Michael Baker (physician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Canadian physician, academic, and cancer researcher
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Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
About Michael Baker (physician)
- Michael Allen Baker, (born January 24, 1943) is a Canadian physician, academic, and cancer researcher.
- He is Rose Family Chair in Medicine, former Physician-in-Chief, University Health Network and Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto.
- His research has helped to improve the understanding of human leukemia and other cancers.Born in Toronto, Ontario, Baker attended Oakwood Collegiate Institute, then received his M.D.
- from the University of Toronto in 1966.
- He received his diploma from the National Board of Medical Examiners in 1967 and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada specializing in Hematology and Internal Medicine.
- In 1982, he joined the University of Toronto as a Professor of Medicine.
- In 1992, he was made Physician-in-Chief of the Toronto General Hospital.He was President of the National Cancer Institute of Canada for 3 years and a Board member of the Canadian Cancer Society for 5 years.
- In 2008, he was appointed by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Executive Lead - Patient Safety, to oversee the government's patient safety agenda.
- In 2011, he was elected Chair of the Board of the Institute of Evaluative Sciences (ICES).
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