Doug Cochrane

Doug Cochrane was appointed Chair of the Interior Health Board of Directors in 2017.

As Board Chair, Dr. Cochrane has served as Co-Chair of the Partnership Accord Leadership Table. The Partnership Accord Leadership Table is a joint Committee of Interior Health and the First Nations of the Interior Region committed to improving the health and wellness outcomes for First Nations people of the Region. Dr. Cochrane also Co-Chairs the Metis Nation BC - Interior Leadership Table.

Dr. Cochrane retired from clinical practice in 2017 after a three-decade career as a pediatric neurosurgeon at BC Children’s Hospital and Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children in Vancouver and the Hospital for Sick Children (Sick Kids) in Toronto. During that time, he served in leadership roles supporting BC Children’s Hospital, the Children’s and Women’s Health Centre, the Provincial Health Services Authority, and Sick Kids. He also chaired the BC Patient Safety Task Force from its inception in 2003 to the creation of the BC Patient Safety & Quality Council, he served as Provincial Patient Safety & Quality Officer from 2008 to 2019 and was a past Chair of the Canadian Patient Safety Institute.

Currently, Dr. Cochrane serves on the Board of the BC Academic Health Sciences Network and Canuck Place Children’s Hospice and co-chairs the BC Medical Quality Initiative.

A committed teacher and mentor, Dr. Cochrane was appointed Professor Emeritus by the University of British Columbia’s Department of Surgery in 2016. He continues to serve as Faculty for the BCPSQC Quality Academy and Clinician Quality Academy programs, as well as the Sauder Physician Leadership program at the University of British Columbia.