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Overview
The Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health provides public health expertise to support health surveillance, population health and disease control initiatives on issues of public health importance.
Dr. Mark Joffe was appointed Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health on November 14, 2022 by the Minister of Health.
Chief Medical Officer of Health
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Dr. Mark Joffe
An experienced healthcare leader with a lifelong passion and interest in the prevention of infectious diseases, Dr. Mark Joffe has worked with the former Capital Health and now Alberta Health Services for more than 25 years.
Past leadership roles include Chair of the Royal Alexandra Hospital Medical Staff Society and two terms as President of the Capital Region Medical Staff Association, as well as President of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases of Canada, among numerous local and national duties. Dr. Joffe is also a professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Alberta.
A Calgary native, Dr. Joffe graduated with his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Calgary in 1982. He achieved a Specialist Certificate in Internal Medicine and a Certificate of Special Competence in Infectious Diseases from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in 1986 and 1989, respectively. He pursued further studies through a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Alberta and the Stanford University School of Medicine between 1989 and 1993.
Health information and news from Dr. Joffe
Publications
Articles
A letter from Dr. Mark Joffe to parents and guardians about influenza season for children and families
Contact
To connect with the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health, use the Government of Alberta contact form.