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Dr. Kari Sampsel
Emergency medicine
Dr. Kari Sampsel is an emergency physician with expertise in forensic medicine. She is an award-winning educator on domestic violence, sexual assault and more.

Areas of care/specialties

Social issues

Women's health
The Honourable Dr. Asha Seth
Obstetrics/gynecology
Dr. Asha Seth is an obstetrician-gynecologist and a retired senator who advocates for maternal, newborn and child health.

Children and youth

Social issues

Women's health
Dr. Hemant Shah
Internal medicine, Gastroenterology
Dr. Hemant Shah is an internal medicine physician and gastroenterologist with a clinical focus on viral liver disease. His writing on Hepatitis C has been published in CMAJ.

Areas of care/specialties

Practising medicine

Disorders and diseases
Dr. Jonathan Sherbino
Emergency medicine
Dr. Sherbino is an emergency physician and an award-winning teacher. He co-hosts the Key Literature in Medical Education (KeyLIME) podcast produced by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

Areas of care/specialties

Practising medicine
Dr. Kenneth Shonk
Family medicine
Retired family physician Dr. Ken Shonk has spoken about physiology, biochemistry, classification, evolution and uses of humour in medicine over 950 times.

Areas of care/specialties

Children and youth
Dr. Stephen Singh
Palliative medicine
Dr. Singh is a facilitator at Pallium Canada in its Learning Essential Approaches to Palliative Care (LEAP) course, which aims to educate all health care providers with the basics of palliative care. Dr. Singh believes that palliative care is everyone's responsibility.

Seniors' health

Social issues
Dr. Javeed Sukhera
Psychiatry, Pediatrics
Dr. Sukhera practices in the pediatric chronic pain, child and adolescent mental health care and transcultural mental health programs. He has been interviewed by local and national media on bias, stigma, equity and wellness.

Mental health/addictions

Practising medicine

Social issues
Dr. Fernando Teixeira
Emergency medicine
Dr. Teixeira is an emergency medicine physician and a leader in the diagnosis and management of coronavirus infections. He is based in California and available to speak virtually.

Disorders and diseases

Social issues
Dr. Karen Trollope-Kumar
Family medicine
Dr. Karen Trollope-Kumar is a leader in the understanding and treatment of eating disorders.

Children and youth

Disorders and diseases

Mental health/addictions

Women's health
Dr. Harriette Van Spall
Cardiology
Dr. Van Spall is a published and award-winning cardiologist for her research. She has extensive training in internal medicine, cardiology and echocardiography.

Innovation and technology

Areas of care/specialties

Health-care system

Seniors' health
Dr. Renata Villela
Psychiatry
Psychiatrist Dr. Renata Villela is a strong advocate for ongoing publicly-funded, long-term psychotherapy access, having published multiple articles on the topic.

Areas of care/specialties

Mental health/addictions
Dr. Mark Wise
Family medicine
Family physician Dr. Mark Wise specializes in travel medicine. An avid traveller himself, he advises multiple NGOs and publishes expert guidance to keep travellers safe.

Areas of care/specialties

Medications

Seniors' health
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