Michael Baker (physician)

Michael Allen Baker, CM OOnt (born January 24, 1943) is a Canadian physician, academic, and cancer researcher. He is Rose Family Chair in Medicine,[1] 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.[2]

Born in Toronto, Ontario, Baker attended Oakwood Collegiate Institute,[3] 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.[4]

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.[2] 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.[5] In 2011, he was elected Chair of the Board of the Institute of Evaluative Sciences (ICES).