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MD, CCFP(EM), FCFP
Dr. Porfiris was born and raised in Toronto and received his MD from the University of Toronto in 1994.He then finished the University of Toronto’s Family Medicine Residency Program at the Toronto East General Hospital site in 1996. He began to practice both family and emergency medicine at TEGH soon after graduating and then became interested in teaching while working in the emergency department. He became the director of Emergency undergraduate and postgraduate education in 2007 and has enjoyed the role since then. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto. Dr Porfiris has had the privilege to teach medical students, residents and fellows in the emergency department at TEGH. He has been invited to speak on topics related to emergency medicine care at the hospital as well as city, provincial and national conferences. He has won numerous teaching awards including the provincial PAIRO excellence in teaching award and the national CAIR teaching award and College of Family physicians of Canada Award of Excellence in teaching. He lives in Toronto with his wife and 2 children. He enjoys playing soccer, reading and travelling.