Naheed Dosani

Dr. Naheed Dosani
MSC, MD, CCFP(PC), BSc
Palliative care physician & Health justice advocate

Brief biography

As a palliative care physician and health justice activist, Dr. Naheed Dosani is dedicated to advancing equitable access to healthcare for people experiencing structural vulnerabilities like poverty and homelessness. These efforts include founding the Palliative Education and Care for the Homeless (PEACH) Program at the Inner City Health Associates, serving as the Health Equity Lead at Kensington Health in downtown Toronto, a Health Equity Expert Advisor at the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer and providing palliative care at St. Michael’s Hospital at Unity Health Toronto.

Dr. Dosani shares his passion for palliative care and health equity with learners as an Assistant Professor with the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto. His research interests include improving care models for people experiencing homelessness and access to palliative care for culturally diverse communities.

Dr. Dosani has received many prestigious honours for his trailblazing work. These awards include the Meritorious Service Cross for Humanitarianism from Canada’s Governor General in 2018, a humanitarian award from the Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians in May 2019, the Early Career Leader award from the Canadian Medical Association in 2020. Most recently, Dr. Dosani received an Honorary Degree (Doctor of Laws) from Ontario Tech University in 2022.

Affiliations

Palliative Care Physician, Department of Family & Community Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital at Unity Health Toronto
Founder and lead physician, Palliative Education And Care for the Homeless (PEACH), Inner City Health Associates
Health Equity Lead, Kensington Health
Health Equity Expert Advisor, Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
Assistant Professor, Division of Palliative Care, Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of Toronto
Recipient of the Governor-General of Canada’s Meritorious Service Cross for Humanitarianism