Dr. Russell Goldman

Dr. Russell Goldman is one of Canada’s foremost experts in hospice and palliative care. He has served as Director of the Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care at Mount Sinai Hospital, Director of the Interdepartmental Division of Palliative Care at Sinai Health, Palliative Care Clinical Co-Lead for Ontario Health (Toronto Region), and earlier in his career, as Medical Director of Palliative Care for the Toronto Central CCAC. He is also an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto, holds an MD from U of T, and a Master of Public Health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Throughout his career, Dr. Goldman has championed integrated, patient-centred care across home, hospital, and residential settings, with a consistent focus on expanding access to quality end-of-life care and supporting family caregivers.