Edward Xie works as an emergency physician and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine (DFCM) at the University of Toronto, on Treaty 13 territory. He was the past President and Board Chair of Toronto Environmental Alliance, a community-based non-profit, Board member and Ontario Chair of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment and Faculty Co-Lead of Climate Change and Health in the DFCM. Edward is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Canadian Doctors for Medicare with research interests focusing on social and structural determinants of health. He is pursuing doctoral studies in health systems research with projects on pharmacare, financial protection, and distributive justice.