Dr. Louis Hugo Francescutti was installed as president of the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) during the association’s 146th annual meeting in Calgary. Dr. Francescutti succeeds Dr. Anna Reid, an emergency physician at Stanton Territorial Hospital in Yellowknife. “I feel strongly that Canada’s doctors can come together to transform our health care system into a system that will better serve our patients,” said Dr. Francescutti. “The evolving needs of Canada’s rapidly aging population mean there is no better time for the profession to shine.” Born in Montréal, Dr. Francescutti received his combined Doctor of Philosophy (Immunology) in 1985 and his Doctor of Medicine in 1987 from the University of Alberta.
In 1994, he completed further studies in injury control while working toward a Masters of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Francescutti currently works as an emergency physician at the Royal Alexandra Hospital and the Northeast Community Health Centre in Edmonton. As a professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Alberta, Dr. Francescutti has taught courses in injury control, public health and advocacy. Dr. Francescutti will serve as president of the CMA until August 2014.
