Medicus Pharma Ltd. to Ring the Toronto Stock Exchange Opening Bell on Thursday October 26th 2023; Appoints Paul A. Marchetto, MD, FACS as Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board

Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - October 25, 2023) - Medicus Pharma Ltd. (TSXV: MDCX) ("Medicus" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that Executive Chairman and CEO Dr. Raza Bokhari, along with the members of the Company's Board of Directors, members of the leadership team, investors, advisors and other stakeholders, will ring the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) opening bell on Thursday, October 26^th 2023, at 9:30 am ET.

The Opening Bell Ringing Ceremony will be held at the TSX Market Centre in Toronto and will be webcast live beginning at 9:20 am ET at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GO4OnrbW4-c.

The Company also announced the appointment of Paul A Marchetto, MD, FACS as the Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Company.

Dr. Marchetto was on the medical staff of the Rothman Institute as an orthopedic and a sports medicine surgeon. He has previously also worked for the Philadelphia Eagles Team Orthopedic Surgeon and was the associate professor of orthopedic surgery at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia and the Vice Chairman of Orthopedics, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University. He has served as the head team physician for Rutgers University-Camden and as the assistant team orthopedist for the Philadelphia Flyers. Dr. Marchetto completed his orthopedic residency training at the Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia and his fellowship in sports medicine at Temple University Hospital.

"It will be a special honor for me to ring the opening bell at Toronto Stock exchange to commence trading in the presence of Medicus Pharma's extended family and friends," said Dr. Raza Bokhari, Executive Co-Chairman and CEO. "The recent listing of our common shares on TSX venture exchange is a momentous milestone in our journey to assemble a world class team, advance novel therapies and create positive shareholder value. The addition of Dr. Marchetto to lead and expand our scientific advisory board is yet another example of the world class team we are assembling. We will immensely benefit from his leadership and experience to help shape our Pharma R&D and acquisition strategy."

For further information contact:

Carolyn Bonner, President
(610) 636-0184
cbonner@medicuspharma.com

About Medicus Pharma Ltd:

Medicus Pharma Ltd. (TSXV: MDCX) is a clinical stage, multi-strategy holding company focused on investing in and accelerating novel life sciences and bio-technology companies through FDA approved clinical trials.

Through our diverse experience and extensive industry network, we are building Medicus into a leading pharmaceutical holding company, committed to delivering better treatment outcomes and alleviate pain and suffering. Utilizing a thesis driven collaborative process, we identify, acquire and advance relatively de-risked clinical stage assets through clinical development and commercialization.

Skinject Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of Medicus Pharma Ltd, is a development stage, life sciences company focused on commercializing novel, non-invasive treatment for basal cell and squamous cell skin cancer using patented dissolvable microneedle patch to deliver chemotherapeutic agent to eradicate tumors cells. The company currently has an FDA approved phase 2 trial actively recruiting patients.

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