Irfan Dhalla, MD, FRCPC, General Internist, St. Michael's Hospital, Faculty member Departments of Medicine and Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto
Dr. Dhalla has been involved with CDM since its inception, initially serving a term as resident member of the board, and then continuing on in an advisory role after finishing his clinical training. He rejoined the board in 2009. He is a general internist at St. Michael's Hospital and holds faculty appointments in the Departments of Medicine and Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto. After completing his clinical training at the University of Toronto, he received a Commonwealth Scholarship, which he used to study for a master's degree in Health Policy, Planning and Financing from the London School of Economics and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
Dr. Dhalla believes that the best available evidence not only highlights the strengths of publicly funded healthcare, but also provides a foundation from which we can innovate within Medicare to improve health care quality.
