ELECTION RESULTS
DISTRICT 10
Dr . Philip Berger
Toronto
Graduated from : University of Manitoba Principal area of practice or specialty : Family Medicine Research Ethics Current hospital appointments : St . Michael ’ s Hospital
Dr . Haidar A . Mahmoud
Toronto
Graduated from : University of Al-Mustansiriyah ( Iraq ) Principal area of practice or specialty : Obstetrics and Gynecology Current hospital appointments : Scarborough Hospital , Birchmount Campus
Dr . Philip Berger was Chief of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at St . Michael ’ s from 1997- 2013 . Throughout his career , he has been recognized as an advocate for all people , regardless of their circumstances . It was recently announced that Dr . Berger would be inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame .
In 1987 , Dr . Berger co-founded the Toronto HIV Primary Care Physicians Group and established the HIV Project Centre Primary Care Mentor Program .
Dr . Haidar Mahmoud returns to Council for a second term . Before joining Council in 2014 , Dr . Mahmoud served as a College assessor for more than 10 years .
In 1995 , he completed residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Toronto . He has served as the Vice-President of the Medical Staff Association of the Scarborough Hospital and as Chief of its OB / GYN department from 2004-2010 .
Dr . Mahmoud recently completely a Masters Certification on Patient Safety and Quality Assurance from the University of Toronto .
Dr . Peeter Poldre
Toronto
Graduated from : University of Toronto Principal area of practice or specialty : Clinical Hematology Current hospital appointments : Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Dr . Poldre returns to Council . He joined the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine in 1984 , after completing a two-year fellowship in Hematology at Tufts-New England Medical Centre . He has taught extensively and was the inaugural Vice-President Education and Academy Director at Sunnybrook . He served for eight years as Sunnybrook ’ s Vice-President Medical Professional Practice .
In October 2012 , Dr . Poldre was elected in a by-election held in Toronto for College Council . He was re-elected for a 3-year term in October 2014 . In January 2015 , Dr . Poldre was appointed Chair of the Discipline Committee .
Dr . Patrick Safieh
Toronto
Graduated from : University of Toronto Principal area of practice or specialty : Family and Emergency Medicine Current hospital appointments : St . Joseph ’ s Health Centre Humber River Hospital
Dr . Patrick Safieh is new to the Council table . He has , however , been an assessor for many years for the College and is currently co-chair of the Quality Assurance Committee .
Dr . Safieh is a family and emergency physician , and for the past several years , has been Chief of Family Medicine at St . Joseph ’ s Health Centre in Toronto . He also teaches learners of all stages in his clinical practice .
Dr . Safieh has participated in various hospital administration positions throughout his career .
PHOTOS : BERGER & SAFIEH : CLAUDIA HUNG // MAHMOUD & POLDRE : D . W . DORKEN
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DIALOGUE ISSUE 4 , 2017