Dr. Seema Marwaha is a general internal medicine physician, educator, and journalist dedicated to bridging the worlds of medicine and media to advance health equity, empower patients, and transform the way health is communicated to both patients and the public. She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto, Deputy Site Director for the Internal Medicine Residency Program at St. Michael’s Hospital, and Site Lead for the GIM Fellowship Program.

Born and raised in Edmonton, she completed her undergraduate and medical training at the University of Alberta before moving to Toronto for residency and fellowship. She later received the Frank Knox Memorial Fellowship to pursue a Master’s in Education at Harvard, specializing in technology and innovation, and completed a Fellowship in Global Journalism at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. Since 2019, she has served as Editor-in-Chief of the national publication Healthy Debate, where she has built an innovative communication and advocacy training program for health professionals. She has also contributed regularly to CBC, Post Media, the Canadian Press and Maclean’s. Her academic work centers on healthcare storytelling, patient experience education, advocacy, anti-racism, and the innovative use of technology in health education.

Outside of medicine, she is a music lover, avid traveler, and proud mother of two boys.