My role with the GEMINI team:

I am a general internist at St Michaels Hospital, Scientist at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, and Canada Research Chair in Data-Informed Health Care Improvement at the University of Toronto. I co-founded GEMINI, the largest hospital research network in Canada, and have received over $210 million in funding as Principal Investigator. GEMINI is used by an active community of more than 1,000 scientists and health system leaders. I am co-leading the expansion of GEMINI to become a pan-Canadian platform called “VITAL,” that will cover 50% of the Canadian population through a $110M investment from federal and provincial sources.

My educational background:

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.

My past experience and accomplishments:

I served as Scientific Director for the Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table, and contributed to over 50 science and policy briefs that shaped Canada’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. I was a member of the Federal Expert Panel on Science Advisory and Research convened by Health Canada, Vice President for Research at the Canadian Society of Internal Medicine, inaugural Chair of the Advisory Committee for Science at the Public Health Agency of Canada, and a member of the advisory board of the BMJ.

I have received three major mentorship awards, including the inaugural Canadian Society for Internal Medicine National Award for Mentorship, and am a two-time recipient of the Teaching Award for Excellence from the University of Toronto.

I feel most inspired when:

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.