About Marcus
Dr. Marcus Greatheart is a physician, social worker, and speaker who works at the frontlines of medicine—caring for people who are often pushed to the margins. He brings clarity, warmth, and a fierce commitment to justice in every conversation he leads.Marcus’s work focuses on compassionate, trauma-informed care and system-level change. With a background in both clinical care and community outreach, he helps audiences explore how to show up for others—without burning out or looking away.
“Dr. Marcus Greatheart is a rare kind of speaker—reliable, deeply authentic, and able to connect with people on a profoundly human level. At our conference, his talk stood out as one of those moments that people don’t just hear, they feel. He speaks to what we all need to be reminded of: the power of love, community, and humanity. Marcus doesn’t just share ideas—he leaves you changed.”
-Dr. Sara Lea, Medical Director
Education, Onboarding and Leadership Development, Island Health
Speaking & Workshops
Marcus speaks nationally to healthcare providers, educators, and changemakers on:→ Leading with Compassion: A wellness prescription for physicians and care providers.
→ Building trust with marginalized communities
→ Preventing burnout in frontline work
→ Trauma-informed care at the systems level
→ Quiet leadership for social justiceWhether speaking on a stage or facilitating a workshop circle, Marcus creates space for deep reflection, honest questions, and meaningful connection.
A PechaKucha talk on street medicine, burnout prevention, and why compassion is the strategy — not the risk.
Watch Marcus Speak
"Leading with Compassion” is a wellness prescription for care providers, rooted in lived experience and systems change. Watch Marcus in action at a PechaKucha event.
TikTok Reach
Marcus’s videos on TikTok have reached over [insert total video views or engagement stat if known] and resonate with audiences across Canada and the U.S.—especially those passionate about justice, compassion, and frontline care.His most viewed video has over 849,000 views and opens with a simple but powerful truth:
“Using drugs is the only thing that makes homelessness tolerable.”@DrMarcusG
🎯 13.5K Followers
🎥 Top video: 700K+ views
🌍 Viewers across Canada, the US and beyond
@drmarcusg As I’ve previously described, homelessness can be an independent driver of addiction and substance use disorders. #doctorsoftiktok #medicaldoctors #medicalstudent #traumainformed #medicalschool #addiction ♬ original sound - Dr. Greatheart, Family Med
Be the Doctor You Always Wanted to Be
Be the Doctor You Always Wanted to Be is a reflective workbook created for physicians who want to reconnect with the reasons they chose medicine in the first place. With more than 100 prompts that blend humour, honesty, and compassion, it offers space to pause, write, and rediscover meaning in practice. Designed by a physician–social worker who teaches communication and reflective practice, this book is as useful for personal journaling as it is for residency groups, retreats, and faculty wellness sessions.
Book Marcus to Speak
Reach out using this form — I’d love to hear from you about keynote, facilitation and teaching opportunities.
I live and work on the unceded territory of the Laichwiltach people, the We Wai Kai, Wei Wai Kum and Kwaikah First Nations, for which I am truly grateful.“Compassion is empathy in action.”
© 2025 Dr. Marcus Greatheart