CanHealth International (Dr. Karim Qayumi)

Dr. Karim Qayumi is a physician and surgeon, CEO of CanHealth International, a Canadian not-for-profit organization that brings high standard healthcare education free of charge to developing nations. He is also a professor at the University of British Columbia (UBC), acting as Director of Research at the UBC Divisions of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, and Director of Surgical Techniques Training Programs for undergraduate medical students, core surgical residents and specialty surgical residents. In addition, he is the editor of the Journal of Investigative Surgery.