Chris Loreto

Chris Loreto is a 60-year-old emergency physician at Timmins and District Hospital in Canada, who made headlines for experiencing a heart attack while treating a patient who had just suffered one. In November 2022, Loreto began experiencing troubling chest pains that he initially attributed to gastric reflux, ignoring the symptoms' correlation with physical activity. After a series of alarming events, including attending to a patient with similar symptoms, he was convinced by colleagues to seek medical attention. Tests revealed that he too was having a heart attack. Following the incident, he underwent a procedure to insert a stent and is now focusing on cardiac rehabilitation. Loreto emphasizes the importance of self-care for healthcare professionals, humorously advising others to heed their own advice.