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Dr. McAlister’s five colorectal cancer awareness and prevention tips

Dr. Ted McAlister, MD, FRCSC is a Surgical Oncologist at William Osler Health System (Osler). He graduated from Queen’s University Medical School in Kingston and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Dr. McAlister also completed a Fellowship in Surgical Oncology at the University of Toronto.

Each year, more than 24,000 Canadians are diagnosed with colorectal cancer, accounting for 10 per cent of all new cancer cases.1 William Osler Health System’s Dr. McAlister...

The unique role of Osler’s Ethics Research team

In the ever-evolving landscape of health care, ethical considerations play a crucial role in shaping policies, practices, and patient care. At the Osler Research Institute for Health Innovation, an exceptional team of ethicists is addressing some of these complex dilemmas and driving positive change. The research, focused on ethics quality improvement, allows important questions to be addressed while advancing the field of health care ethics and people-centered decision-making.

This approach is...

Doctors making a difference: Dr. Davinder Wadehra

This story is part of William Osler Health System’s (Osler) Doctors Making a Difference campaign featuring Osler doctors who are going beyond to improve our community’s health.

Sometimes life can feel like a roller coaster, with its share of highs and lows. That was certainly the case for Andrea Turner, who kicked off 2023 with the joyful birth of her son in March, then landed in hospital with a ruptured cyst on her ovaries in July, and ended the year in surgery to insert a catheter for dialysis...

Osler welcomes Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to Peel Memorial

Hospital and community health care providers discussed diabetes, pharmacare and the needs of the Brampton community

Today, William Osler Health System (Osler) was pleased to welcome The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada; Sonia Sidhu, Member of Parliament for Brampton South; and local community partners to Peel Memorial Centre for Integrated Health and Wellness (Peel Memorial) to discuss diabetes, pharmacare and the unique health care needs of the Brampton community.

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Meet Osler’s 2023 Service Value Award winner: Dr. Michael Mohareb

When Osler cardiologist Dr. Michael Mohareb was going through medical school, he said he wasn’t really thinking of cardiology as a pathway. It was the people who knew him best, who saw how he interacted with patients and families during his cardiology rotation, that guided him toward this specialization.

And he hasn’t looked back since.

“One of the things I love about cardiology is its breadth of practice … the opportunity to care for patients across all spectrums of health. People who are well...