Ebru Kaya

Background

About Ebru Kaya

I graduated from Guy's and St. Thomas's Hospitals Medical Schools, London, UK in 1998 and after my residency in internal medicine, went onto specialize in palliative medicine. I am an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto in the Division of Palliative Medicine. I am the site lead for the Toronto General Hospital palliative care team and Program Director for the subspecialty program in palliative medicine. I currently divide my time between provision of clinical services, teaching, and in my leadership roles for University Health Network, the Division of Palliative Medicine and the Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians. I have been working as a front line clinician for over two decades and my understanding of what matters and how to achieve them has changed through thousands of encounters with patients as well as my own experience of the health care system as a patient and family member. My passion is non-cancer palliative care, and my vision is to ensure that all Canadians have access to excellent palliative care, regardless of their disease, age, cultural, religious or socioeconomic background.