Following the completion of his Family Medicine residency in Montreal , he has been in Family Practice since 1997. Dr. Malek joined Hillel Lodge as an attending physician in 1997, and has a special interest in geriatric medicine. Currently, he is a staff physician at the Ottawa Hospital Family Health Team and also provides in-patient care at the Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus. Dr. Malek is an Associate Professor at the University of Ottawa, and involved in the training of both medical students and Family Medicine residents.