Toronto appoints a new medical officer of health
Dr. Michelle Murti,
the city's newly appointed medical officer of health.
Murti, who has been associate chief medical officer of health with Ontario's Ministry of Health since late 2021, takes on her new role on Sept. 3, pending approval from the province. She graduated from University of Toronto medical school and has a masters of public health from Dalla Lana.
'Dr. Murti is a respected public health physician with a deep understanding of both local community health and global disease prevention,' said Mayor Oliva Chow at city council Wednesday. 'Dr. Murti is the right person to lead us through this next chapter.'
As Toronto's top doctor, she will lead the local public health unit and develop policies to limit the spread of disease in the city. Chow said Murti has a lot of work ahead of her, such as preparing for long-term climate change impacts.
The process to replace the city's previous permanent medical officer of health, Dr. Eileen de Villa,
was significantly delayed for reasons that are not entirely clear
. De Villa announced her retirement more than a year ago and stepped down at the end of December.
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