Prior to becoming chief medical officer at Medcan, Dr. Peter Nord was vice-president and CMO at Unity Health Toronto. In the role, he was site lead for Providence Healthcare with operational oversight of laboratory, pharmacy, diagnostic imaging, risk management, quality and safety, outpatient services, infection control and all physician staff oversight and support.

Nord is the founder of Stillbrook Accessible Retirement Residences Inc., a registered charity focused on developing affordable retirement living communities for lower socioeconomic frail seniors across Ontario. He’s also the provincial physician champion for the alternative level of care through the Cancer Care Ontario/Access to Care and a key thought-leader in improving patient flow and reducing “hallway health care.” As such, he’s a member of the premier’s council on improving health care in Ontario.

Since 2004, Nord was an attending physician for a 35 patient stroke/neuro rehabilitation unit within Providence Hospital. He’s also an assistant professor at the University of Toronto. Following his training at McMaster University and U of T, he went on to hold senior leadership positions in the U.S. with several health systems and was medical director for Anthem Blue Cross for several years.