Abby Hershler

Dr, Abby Hershler graduated from Concordia University with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications Studies in 1995, University of Toronto with a Masters of Arts in Sociology and Equity Studies in 1998 and McMaster University with medical degree in 2004. She completed University of Toronto’s Psychiatry residency program in 2009 and became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada that July. Since that time she has worked at Women’s College Hospital, currently dividing her time between the General Psychiatry and Trauma Therapy programs, including collaborative work with the Crossroads Refugee Clinic. She also provides psychiatric support to the Native Men’s Residence (NaMeRes) shelter as a consultant through the Inner City Health Associates. She is a Lecturer within the University of Toronto.