Dr. Alex Poole (MD FRCSC  DiMM) is a rural and remote multidisciplinary general surgeon. He has practiced general surgery in the Yukon since 2002. His interest in mountain medicine and frostbite in particular has been fostered by having lived and worked in the Yukon, British Columbia, and Iceland. He has been on a mission to modernize Canadian frostbite care since 2015 His commitment to establishing evidence-based frostbite care protocols within the rural and remote environment of the Yukon has established him as a recognized frostbite expert in Canada and the international community.