Ritika Goel

Dr. Ritika Goel is a family physician in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at University of Toronto working with the St. Michael's Hospital Academic Family Health Team. Ritika has been engaged in health-related activism, medical education, public speaking and writing on issues at the intersection of health and social justice throughout her career. She has served as the Faculty Lead for Social Accountability at the Department of Family and Community Medicine, and Chair of the Social Accountability Working Group at the College of Family Physicians of Canada. She has organized with various organizations such as Canadian Doctors for Medicare, OHIP for All, and Doctors for Defunding the Police. Ritika is passionate about bringing lenses of anti-oppression and social justice into medicine, including medical education, continuing professional development and institutional change. Find her on Twitter at @RitikaGoelTO.