Course Director

Dr. K. S. Gaind

Dr. Gaind is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto. He is a consultant psychiatrist in psychoonology at Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH), one of the top comprehensive cancer treatment and research centres in the world.

Since 1999 he has been an Executive Member and Medical Practice & Tariff Chair of the Ontario Medical Association Section on Psychiatry, and is actively involved in health policy development and advocating for improved delivery of psychiatric services. He has served as President of the Ontario Psychiatric Association (OPA), is Chair of the Continuing Education Committee of the OPA and is Chair of the Canadian Psychiatric Association Standing Committee on Economics. He is a Past President of the Professional Association of Internes and Residents of Ontario (PAIRO).

Dr. Gaind lectures and teaches on psychooncology, cross-cultural issues, and other psychiatric topics to residents, practicing physicians, community health clinics, and lay audiences, and has spoken and written on public health issues relevant to psychiatry at provincial and national forums and in the media. In addition to his university and hospital practice, he maintains a community based practice consulting to family physicians. Dr. Gaind has received awards for teaching, medico-political advocacy and influencing public health policy, including being awarded a Presidential Commendation from the Canadian Psychiatric Association for significantly advancing the practice of psychiatry in Ontario and the University of Toronto Department of Psychiatry Henry Durost Award for Excellence in Creative Professional Activity.