Ritika Goel
Canadian doctor and activist
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Ritika Goel is a Toronto-based Canadian writer, activist, professor, and family doctor known for public advocacy on social justice matters.
Ritika Goel | |
|---|---|
| Born | India |
| Occupation | Medical doctor |
| Organization(s) | University of Toronto Inner City Health Associates |
Early life
Goel was born in India before emigrating to Canada.[1]
Career and advocacy
Goel is a family doctor[2] who works for Inner City Health Associates[3] and a member of the Decent Work and Health Network[4] known for her advocacy around tax reform,[5] and her encouragement of doctors to express solidarity with Palestinians.[6] She is a professor at the University of Toronto's Department of Family and Community Medicine[7] where she was named as the first faculty lead for social accountability.[7]
Selected publications
As a sole author:
Co-authored:
- Gary Block and Ritika Goel, A Multi-level Approach to Treating Social Risk to Health for Health Providers - Chapter 3 of: Tackling Causes and Consequences of Health Inequalities by James Matheson, John Patterson, Laura Neilson, CRC Press, 2020 ISBN 9781351013895
- Goel et al., Implementation and impact of an online tool used in primary care to improve access to financial benefits for patients: a study protocol The BMJ 2017;7:e015947[9]