Founder and CEO
True North Medical , Canada
Dr. Chris Cavacuiti BA, MD, CCFP, MHSc, (C)ASAM, FCFP, (D)ABAM, CCSAM, DFASAM is the medical director for the TrueNorth Medical Centres and an assistant professor at the University of Toronto.
Before founding the TrueNorth Medical Centres in 2013, he worked as a staff physician at St. Michael’s Hospital, the Casey House Aids Hospice and the Seaton House homeless shelter. His clinical, research and advocacy work focuses on addiction medicine, LGBT issues, HIV/AIDS, and Immigrant/Refugee Health.
The TrueNorth Medical Centres now have over a dozen addiction medicine clinics serving a variety of communities across Ontario.
He was the lead editor of the 2012 American Society of Addiction Medicine textbook entitled Principles of Addiction Medicine: The Essentials.