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Nevio Cimolai, MD, FRCP(C), is a practising physician and academic university professor. His career has included general practice, specialty practice, basic science and clinical research in several fields, medical administration and public health service, medical publication and editorial support, and curriculum development and reform. He has taught both undergraduate and postgraduate students in medical fields as diverse as nursing, medical technology, primary medical school, and postmedical graduate education. His former postgraduate teaching program was awarded the highest commendation from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and he has personally been awarded for undergraduate teaching excellence. He has provided lectureships and organized symposia on local, national, and international levels. He maintains specialty interest in medical microbiology and clinical infection and has published books and book chapters on basic science microbiology, medical microbiology, infectious diseases, public health, and infection control. He has provided more than 400 oral and written publications in the scientific and clinical fields.