Dr. Ally P. H. Prebtani is an Internist and Endocrinologist at McMaster University and recently
promoted to Full Professor of Medicine with the Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism,
Department of Medicine. He is the founder and director of the both the McMaster University
Internal Medicine Global Health Program and the Endocrinology & Metabolism Residency
Training Program. He is actively involved in several roles at the university including teaching,
clinical work, research, and administration at both the undergraduate and postgraduate level.
Dr. Prebtani is currently on the Expert Committee for the Diabetes Canada Clinical Practice
Guidelines and on the Task Force for the Tools Implementation for Hypertension Education
Canada and also sits as Chair of the Endocrine Hypertension Subgroup on the Clinical Practice
Guidelines Task Force for Hypertension Canada. He is also a consultant for the South Asian
Diabetes Chapter of the Diabetes Canada.
Dr. Prebtani is actively involved in voluntary work both in the community and academically. He
has served voluntarily in Uganda and India. He has won the Ontario Voluntary Service Award by
the government of Ontario for years of community service. Dr. Prebtani is also providing
voluntary medical service to the Aboriginal/1st Nations community in Hamilton and Brantford,
Ontario.