Liana Hwang

Class of 2023

Liana Hwang is a Canadian family physician who previously worked in Cambodia, Tanzania, Haiti and Timor-Leste. She currently divides her time among low-risk obstetrics, surgery and refugee health in Calgary and Canmore, Alta. She is the creator of Canadian Women Physicians Day, which is celebrated annually on March 11, and she is the president elect of Canadian Women in Medicine, a non-profit organization that supports and connects women physicians. In Grade 4, she started a school newspaper and she has always hoped that eventually her career path would allow her to immerse herself in the craft of writing and journalism. She has published articles in Alberta Doctors’ Digest, the bimonthly newsletter of the Alberta Medical Association; The Messenger, the newsletter of the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta; Optimized Prescribing with Seniors, a joint communication of the Alberta Medical Association and the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta; Canadian Family Physician and the Canadian Medical Association Journal.