Gary Bloch

Gary Bloch is a family physician and Physician Lead, Equity and Social Interventions with St. Michael’s Hospital Academic Family health Team and an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto. His internationally recognized clinical, education, research, advocacy and innovative program development work focuses on the role of health providers in addressing social risks to health. He is a founding member of Inner City Health Associates and the advocacy group Health Providers Against Poverty. He served on an Ontario government panel tasked with developing a ten year road map to end poverty, as a senior fellow with the Wellesley Institute and as an AMS Phoenix Fellow.