Joelene Huber

Class of 2016

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Dr. Joelene Huber is a medical doctor (MD/PhD), broadcast medical journalist, and Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto. A graduate of both the Munk School of Global Affairs fellowship in Journalism and Seneca’s Broadcast Journalism program, she has become one of Canada’s leading media health experts, providing knowledge translation of health information through television, web, and print media. Dr. Huber is a regular health contributor on CBC national television news network. As a medical journalist and health expert, she has contributed nearly 70 health segments on major television networks (CBC, CTV, CityTV, Global, CHCH, Rogers), and written columns for The Globe and Mail, CBC, Today’s Parent magazine, and Inside Soccer magazine, and has published several medical research articles, presented at numerous medical conferences and is an author in two medical textbooks. Dr. Huber was recently nominated for an Ontario Premier’s Award in the category ‘most outstanding recent graduate’ for her contribution to health promotion through multimedia medical journalism. Dr. Huber holds an MD from McMaster University, an MSc from McGill University, and a PhD in Medical Science and Neuroscience from the University of Toronto. She completed her pediatric residency training at the Hospital for Sick Children and subspecialty fellowship training at Holland-Bloorview Rehabilitation Centre. She works as a staff academic physician at St. Michael’s Hospital, is an associate staff at SickKids hospital, and is part of the Inner City Health Pediatric Outreach Team, providing specialized medical care in Toronto’s Regent Park. Dr. Huber has been a consultant several times on behalf Sick Kids Hospital International to help develop pediatric medical clinics in the Middle East.

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