Shafiq Qaadri
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Doctor Shafiq Qaadri MPP MD |
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| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Etobicoke North |
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Assumed office October 2, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | John Hastings |
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| Born | 1963 (age 53–54) Chicago, U.S. |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence | Toronto |
| Profession | Medical doctor |
Shafiq Qaadri (born c. 1963) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who was elected in 2003. He represents the riding of Etobicoke North.
Qaadri was born in Chicago. His parents had immigrated from Pakistan. The family moved to Toronto in the 1970s.
Qaadri graduated from Upper Canada College in 1983, and from the University of Toronto Medical School in 1988. During his academic career, he won several scholarships including an English-Speaking Union Essay Prize to Oxford University and a Medical Research Council Scholarship in Clinical Neurosurgery.
Before entering political life, Qaadri was commentator in the Canadian media for his discussions of medical issues (which he usually presented in a populist manner, intended for non-specialists). He has written numerous articles on medicine for journals such as the The Medical Post Qaadri has been granted the position of Designated Medical Practitioner by the Canadian government.
His book The Testosterone Factor: A Practical Guide to Improving Vitality and Virility, Naturally (), on the subject of andropause (described as the male equivalent of menopause), was released in 2006.
He was the keynote speaker at the 40th annual convention of the Islamic Medical Association of North America in July 2007. He is also a speaker at numerous community groups in the Greater Toronto Area, teaching how about the prevention and heart disease to South Asian groups.
Qaadri lives in Toronto with his wife and three children.
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