Howard Brian Goldman (born 1956) is a Canadian emergency physician, author, public speaker, and

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Education and career

He completed his undergraduate medical education at the University of Toronto in 1980. In July 1980, he began postgraduate medical education in

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. On 15 January 1982, Goldman obtained his Independent Practice Certificate from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. He received his certification in family medicine from the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) in July 1984, followed by a certificate of advanced competency in

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from the CFPC in November 1985. He practices in the Schwartz Reisman Emergency Centre at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Goldman has been a regular medical columnist on CBC Radio One since 1999. Goldman was also awarded fellowship in the CFPC, thereby entitled to display the "FCPF" special designation, in addition to his current membership certification in both family medicine and emergency medicine domains, "MCFP (EM)".

Broadcasting

He also hosts an award-winning current affairs radio series, ''

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'', on CBC Radio One about the culture of modern medicine and various aspects of the Canadian

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and is the house Doctor for the ''Afternoon Edition'' on CBC Radio One in Saskatchewan. In addition to the series' podcast copy of their content, Dr. Goldman has a concurrent original podcast, ''The Dose'', which has a similar medical theme.

Author

In 2010, his first book, ''The Night Shift: Real Life in the Heart of the ER'', was published by HarperCollins Canada. ''The Night Shift'' is a book on his experiences working the night shift as an emergency physician. His second book, ''The Secret Language of Doctors'' is about slang or argot terms used by doctors, nurses, and other health professionals to talk about patients, unpleasant clinical situations, as well as colleagues.The Toronto Star, "Dr. Brian Goldman shares physician slang in new book", Richard Ouzounian, Life, Tues., April 22, 2014 His third book is ''The Power of Kindness'', 2018, at HarperCollins Canada. His fourth book is ''The Power of Teamwork'', 2022, at HarperCollins Canada.

Film

Goldman had a small and uncredited role in the 1971 hit Summer of '42.

References

External links

CBC Radio's White Coat, Black Art

CBC's podcast, ''The Dose''

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