the HDGH Board of Directors.
Dr. Steen has always been driven by her passion to care for patients and educates the community about mental health issues. In addition to her roles at HDGH, Dr. Steen is an Adjunct Professor at the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Western Ontario and Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry. As part of her continued commitment to gain new skills and push new boundaries in her career, Dr. Steen completed a Master of Health Law from Osgoode School of Law at York University and also became Elected Professional Member for Electoral District 1 (Essex, Kent, Lambton) for the Council of College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) in 2022. As a former Olympian, Dr. Steen leads a healthy and active lifestyle by example, qualifying and competing in the Boston Marathon in 2017.
Executive Contract
Executive contract for Dr. Andrea Steen, Vice President Medical Affairs, Quality and Research and Chief of Staff.