Dr. Rodrigo Cavalcanti appointed Internal Medicine Residency Program Director

The Department of Medicine is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Rodrigo Cavalcanti as the new Program Director for the Internal Medicine Residency Program.

Dr. Cavalcanti is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Clinician Educator in the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto and an internist at the University Health Network. He currently serves as the Director of the Ho Ping Kong Centre for Excellence in Education and Practice at Toronto Western Hospital. Dr. Cavalcanti obtained his M.D. and a Masters in Clinical Epidemiology from the University of Toronto, where he also did his residency in Internal Medicine. He has a national and international reputation in medical education research and scholarship and has received numerous local, national and international awards for teaching, research and mentorship. He also serves as a member of a number of committees at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, including Chair of the National CBD Benchmarking Working Group. 

Dr. Cavalcanti’s start date will be September 1, 2024. Dr. Lindsay Melvin has kindly agreed to serve as interim from July 1 to August 31 and will be relieving Dr. Peter Wu, who will start his new role as Departmental Division Director of Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology.

Please join us in welcoming Dr. Cavalcanti to his new role and thanking Drs. Wu, Melvin and Goguen for their invaluable service to the Department of Medicine.