Sheela Basrur
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Sheela Basrur was the Chief Medical Officer of Health and Assistant Deputy Minister of Public Health in the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. She resigned from the position on 6 December 2006, citing cancer.[1]. She will replaced by interim head Dr. George Pasut.
Appointed in 2004, she was previously the first Medical Officer of Health for the amalgamated City of Toronto. She gained public exposure during the 2003 Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) breakout in Toronto (appearing on CNN [2]). Before her stint in Toronto she was Medical Officer of Health for the East York Health Unit.
A graduate of the University of Toronto with a Masters of Health Science degree, Basrur was a general practitioner in Guelph, Ontario, a specialist in Community Medicine. She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto.
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- Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care - Public Information - Commissioner of Public Chief Medical Officer of Health. Retrieved on June 25, 2006.
| Preceded by N/A ?–? |
Public Officer of Health - City of Toronto 2004–2005 |
Succeeded by Dr. David McKeown |
| Preceded by Colin D'Cunha |
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care - Public Information - Commissioner of Public Chief Medical Officer of Health 2005–2006 |
Succeeded by Dr. George Pasut |
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