Dr. Sandy Buchman is a palliative care physician and Professor in the Division of Palliative Care, Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto. He currently holds the Freeman Family Chair in Palliative Care and since June 2020 he has served as Medical Director of the Freeman Centre for the Advancement of Palliative Care at North York General Hospital in Toronto, where he practices palliative and end of life care in the ambulatory clinic and home settings. From 2005-2019 he practiced palliative and end of life care with the Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care, Sinai Health System in Toronto. He has also worked as palliative care physician in the Palliative Care and Education for the Homeless (PEACH) program. He practiced comprehensive Family Medicine for many years with special interest in Social Accountability, Primary Care Cancer Care, Palliative Care, HIV/AIDS and Global Health – including volunteer experiences in South America and Africa. He is a founder and medical lead of a new hospice residence (Neshama) in North York opening in 2026. He also co-founded MAIDHouse, an independent facility in Toronto for the provision of medical assistance in dying. He has served as president of the Ontario College of Family Physicians, the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the Canadian Medical Association. He was awarded the Order of Canada in December 2024.