Alan Henry Tallmeister

Dr. Alan Henry Tallmeister - renowned Canadian anesthesiologist,contracted SARS during the epidemic in 2003, after intubating one of the first three patients to come down with the illness in Canada. He is now lecturing and writing about his experiences, and continues to practise medicine in Toronto, Canada. Alumnus of McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, and the University of Toronto, he has worked throughout Canada - in regions such as Baffin Island and Newfoundland. Dr. Tallmeister has served an eight year term as chief anesthesiologist at Scarboro Hospital, Grace division.

Dr. Tallmeister resides in Toronto with wife, Canadian poet, Mel Sarnese and their three daughters. His eldest daughter, Leanna, contracted SARS during the outbreak, and is now a public speaker, actor, and author.