Medcan Health Management

David Macklin, MD, CCFP

Dr. Macklin obtained his medical degree at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg and completed his family medicine residency at the University of Toronto.  He is a certificant of the College of Family Physicians of Canada.  Dr. Macklin has focused his career on weight loss, metabolism and obesity management.  He is the Founder of Weightcare Clinics, co-founder of PatientTalk in Toronto and one of Canada’s leading physicians in weight care management.  He has committed his career to helping others change their behaviour, develop a healthy lifestyle and manage their weight.  Dr. Macklin has extensive clinical experience in the management of obesity and preventive medicine with a focus on the behavioural aspects of obesity.  He has also been active in the media promoting health as the medical expert host on the Gemini winner “X-weighted” TV documentary series as well as being a regular health contributor to various national TV networks (City TV, Breakfast Television, CP24, CTV National News, Global National News, Rogers Television).  Dr. Macklin is a member of the Canadian Obesity Network and American College of Lifestyle Medicine.