Co-Lead
Co-Lead
Manager, Research Data Operations
Manager, Research Data Operations
Scientific Lead
Research Coordinator
Research Data Scientist
Research Data Scientist
Senior Data Scientist
Research Data Scientist
Data Quality Analyst
Research Assistant
Clinical Subject Matter Expert
Research Assistant
Research Assistant
Scientific Advisor
Senior Data Scientist
Manager, Information Systems
Manager, Research Program
Research Assistant
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.
Manager, Research Data Operations
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)
Manager, Research Data Operations
I completed a Master’s of Public Health at Boston University in Biostatistics. For my thesis, I was able to work with the National Emergency Data Set and used both supervised and unsupervised machine learning techniques to better understand factors that affect emergency department length of stays.
Prior to joining GEMINI, I worked as a Statistician at the University of Guelph. I helped develop a forecast model to help future budgeting and enrolment planning at the University. I also worked with student services to develop models to help better understand student success.
Before I worked at the University of Guelph, I worked with Abt Associated in Boston. There, I helped construct research-ready datasets for the Department of Justice, and conducted analysis on Medicaid data to better understand access to mental health services.
I’m working with great and friendly colleagues.
Playing soccer (before the pandemic)
Running after my kids
Scientific Lead
I completed my PhD at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto, and my bachelors in Biological Sciences at The University of Chicago.
I am a health outcomes researcher and applied biostatistician. My research leverages data from large health networks to learn about differences in quality of inpatient care and inform health system decisions, with a focus on observational studies, prediction tools, and hospital profiling. I am the Scientific Lead of GEMINI and oversee GEMINI’s research activities, providing methodological direction across a wide range of clinical domains. Additionally, I act as the methods lead for the General Medicine Quality Improvement Network (GeMQIN), a quality improvement partnership between GEMINI and Ontario Health that develops audit & feedback reports delivered to physicians and hospitals annually.
I am an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto. Prior to joining GEMINI in 2021, I co-led the creation of the Canadian Network for Autoimmune Liver disease (CaNAL). CaNAL is a pan-Canadian registry collecting both retrospective and prospective long-term follow-up of individual patient data. After my bachelors, I spent a year teaching, mentoring, and evaluating twelve students in a for-credit 9th grade algebra class in south Chicago.
When I’m surrounded by people who are passionate about what they do.
Playing 30-second online bullet chess (I can click faster than I can think)
Discovering new and interesting hot sauces
Research Coordinator
I have a BSc in Electrical Engineering and a BSc in Psychology.
Prior to joining the GEMINI in January 2020, I worked as a Research Assistant in the department of Psychiatry at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre for two years, where I managed the day-to-day operations of a mood-tracking application.
Research Data Scientist
I received my bachelor of science from the University of Waterloo majoring in biotechnology and economics and my masters of bioinformatics from the University of Guelph.
During my masters, I had the opportunity to do research at a Toronto-based drug discovery company called Cyclica Inc. where I built a pipeline to detect and calculate statistical pathway enrichment based on proteome screening results. Prior to joining GEMINI, I worked at BMO Capital Markets as a technology analyst where I was a lead analyst on several projects like automating reconciliation between trading systems and regulatory reporting.
I get to collaborate with people who are equally passionate about their work!
Shopping at farmer’s markets and used bookstores
Playing board games with friends
Experimenting in the kitchen with a new recipe or trying a new restaurant
Research Data Scientist
I have a Bachelors in Physics from Queens University of Charlotte and Masters in Medical Biophysics from the University of Toronto.
My past research focused on applying novel neuroimaging techniques on a range of clinical and research cohorts to better understand cerebrovascular function. Essentially, getting people to breath in CO2 to tell us something about their brain’s “plumbing” system.
I’m volunteering! I love spreading joy by helping others.
Running with the Midnight Runners
Watching dry British comedies
Visiting Costa Rica
Senior Data Scientist
PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience (University College London)
MSc in Neuroscience (McGill University)
BSc in Psychology (Humboldt University in Berlin)
Before joining GEMINI, I was a postdoctoral researcher in Cognitive Neuroscience at Columbia University. In my research, I investigated the dynamic brain mechanisms underlying decision-making in healthy and clinical populations, using a wide range of experimental and statistical approaches.
I get to work with a great team of people, and together, try to tackle complex ‘real-world’ problems.
Rock climbing
Camping/hiking
Board games
Research Data Scientist
I completed my 2nd MSc majoring in Biostatistics at the University of Toronto in 2022.
I completed my 1st MSc majoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Toronto in 2020.
I completed my HBSc double majoring in Biology and Philosophy at the University of Toronto in 2018.
I have had experience different fields such as philosophy, ecology, statistics, and public health
I feel most inspired when I work with motivated individuals; there are so many things that I can learn from them.
Playing and listening to music
Lifting weights
Cooking and eating food
Data Quality Analyst
I have a Bachelors of Science degree at U of T major in Math and Statistics
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.
Clinical Subject Matter Expert
I graduated from UofT’s Bachelor of Pharmacy program, which was followed by a Pharmacy Residency at SMH. To further broaden my clinical knowledge and skills, I completed a Doctor of Pharmacy degree through the University of Florida.
For more than 15 years, I have held clinical pharmacy positions at St. Michael’s Hospital (SMH), in both the ‘General Internal Medicine’ program and the ‘Infectious Diseases and Positive Care Clinic’. I also developed a pharmacy consultant role at Casey House that provides clinical pharmacy services to complex medical patients living with HIV. Currently, I am a Clinical Pharmacy Practitioner in HIV for the SMH Academic Family Health Teams. I have a life-long commitment to education, and have had the fortunate opportunity to precept numerous pharmacy students and residents, as well as lecture at the University of Toronto (UofT).
Ingenuity in healthcare results in positive change with improved patient outcomes.
Getting outside with my kids
Enjoying a quiet cup of afternoon tea
Research Assistant
I have over 15 years experience working in various industries and can draw on my knowledge to bring creative solutions to my daily tasks.
Listening to podcasts, walking in nature
Research Assistant
I received my Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) from Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada, India. I also received a PG Diploma in Clinical Research from Oxford College of Arts, Business and Technology, Scarborough Campus, Toronto.
As a Physician, I was involved in service to patients in a variety of healthcare settings such as primary health care centre (PHC) as a Junior Doctor, lab resident in a clinical Biochemistry lab.
Being part of Medical Science research
Gardening & Painting
Scientific Advisor
I hold a Doctor of Medicine (MD) from Cairo University and a Master’s in Health Research Methodology, IHPME, University of Toronto. My academic training combines clinical expertise with strong foundations in epidemiology, biostatistics, and outcomes and evaluation.
My work spans diverse research projects, including studies of prescribing patterns, diagnostic practices, and illness severity measurement using routinely collected data. I am particularly interested in how health data can be used to inform policy, evaluate care quality, and support better clinical decision-making across hospital settings.
I’m contributing to research that bridges clinical care and real-world data to drive meaningful health system change.
Senior Data Scientist
I obtained an Honours BSc (Biology) and later a MSc (Bioinformatics) from York University. During my masters I worked with honey bees, getting stung every summer because we were stealing their honey.
I worked as a junior data scientist in ecology, where I looked at the long-term effects of climate change on lake ice in the Northern Hemisphere, where our lake ice work has been recognized several times on the news.
After paddling on Lake Shore after sunrise.
Paddling, camping, race cars, parkour
Manager, Information Systems
A graduate of Economics, I have actively pursued a career in Linux Infrastructure management, Automation, Containerization and Orchestration, over an 8-year period, attaining the RHCE (Red Hat Certified Engineer) and RHCDS (Red Hat Certified Datacenter Specialist) credentials.
I have worked as a DevOps Engineer where I created and maintained various continuous integration and deployment strategies for clients in Banking, Telecoms, Education, and Hospitality —using CI/CD tools like Ansible and Jenkins to cut deployment time by 40%.
I share something that helps others overcome a challenge.
I make genuine connections I didn’t think possible, and with someone /people I could never have imagined.
I experience people who transcend their limitations to achieve a feat, small or big.
In knowing that I am a better person today, because of my actions yesterday.
Cooking
Photography
Discovering new places
Manager, Research Program
I received my Bachelor’s of Science, majoring in Life Science, and then my Masters of Science in Epidemiology from Queen’s University.
My past experiences include my Masters thesis project, which investigated the prevalence and determinants of physical activity among ovarian cancer survivors. After completing my masters thesis, I worked at SickKids Hospital for The Children’s Stroke Program, coordinating an international multi-centre study that investigated the Vascular Effects of Infection in Paediatric Stroke.
Movie theatre popcorn (with lots of butter)
Dogs
Swimming in lakes/oceans/pools
Research Assistant
I received my Bachelor of Arts with a double major in Honours Psychology and Business, and a minor in Legal Studies from the University of Waterloo.
When I can make a positive impact in people’s lives. A nice cup of tea doesn’t hurt either.
– Archery
– Drawing
– Every dog in the world 🙂