Vivien Brown, MDCM, CCFP, FCFP, NCMP
Dr. Vivien Brown is a family physician and author in Toronto. Educated at McGill University, she currently is appointed to the Department of Family & Community Medicine at the University of Toronto, holding the rank of Assistant Professor. An award winner for teaching on many levels, her major interests are in the area of health promotion and prevention for women, and continuing medical education. She is Vice President of Medisys Health Group, a business dedicated to preventative health. The College of Family Physicians of Ontario has named Dr Brown “Physician of the Year for the Region of Toronto”, awarded November 2012. Representing Family Medicine in Canada, she has been on the board of the Canadian Immunization Conference and currently is on the Board of “Immunize Canada”, an educational component of Public Health Canada. She has lectured locally, nationally and internationally on preventative medicine and implementation issues around vaccination. She was the past President of the Federation of Medical Women of Canada, linking female physicians, students and residents throughout the country. Recently she has been the Chair of the in augural HPV Prevention Week 2017 in Canada. Promoting good health for Canadians, her book, “A Woman’s Guide to Healthy Aging” has just been published this fall.
