Dr. Steven D. Soroka has been a surveyor for Accreditation Canada since 2008, and the Senior Medical Director for the Nova Scotia Health Authority Renal Program and Pharmacy Services since 2016.
He is the Professor of Medicine at Dalhousie University, and a Nephrologist in the Department of Medicine within Nova Scotia Health. Hence, he has had several leadership positions at various levels of the health care system. He was a medical advisor to the Nova Scotia Provincial Renal Program, Physician Lead of the Capital District Renal Program, VP of Medicine for Capital Health, and the Executive Medical Director of the Central Zone of the Nova Scotia Health Authority. Moreover, he was the medical director of Nephrology clinical trials for 12 years and was the medical advisor to the Nova Scotia Chapter of the kidney foundation from 2006 – 2012. In 2022, he was acknowledged as a Patient Safety Leader champion and was the recipient of the Nova Scotia Health 2022 Making Waves Award Program Leadership Excellence Award –Physician Leader. In March 2023, he was also awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal (Nova Scotia). Hence, he likes that his position is a mix of clinical, research, teaching and admin.
Dr. Soroka was born and raised in Western Canada until 1999 then moved to Nova Scotia. Therefore, he received his medical degree at the University of Saskatchewan in 1990. Dr. Soroka is known to be an avid traveler.
