Brian David Hodges
Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
University Health Network•Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Senior healthcare leader currently serving as Chief Medical Officer and EVP Education at Canada's largest healthcare system: the University Health Network in Toronto. Professor at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine and Senior Fellow, Massey College at University of Toronto. Immediate past president of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and serve on the Board of the Royal College Foundation. Research and writing focus on compassion in healthcare, examination and assessment of competence, and the effects of technology including artificial intelligence on healthcare and education. Most recent book is an edited collection: “Without Compassion There Is No Healthcare” (McGill Queen’s Press)
Career Timeline
- AMS HealthcareCurrent2011–Present· 15 yrs 9 mos
- Senior Strategy AdvisorCurrentDec 2015–Present
- Project Lead: AMS Phoenix Project2011–Dec 2015
- Massey CollegeCurrentSep 2010–Present· 16 yrs 1 mo
- Senior FellowCurrentSep 2010–Present
- Université Paris CitéCurrentDec 2007–Present· 18 yrs 10 mos
- Intervenant (invited lecturer)CurrentDec 2007–Present
- University Health NetworkCurrentSep 1998–Present· 28 yrs 1 mo
- Executive Vice President, Chief Medical OfficerCurrentNov 2018–Present
- Physician, Attending and Consultant PsychiatristSep 1998–Present
- Executive Vice President EducationOct 2015–Oct 2018
- Vice President EducationOct 2010–Oct 2015
- Director, Wilson Centre for Research in EducationSep 2003–Sep 2011
- University of TorontoCurrentJul 1996–Present· 30 yrs 3 mos
- ProfessorCurrentJul 2007–Present
- Associate ProfessorJul 2002–Aug 2009
- Vice-Chair Education, Department of PsychiatrySep 1998–Dec 2010
- Assistant ProfessorJul 1996–Jun 2002
- Feb 2023–Feb 2025· 2 yrs
- PresidentFeb 2023–Feb 2025
- Jul 1994–Aug 1998· 4 yrs 1 mo
- Staff Psychiatrist Emergency and General Psychiatry (Clarke Institute site)Jul 1994–Aug 1998
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Education
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto
Diploma
Health Economics and Social Science
Université Paris CitéMaster of Education (MEd)
Health Professions Education
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto
FRCPC
Psychiatry Residency Program
University of Toronto
Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Medicine
Queen's UniversityBachelor's degree
Life sciences
Queen's University