About Dr. Zach

Dr. Zachary Levine (Dr. Zach) is a clinician and a teacher who is passionate about educating people about their health and empowering them to take control of it. He is an ER doctor, medical examiner, and program director, and is assistant professor in the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University. Dr. Zach appears regularly on Breakfast Television Montreal as well as on Zoomer Radio. He is star of the Ask Dr. Zach series on Vision TV, OneTV, and HopeTV. He is a regular contributor to Zoomer Magazine, and is medical correspondent for Zoomer Radio.

University Appointments

  • 2013 – presentAssistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University
  • 2011 – presentProgram Director, McGill University CCFP-EM residency program
  • 2005 – presentFaculty Lecturer, Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, Montreal
  • 2008 – 2011Assistant Director, McGill University Medical School Emergency Medicine Teaching Program (Senior Clerkship):

Clinical Appointments

  • 2006 – presentStaff Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal General Hospital and Royal Victoria Hospital
  • 2005 – 2006Staff Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Lachine General Hospital, Montreal, QC
  • 2003 – presentStaff Physician, Department of Family Medicine, McGill University
  • 2003 – 2006Staff Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Barrie Memorial Hospital, Ormstown, QC

Research Internship

  • 1995-1996Research Internship, Department of Psychiatry Faculty of Medicine University of California, San Diego

Residency Training

  • 2000-2003McGill University Hospitals

Medical School

  • 1996 – 2000M.D. Degree Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen’s University, Kingston

Professional Memberships

  • Association des Medecins Omnipracticiens de Montreal
  • Canadian Association for Adolescent Health
  • Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians
  • Canadian Medical Association
  • College des Medecins du Quebec
  • College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
  • Quebec Medical Association
  • Federation des Medecins Omnipracticiens du Quebec

Certifications

  • PresentInstructor, Advanced Cardiac Life Support
  • 2015Fellowship, College of Family Physicians of Canada
  • Medical License, Province of Ontario
  • 2011College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
  • 2007Certificate of Special Competence in Emergency Medicine (CCFP-EM)
  • 2003Medical Licence, Province of Quebec
  • 2003Certification in family medicine by the CFPC
  • 2001Licenciate, Medical Council of Canada

Invited Lectures to Physicians

  • Top Emergency Medicine Articles of the Past Year — At Family Medicine Forum, annual conference of the College of Family Physicians of Canada.
  • Chest Pain: An evidence based review of the diagnosis and management oflife-threatening causes of chest pain
  • Airway Management for the Emergency Physician and Family Physician : Lecture.
  • Five Emergency Medicine Articles You Should Have Read Last Year : Lecture for the Thursday evening lecture series, McGill University Centre for Continuing Health Care Education.
  • Mild Traumatic Brain Injury — Diagnosis and Management: Plenary Lecture at A Practical Course in Emergency Medicine to 125 physicians.

Invited Lectures to Students & Residents

  • Stress and Burnout in the Emergency Department — Lecture at McGill Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds
  • The McGill CCFP-EM Program — Presentation to McGill Emergency Medicine Interest Group
  • Rural versus Urban Emergency Medicine – Lecture to McGill Emergency Medicine Interest Group
  • EKG Rhythm Recognition – ACLS Teaching to second year medical students
  • Essentials of Trauma: Co-author and presenter of 3 hour trauma introductory lecture to fourth year medical students
  • Emergency Medicine : Presentation to 60 college and high school level students about emergency medicine

Simulation Teaching

  • Annual simulation sessions for McGill CCFP-EM Residents (Covering trauma, airway, and resuscitation).
  • Procedural Skills Workshop:(Organizer and teacher of workshop for residents in CCFP-EMprogram.)
  • Airway Management for the Emergency Physician and Family Physician:= Hands-on workshopat McGill Simulation Centre.
  • Mass Casualty Workshop: Co-organizer of workshop for 35 royal college and 12 CCFP-EM, emergency medicine residents.

Areas of Expertise

DR. ZACHARY LEVINE HAS MULTIPLE AREAS OF EXPERTISE, AND HAS A SPECIAL INTEREST IN MEDICAL ERROR, MALPRACTICE, STRESS, AND BURNOUT. HE HAS ALSO BEEN FEATURED ON TELEVISION, RADIO, AND PRINT MEDIA COVERING ALL OF THE TOPICS BELOW, AS WELL AS OTHERS.

 

  • ABDOMINAL PAIN
  • ARTHRITIS
  • BACK PAIN
  • BLOOD PRESSURE
  • CANCER
  • CATARACTS
  • EYES
  • HEART ATTACK
  • INTERNET MEDICINE/DR. GOOGLE
  • IRREGULAR HEARTBEAT
  • MENTAL HEALTH
  • MISDIAGNOSIS
  • OSTEOPOROSIS
  • RESPIRATORY
  • SEASONAL DISORDER
  • SKIN
  • SPINE
  • STROKE
  • SEIZURE