Monika Dutt

Monika Dutt is a Nova Scotia based Canadian medical doctor, and a past chair of Canadian Doctors for Medicare. She is known for taking advocacy stances on social justice matters and as the Executive Director of Upstream.

Monika Dutt

M.D.
Born
Burlington, Ontario
Alma materUniversity of Toronto
Queen's University (MD)
Johns Hopkins University (MPH, MBA)
OrganizationUpstream
Canadian Doctors for Medicare

Early life and education

Dutt is from Burlington, Ontario[1] and her mother and grandmother were also medical doctors.[2]

She studied the University of Toronto's Community Medicine Research Program and has a Doctorate in Medicine from Queen's University.[3]

She has a Masters of Business Administration and Masters of Public Health from Johns Hopkins University.[3]

Politics

Dutt ran for the New Democratic Party in the 2015 Canadian federal election in the Sydney-Victoria riding,[4] and campaigned for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 United States presidential election.[5]

Career and advocacy

Dutt has practiced medicine throughout Ontario and outside of Canada.[3] She has served on the board of directors of Doctors Nova Scotia,[6] chaired Canadian Doctors for Medicare,[7] and has been the medical officer for three provinces and territories in Canada:[8] Nova Scotia,[6] Newfoundland and Labrador,[9] and Northwest Territories[3]

She is the Executive Director of Upstream not for profit.[6]

She was one of many doctors who signed an open letter to Canadian federal Minister of Finance Bill Morneau calling for tax reform.[6]

Family life

Dutt lives with her son[1][10] in Sydney River, Nova Scotia.[11] She is a cyclist.[11]

References
  1. Connors, Christopher. "Dr. Monika Dutt returns to Cape Breton after working in Ontario | SaltWire". www.saltwire.com. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  2. Heaped up hopes, Canadian Family Physician, Volume 66(5) 2020
  3. "Health unit finds new medical officer, CEO – Fort Frances Times". Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  4. Amy, Smith (24 Aug 2015). "Canadian election 2015: Sydney-Victoria and what's at stake". CBC.
  5. MacDonald, Peggy (3 Nov 2016). "Cape Breton doctor Monika Dutt campaigns for Clinton". CBC.
  6. Collier, Roger (2017-12-11). "Doctor who supported tax reforms removed from board of Doctors Nova Scotia". CMAJ. 189 (49): E1539–E1540. doi:10.1503/cmaj.109-5535. ISSN 0820-3946. PMID 29229722.
  7. Collier, Roger (2017-09-01). "How physicians can "flex their advocacy muscles"". CMAJ. 189 (36): E1152. doi:10.1503/cmaj.1095479. ISSN 1488-2329. PMC 5595558. PMID 28893880.
  8. Glauser, Wendy (2018-04-16). "Rise of women in medicine not matched by leadership roles". CMAJ. 190 (15): E479–E480. doi:10.1503/cmaj.109-5567. ISSN 0820-3946. PMID 29661820.
  9. Ray, Carolyn (10 Nov 2021). "Pandemic showed need for national physician licence, doctors argue". CBC.
  10. Chiu, Elizabeth (20 April 2020). "Medical marathon: Doctors deal with their own stress so they can fight COVID-19". CBC.
  11. Latimer, Emily (21 April 2022). "CBRM's decision to suspend active transportation funding 'unfortunate,' says cyclist". CBC.
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