SHIMI K. KANG, MD is an award-winning, Harvard-trained psychiatrist, researcher, media expert, bestselling author, and international keynote speaker. She is a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia and the former Medical Director for Child and Youth Mental Health for Vancouver community.

Dr. Kang is passionate about providing science based tools that optimize the power of the human mind. She is a dynamic and engaging keynote speaker represented by Speaker’s Spotlight Agency.

Dr. Kang is the founder of Dolphin Kids: Future-Ready Leaders, C-Founder of the Get SPARKY App, and host of “Mental Wealth” on YouTube. She has received numerous honors including the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry and YWCA Woman of Distinction awards.

Dr. Kang is most proud of receiving the Diamond Jubilee Medal for her years of outstanding community service and of being the mother of three awesome but exhausting children.