Dr. Kevin Wasko is a practicing emergency physician with Trillium Health Partners in Mississauga, ON. He was previously the Physician Executive for Integrated Rural Health with the Saskatchewan Health Authority and was jointly responsible for the delivery of health care services across rural Saskatchewan.

Dr. Wasko grew up on a cattle ranch near Eastend, Saskatchewan. He lived and worked in Swift Current, SK from 2011 to 2022, initially moving there to pursue family medicine residency in the newly created Swift Current training program.
He then practiced full scope family medicine in the city prior to taking on the role as Physician Executive in 2017.

Kevin was the Executive Sponsor for the development of Health Networks across Saskatchewan, advancing the vision of an infrastructure that will serve as the organizational unit for the Saskatchewan Health Authority while simultaneously serving as a tool to enable interdisciplinary team-based care in the community.

Dr. Wasko was the physician co-lead on the Saskatchewan Health System Transition Team in 2017, leading work in the areas of physician engagement, medical governance and the academic mandate when a new provincial health authority was launched. He is an assistant professor with the University of Saskatchewan’s College of Medicine, was an Action Canada fellow through the Public Policy Forum in 21/22, and is a Surveyor with Accreditation Canada, evaluating Canadian health systems against recognized national standards for quality patient care delivery.

Dr. Wasko is a graduate of the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Dalhousie University, a Master of Arts in political science from the University of Calgary, a certificate of added competence in Emergency Medicine, and has achieved the Canadian Certified Physician Executive credential.