Dr. Shaheed Hakim completed his Doctor of Medicine (MD) program at Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE) in the Dominican Republic. He then completed his residency in Anatomical Pathology at the University of Ottawa. This was followed by a fellowship in Gastrointestinal and Surgical Pathology at St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto. He is currently a staff pathologist at St. Joseph’s Health Centre and St. Michael’s Hospital (Unity Health Toronto), where he practices GI pathology and cytopathology. He is actively involved with multidisciplinary collaborations in research, academic teaching and digital pathology.