A Collective
Lens.
Informing Ontario’s response to COVID-19
About the Science Table
The Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table is a group of scientific experts and health system leaders who evaluate and report on emerging evidence relevant to the COVID-19 pandemic, to inform Ontario’s response.
The Science Table’s mandate is to provide weekly summaries of relevant scientific evidence for the COVID-19 Health Command Table of the Province of Ontario, integrating information from existing scientific tables, Ontario’s universities and agencies, and the best global evidence. The Science Table summarizes its findings for the Health Command Table and for the public in Science Briefs.
Leadership
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Adalsteinn Brown
DPhil, AB
Co-Chair Dean, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto Senior Fellow, Massey College
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Brian Schwartz
MD, MScCh
Co-Chair Vice-President, Public Health Ontario Associate Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine and Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
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Peter Jüni
MD, FESC
Scientific Director Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Department of Medicine and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto Director, Applied Health Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital
Members
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Tania Watts
PhD
Professor of Immunology, University of Toronto
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Samira Mubareka
MD
Clinician-Scientist, Sunnybrook Research Institute and Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology
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Arjumand Siddiqi
ScD
Associate Professor and Division Head of Epidemiology, University of Toronto Canada Research Chair in Population Health Equity
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Samir Patel
PhD, FCCM, (D) ABMM
Deputy Chief, Microbiology, Public Health Ontario Clinical Microbiologist, Public Health Ontario Associate Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto
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Fahad Razak
MD, MSc, FRCPC
Internist and Assistant Professor, St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto Assistant Professor, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto Research Scientist, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute Provincial Lead, Quality Improvement in General Internal Medicine, Ontario Health
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Beate Sander
RN, MBA, MEcDec, PhD
Canada Research Chair in Economics of Infectious Diseases Scientist and Director, Population Health Economics Research, University Health Network Director, Health Modeling and Health Economics, Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment collaborative Associate Professor and Faculty Co-Lead Health Technology Assessment program, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto Adjunct Scientist, Public Health Ontario Adjunct Scientist, ICES
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Anne Hayes
MPH, BA
Chair, Evidence Synthesis Network Director, Research, Analysis and Evaluation Branch, Strategic Policy, Planning and French Language Services Division, Ministries of Health and Long-Term Care
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Scott Weese
DVM, DVSc, DACVIM
Professor, Ontario Veterinary College and Director, Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses, University of Guelph
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Laveena Munshi
MD, MSc
Assistant Professor, Clinician Investigator, Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, Sinai Health System/University Health Network, University of Toronto
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Christopher Mushquash
PhD, CPsych
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Lakehead University, and the Northern Ontario School of Medicine; Psychologist, Dilico Anishinabek Family Care; Director, Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research, Lakehead University, Interim Executive Vice President Research, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre; Chief Scientist, Thunder Bay Regional Health Research Institute
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Sarah Wilson
MD, MSc, CCFP, FRCPC
Public Health Physician and Medical Epidemiologist, Public Health Ontario Assistant Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto Adjunct Scientist, ICES
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Linda Mah
MD, MHSc, FRCPC
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto Associate Member, Institute of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto Senior Scientist, Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest Health Sciences Staff Psychiatrist, Baycrest Health Sciences
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Doug Manuel
MD, FRCPC, MSc
Distinguished University Professor, Department of Family Medicine, School of Epidemiology and Public Health Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa Senior Scientist, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
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John Lavis
MD, PhD
Professor, Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University
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Gerald Evans
MD, FRCPC
Professor of Medicine, Biomedical & Molecular Sciences and Pathology & Molecular Medicine, Queen’s University Medical Director, Infection Prevention & Control, Kingston Health Sciences Centre
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Michael Hillmer
PhD
Assistant Deputy Minister, Capacity Planning and Analytics Division, Ministries of Health and Long-Term Care Assistant Professor, Institute for Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto
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Audrey Laporte
BA, MA, PhD
Professor and Director, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto Director, Canadian Centre for Health Economics
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Upton Allen
MBBS, FRCPC
Professor of Paediatrics, University of Toronto
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Jennifer Gibson
PhD
Director, Joint Centre for Bioethics, University of Toronto Sun Life Financial Chair in Bioethics Associate Professor, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto
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Anna Greenberg
MPP
Vice President, Health System Performance, Health Quality Ontario Adjunct Lecturer, Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto
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David Fisman
MD MPH FRCP(C)
Professor of Epidemiology, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
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Janet Smylie
MD MPH
Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health and Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto Research Scientist and Staff Physician, St. Michael’s Hospital
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Chris Simpson
MD, FRCPC, FACC, FHRS, FCCS, FCAHS
Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Queen’s University
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Arthur Slutsky
CM, FRSC, MD
Scientist, St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto Professor of Medicine, Surgery and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto
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Allison McGeer
MsC, MD, FRCPC
Microbiologist and Infectious Disease Consultant, Mount Sinai Hospital Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
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David McKeown
MDCM, MHSc, FRCPC
Associate Chief Medical Officer of Health, Ontario Ministry of Health Adjunct Professor, Clinical Public Health Division, University of Toronto
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Deborah Cook
MD, FRCPC, MSc (Epid), DABIM
Professor, Department’s of Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics Canada Research Chair, Research Transfer in ICU Academic Chair, Critical Care Medicine, McMaster Past Chair, Canadian Critical Care Trials Group Co-Chair, Critical Care Research Interest Group Staff Physician, St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton
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Justin Presseau
PhD
Associate Professor, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa Scientist, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
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Vanessa Allen
MD MPH
Assistant Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto Chief, Microbiology and Laboratory Science, Public Health Ontario Medical Director, Provincial COVID-19 Diagnostic Network, Ontario Health Clinical Consultant, Infectious Diseases, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Secretariat
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Yoojin Choi
PhD Candidate
Research Associate PhD Candidate, Department of Immunology, University of Toronto Course Instructor, Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto
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Ashini Weerasinghe
MPH
Research Associate Epidemiologist, Public Health Ontario
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Ayodele Odutayo
MD, DPhil
Senior Research Associate Resident Physician, University of Toronto
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Antonina Maltsev
BCom
Project Manager MPH Epidemiology student, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
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Pavlos Bobos
MSc, PhD
Research Associate Applied Health Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital
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Justin Morgenstern
MD, MSc
Senior Research Associate Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto
The Science Table is an independent group, hosted by the Dalla Lana School of Public Health. There is no compensation for serving on the Science Table. However, the Scientific Director and the Secretariat are funded by the Dalla Lana School of Public Health.