Alan Katz, MD, CCFP
Dr Katz is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Community Health Sciences and Family Medicine at the University of Manitoba and is the Associate Director for Research at the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy. He received his medical training at the University of Cape Town.
The decision to settle in Canada was to a large extent based on the opportunity work in a universal coverage healthcare system. This commitment to Medicare has been enhanced by both his subsequent clinical experience as a family physician in Saskatchewan and then Manitoba, and his studies in Health Policy. He sees the opportunity to support Medicare and ensure its survival through active involvement with the Board of Canadian Doctors for Medicare as both an exciting opportunity and a huge honor.
Alan's research interests are focused on Primary Care and Quality of Care. He is the Principal Investigator of the CIHR/Cancercare Manitoba Team in Primary Care Oncology Research and currently holds the MMSF Clinical Professorship in Population Health. He is the Chair of the Primary Prevention Action Group of the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer.
