Charles Hayter, M.D., is a physician, oncologist, award‑winning playwright and author, based in Toronto, Canada. He is passionate about returning humanity and personal connection to medical care, as well as the use of story and drama to illuminate medical practice.
News
- Charles will appear at the Kingston, Ontario, WritersFest in October, 2026, to lead a workshop on writing illness narratives. For more info and to register: Taking A History: Illness Narratives
- His story The Boy Who Loved Alice was long-listed from a field of >1300 entries for the 2025 CBC Nonfiction Prize.
It was published as “Through the Looking Glass” in The Globe and Mail June 18, 2026. - After my father’s death, I learned we had more in common than I’d thought
“I am a little speechless, this is simply a beautiful piece of writing. Just beautiful.” – anonymous comment.
Cancer Confidential
NOW AVAILABLE through book outlets worldwide!
“This courageous and splendidly written book deserves to be read by patients, their families, and health care professionals.”
Philip C Hébert MD, Professor Emeritus,
Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, and author of
Good Medicine and Doing Right
For more information visit the University of Toronto Press.
