Co-Lead
Co-Lead
Director, Operations & Strategic Partnerships
Director, Data Science & Innovation
Senior Data Scientist
Research Data Scientist
Research Data Scientist
Research Assistant
General Internist
Research Coordinator
Research Data Scientist
Co-Lead
Data Quality Analyst
General Internist, Affiiate Scientist
Senior Data Scientist
Research Data Scientist
Co-Lead
I am an internal medicine physician and scientist at Unity Health Toronto and the Temerty Professor of AI Research and Education in Medicine at the University of Toronto.
I completed a BSc in Microbiology and Immunology at Dalhousie, medical school and residency at the University of Toronto, a Masters in Economic and Social History at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar, a 1-year interdisciplinary fellowship with the Canadian Frailty Network a 2-year research fellowship studying big data and advanced analytics in the Clinician Investigator Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and a 1-year fellowship in Artificial Intelligence and Compassion with AMS Healthcare.
I serve as a Provincial Clinical Lead for Quality Improvement in General Internal Medicine with Ontario Health, the Vice-Chair of the Researcher Council of the Digital Research Alliance of Canada, and was a member of the Council of Canadian Academies Expert Panel on Health Data Sharing. I received the 2023 Canadian Society of Internal Medicine New Investigator Award, the 2022 Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Early Career Leadership Award and the 2022 Canadian Institutes of Health Research’s early career Trailblazer Award in Population and Public Health Research.
I am near the ocean.
Co-Lead
I am a hospital-based general internist at St Michaels Hospital and Scientist at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute. I am co-lead of the GEMINI program. I am also the Provincial Co-Lead, Quality Improvement in General Internal Medicine at Ontario Health, and I find this a great fit for my clinical work and research focus.
At the University of Toronto, I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation. I am a member of the Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table.
My training includes a degree in Engineering Science (Biomedical Engineering), Medical Doctorate, Residency and Fellowship in General Internal Medicine at the University of Toronto. I was the first physician appointed as a David E. Bell Fellow at Harvard University and my post-doctoral training focused on social determinants of health and population health through use of large datasets.
Notable research recognitions at the University of Toronto include the Dean’s Emerging Leader Award, the President’s Impact Award, and being named a Senior Fellow at Massey College. I received the Canadian Society of Internal Medicine’s New Investigator Award and the Graham Farquharson Knowledge Translation Fellowship from the PSI Foundation. I have received >$65 million in grant funding as Principal Investigator from sources such as CIHR, NSERC, and the Canadian Cancer Society. I have published >100 peer-reviewed publications (h-index 35, >50 as first/senior author), including in high impact journals such as JAMA, the BMJ, PLOS Medicine and PNAS as first/senior author.
I am a Canada Research Chair in Data-Informed Health Care Improvement and Associate Professor at the University of Toronto. I serve as a Provincial Clinical Lead for Quality Improvement in General Internal Medicine with Ontario Health, and am Vice-President Research at the Canadian Society of Internal Medicine. I am on the advisory board of the BMJ.
I was the Scientific Director of the Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table and co-authored >50 science and policy briefs that shaped the policy, public health and clinical response to the COVID-19 crisis. I am a member of the Federal Expert Panel on Science Advisory and Research convened by the Minister of Health.
I can see something grow that I have nurtured and cared for. For GEMINI, I feel inspired as I see our team grow stronger and more skilled in striving to achieve the complex and broad goals we have set for ourselves.
Director, Operations & Strategic Partnerships
PhD in Pharmaceutical Science, University of Toronto
MSc in Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Toronto
BSc (Hons) in Biology and Psychology, York University
Prior to joining GEMINI, I managed a research program at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, aimed at developing and evaluating the effectiveness of brief interventions for addictive disorders and co-morbid mental health issues. In my role, I guided the execution of randomized controlled trials and prospective studies, developed protocols and grants proposals, and managed all data collection and analysis efforts. Some of my key accomplishments include successfully leading a national trial on the real-world effectiveness of nicotine patches which involved over 2,000 participants, acquiring grant funding for problem gambling and tobacco dependence research from national and provincial agencies, and authoring dozens of publications in top-tier scientific journals.
I have the freedom to explore different ideas and make something my own.
Backcountry canoe camping with my friends and kids
Building something with my kids (i.e. mini catapult, fuel-powered rocket, etc.), essentially anything that has the potential to be launched or explode
Backyard BBQ with friends and family on a sunny summer afternoon
Director, Data Science & Innovation
I have a Computer Science undergraduate degree from the University of Waterloo, as well as a Masters and PhD in Bioinformatics from Boston University.
I have been fortunate to have been involved with several major data projects that include managing a national longitudinal database of clinical patient data for a rare disease to studying mental illness using anonymized genetic data.
I know I can’t save lives directly but try to contribute in other ways to make a meaningful impact.
Relaxing with a cup of coffee or glass of wine (depending on the time of day)
Rewatching my favourite shows
Sitting by a fire doing any of the above!
Senior Data Scientist
Nanotechnology Engineering for my Bachelors and Biomedical Engineering for my Masters. Simply put, I learned lots about materials science, fabrication, and bioengineering.
Used to work at a bank; know a thing or two about banking, finance, and investment
Used to do wet lab during my masters, research topic involves image analysis, cardiomyocytes, and drug testing
Has some experience in semiconductors and hybrid car design
I work with great people
I feel like I am contributing to the greater good of an organization
Singing (I did lots of a cappella singing in university)
Playing basketball
Delicious pastries (texture is very important, it needs to have a lot of layers)
Research Data Scientist
I have an Honours Bachelor of Science (Nutritional Science and Psychology) and Master of Public Health (Epidemiology) from the University of Toronto.
During my undergraduate studies, I did wet lab research to investigate nanoparticle-based drug delivery and effects of probiotics on bone growth. During my masters studies, I performed an interrupted time-series analysis using CIHI data in SAS, and documented R codes for a proposed machine learning methodology which would be applicable for future real-world survey datasets.
I listen to people’s stories and walk in nature.
Drawing
Watching documentaries, films, anime
Hiking
Research Data Scientist
I completed my Master of Public Health in Epidemiology at the University of Toronto.
Ballet and yoga
Travelling
Pompi tiramisu
Research Assistant
A foreign medical graduate from Ukraine.
As a Physician, I helped people to improve health, wellness and quality of life by assessing their healthcare needs, developing healthcare plans, and educational programs. My past experiences in research include projects, which investigated the clinical course and management of alcohol-induced liver and pancreas lesion, long-COVID syndrome. My therapeutic areas of specialty were internal medicine, pancreatic and liver toxicity, and substance abuse.
The results of my work benefiting others.
Playing with my children and dog
Cycling
Traveling.
General Internist
Trillium Health Partners
Terence Tang is a general internist at Trillium Health Partners and a clinician scientist at Institute for Better Health. His research focuses on using data to improve care, and in designing, implementing, and evaluating digital health solutions to improve care and experiences for patients and providers.
Research Coordinator
St. Michael's Hospital
I received my Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Health Sciences and minoring in Kinesiology, in 2020. I received my Master of Arts in Health Geography at Simon Fraser University in 2022.
My past experiences include my masters thesis project, which explored how older adults who migrate abroad experienced the pandemic in regard to their health amongst other factors. Additionally, I have experience working at Fraser Health with the Long Term Care research team as a Research Assistant, looking at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Long Term Care. At Fraser Health I performed various roles data cleansing, analyzing, and synthesizing, along with qualitative research methodologies including semi-structured interviews, writing publications, and collaborating with medical staff.
I’m in a positive environment with people who are like-minded and determined to work hard, achieve excellence, and have fun while doing it!
Lifting weights
Hiking near the waterfront
Adventuring/Travelling the world
Research Data Scientist
I received my Bachelors of Science double majoring in Mathematics and Statistical Sciences at the University of Toronto’s St. George campus. I am in the process of completing a part-time Masters in Biostatistics at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto.
My previous experience includes my Professional Experience Year (PEY) Co-op term at the Applied Health Research Centre (AHRC) at St. Michael’s Hospital. My duties at AHRC consisted of cleaning clinical trial data in preparation for analysis, learning about digital signal processing algorithms and applying them in R, and using the R Shiny package to build a web application to calculate sample sizes for various study designs.
When I get to learn new skills! I love diving deep into a task that involves me learning something new! I’m always looking into learning new R packages.
Finding different genres of music
Biking
Watching period dramas!
Data Quality Analyst
I completed my Bachelor of Science from the University of Toronto, majoring in Statistics and minoring in Mathematics.
During my undergrad, I was part of a team who created an interactive R package for learning the essentials of RStudio and GitHub.
I am working with great people and have the chance to learn from others.
Playing and watching sports (mainly baseball and golf), watching sitcoms, playing with my dog
General Internist, Affiiate Scientist
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Dr. Weinerman is the Medical Director, Quality & Patient Safety and the Chief Patient Experience Officer at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.
Her research focuses on quality improvement and specifically resource stewardship. Areas of focus are education, implementation and evaluation of the Choosing Wisely Canada® recommendations.
Senior Data Scientist
I completed my HBSc and MSc in Health & Diseases and Nutritional Sciences at the University of Toronto. I obtained my PhD at the University of Toronto and the Hospital for Sick Children in Translational Medicine.
I joined GEMINI after completing my graduate training, where I conducted data-heavy research studies involving a wide range of analytical approaches. During my PhD, I led a Global Health research project on inpatient mortality of malnourished children. I applied statistical modeling to hospital health records and identified clinical predictors for mortality to support risk stratification. Using machine learning approaches, I integrated clinical data with high-dimensional lab data (metabolome, proteome, biomarkers) to understand roles of systemic inflammation and metabolism in mortality for intervention development. For my Masters, I used bioinformatics to study host-microbial interactions in an animal model of infectious colitis.
I work with motivated and friendly individuals
I know that my work can make a positive impact in people’s lives
Playing with my dogs
Exploring new food and restaurants
Puzzle solving activities: board games, escape room, video games etc.
Research Data Scientist
I completed a bachelors degree in Mathematics in China, followed by a masters degree in Mathematics, focusing on Statistics from the University of Ottawa.
Prior to GEMINI, I worked at IMBA Medical as a Data Analyst to support the COVID-19 health screening system. Some of my duties included extracting and maintaining datasets integrity on cloud-based software, performing data analysis, statistical modelling, machine learning algorithms and data visualizations. I helped my company achieve an 80% increase in data automation efficiency and 15% revenue growth.
During my masters, I collaborated with researchers from various disciplines and worked on an Epidemiologist research project. This project focused on creating an algorithm for simulating data, which was used for the investigation of Maternal-Gene-Environments and Pathway Effects. These effects were then evaluated based on their potential impact on birth defects. As far as we know, we were the first team to make a ground-breaking discovery on a worldwide genome level.
When I know what I am doing is helping people and potentially helping the world.
Painting
Travel
Working out
Spending time with family and pets