Experts
Meet Our Experts
EvidenceNetwork.ca has selected a number of experts for each of the key topics.
The experts were chosen based on standing in the health policy research/academic community, publishing record, ability to communicate in lay language, the absence of partisan ties including political activity and lobbying affiliations. Some regional balance of experts is sought. EvidenceNetwork.ca understands the time constraints that journalists labour under and has asked each of the experts to respond to media inquiries within a two hour timeframe, whenever possible.
To find an expert click on a category below and follow the links.
AGING POPULATION EXPERTS
TOPFrançois Béland, PhD
Université de Montréal
Health Services for the Elderly
514-343-2225 | francois.beland@umontreal.ca
(Available for interviews in French/English)
Ivy Bourgeault, PhD
University of Ottawa
Health Workforce Issues
613-562-5800 ext. 8614; or (c) 613-806-8287 | ivy.bourgeault@uOttawa.ca
Rob Brown, PhD
University of Waterloo (retired)
Financial Security in an Aging Population
250-391-6456 | rlbrown1949@gmail.com
Alan Cassels, CD, MPA
University of Victoria
Drug Policy, Ethics and Marketing
250-361-3120 | cassels@uvic.ca | @AKECassels
Neena Chappell, PhD
University of Victoria
Health Policy for Aging Population
250-472-4465 | nlc@uvic.ca
Malcolm Doupe, PhD
University of Manitoba
Aging Population, Nursing Homes, Home Care
204-975-7759 | malcolm_doupe@cpe.umanitoba.ca
Michel Grignon, PhD
McMaster University
Aging, Health Care Financing, Equity
905-525-9140 ext. 20205 or 23493 | grignon@mcmaster.ca
Marcus Hollander, PhD
Hollander Analytical Services, Ltd.
Health Services Research, Evaluation and Administration
250-384-2776 | marcus@hollanderanalytical.com
Janice M. Keefe, PhD
Mount Saint Vincent University
Aging and Caregiving Policy
902-457-6466 | janice.keefe@msvu.ca
Verena Menec, PhD
University of Manitoba
Healthy Aging, End of Life Care
204-272-3184 or 204-474-9176 | verena.menec@med.umanitoba.ca
Jason Sutherland, PhD
University of British Columbia
Hospital Performance, Funding Models
604-822-6812 | jsutherland@chspr.ubc.ca
Robyn Tamblyn, BSCN, MSc, PhD
McGill University
E-Health, Drug Safety
514-934-1934 ext. 32997 | robyn.tamblyn@mcgill.ca
Michael Wolfson, PhD
University of Ottawa
Pensions, Income Distribution and Health
613-562-5800 ext. 3284 | michael.wolfson@uottawa.ca
COSTS AND SPENDING EXPERTS
TOPFrançois Béland, PhD
Université de Montréal
Health Services for the Elderly
514-343-2225 | francois.beland@umontreal.ca
Raisa Deber, PhD
University of Toronto
Healthcare Financing, Organization and Management
416-978-8366 | raisa.deber@utoronto.ca
Livio Di Matteo, PhD
Lakehead University
Health Economics, Sustainability, Costs, Expenditures
807-343-8545 | Livio.DiMatteo@lakeheadu.ca
Colleen Flood, LLB (Hons), LLM, SJD
University of Toronto
Healthcare Law, Policy and Finance
416-978-5241 | colleen.flood@utoronto.ca
Michel Grignon, PhD
McMaster University
Aging, Health Care Financing, Equity
905-525-9140 ext. 20205 or 23493 | grignon@mcmaster.ca
David Henry, MBChB, MRCP, FRCP (Edin)
University of Toronto
What Drugs Should We Pay For and Why?
416-480-4297 | david.henry@ices.on.ca
Jeremiah Hurley, PhD
McMaster University
Healthcare Financing, Funding Models
905-525-9140, ext. 24593 | hurley@mcmaster.ca
Gregory P. Marchildon, PhD
University of Regina
Health Systems, Health Policy & Economic History
306-585-5464 | greg.marchildon@uregina.ca
Theodore R. Marmor, PhD
Yale University Emeritus
US, UK, Holland, and German Systems
646-918-6159 or (c) 203-376-7739 | theodore.marmor@yale.edu
Robert McMurtry, MD, FRCSC
University of Western Ontario
Wait Times, Surgical Policy and Delivery
519-646-6287 | rymcmurtry1@gmail.com
John Millar, MD, FRCP(C), MHSc
University of British Columbia
Public Health, Health Policy, International Health
604-922-0995 or (c) 604-785-9058 | john.millar10@gmail.com | @JohnMillar10
Steve Morgan, PhD
University of British Columbia
Access to, Financing of Prescription Drugs
604-822-7012 | Morgan@chspr.ubc.ca | @SteveUBC
Sophia Schlette, MA, MPH
Health Policy Germany, United States, OECD countries
510-593-9205 | sophia.schlette@yahoo.de
Thérèse Stukel, PhD
ICES/University of Toronto
Health Systems Research
416-480-6100 ext. 3928 | stukel@ices.on.ca
Jason Sutherland, PhD
University of British Columbia
Hospital Performance, Funding Models
604-822-6812 | jsutherland@chspr.ubc.ca
FOR-PROFIT EXPERTS
TOPDamien Contandriopoulos, PhD
Université de Montréal
Financing; Privatization; Primary Care Delivery
514-343-6111 ext. 35176 |
damien.contandriopoulos@umontreal.ca
Raisa Deber, PhD
University of Toronto
Healthcare Financing, Organization and Management
416-978-8366 |
raisa.deber@utoronto.ca
Irfan Dhalla, MD, MSc, FRCPC
University of Toronto
Organization/Financing of Healthcare
416-864-6060 ext. 7113 |
dhallai@smh.ca |
@IrfanDhalla
Alan Katz, MBChB, MSc, CCFP
University of Manitoba
Primary Care Delivery and Disease Prevention
204-789-3442 |
alan_katz@cpe.umanitoba.ca
Theodore R. Marmor, PhD
Yale University Emeritus
Expert on US, UK, Holland, German Systems
646-918-6159 or (c) 203-376-7739 |
theodore.marmor@yale.edu
Kimberlyn McGrail, PhD
University of British Columbia
Variations, Aging, Outcomes
778-998-3821 |
kmcgrail@chspr.ubc.ca
Charles Wright, MD
Consultant in Academic and Medical Affairs Appropriateness/Need for Medical Care
416-824-5407 |
cjwright@rogers.com
MORE NOT ALWAYS BETTER EXPERTS
TOPIrfan Dhalla, MD, FRCPC
University of Toronto
Organization/Financing of Healthcare
416-864-6060 ext. 7113 | dhallai@smh.ca | @IrfanDhalla
David Henry, MBChB, MRCP, FRCP (Edin)
University of Toronto
What Drugs Should We Pay For and Why?
416-480-4297 | david.henry@ices.on.ca
Kimberlyn McGrail, PhD
University of British Columbia
Variations, Aging, Outcomes
778-998-3821 | kmcgrail@chspr.ubc.ca
Thérèse Stukel, PhD
University of Toronto
Health Systems Research
416-480-6100 ext. 3928 | stukel@ices.on.ca
Charles Wright, MD
Consultant in Academic and Medical Affairs
Appropriateness/Need for Medical Care
416-824-5407 | cjwright@rogers.com
HEALTH MORE THAN HEALTHCARE EXPERTS
TOPGary Bloch, MD, BA (Hons)
University of Toronto
Poverty and Health, Health of the Homeless
416-864-3011 (clinic) | gary.bloch@utoronto.ca | @Gary_Bloch
Gina Browne, PhD, Reg N, Hon LLD
McMaster University
Understanding What Works
905-525-9140, ext 22293 | browneg@McMaster.ca
Marni Brownell, PhD
University of Manitoba
Social Factors in Children’s Health
705-385-8225 | marni_brownell@cpe.umanitoba.ca
Denis Daneman
University of Toronto
Chronic Disease and Social Determinants of Child Health
416-813-6122 | denis.daneman@sickkids.ca
Jino Distasio, PhD
University of Winnipeg
Mental Health, Homelessness, and Quality of Life
204-982-1147 | j.distasio@uwinnipeg.ca
Elizabeth Lee Ford-Jones, MD, FRCPC
The Hospital for Sick Children
Social Factors, Child Well-Being
416-813-5443 | lee.ford-jones@sickkids.ca
Astrid Guttmann, MDCM, MSc, FRCPC
University of Toronto
Disparities in Children’s Health Outcomes
306-966-7940 | astrid.guttmann@ices.on.ca
Jody Heymann, MD, PhD
University of California, Los Angeles
Social Policies and Health
310-825-6381 | jody.heymann@ph.ucla.edu
Stephen Hwang, MD, MPH
St. Michael’s Hospital
Health Services for the Homeless and Disadvantaged
416-864-5991 | hwangs@smh.ca | @StephenHwang
Paul Kershaw, PhD
University of British Columbia
Family & Childcare Policy; Generation Change
604-761-4583 or (c) 604-761-4583 | paul.kershaw@ubc.ca | @GnrationSqueeze
Ben Levin, PhD
University of Toronto
Education: Policy, Outcomes, Politics
416-978-1157 | ben.levin@utoronto.ca | @BenLevinOISE
Rick Linden, PhD
University of Manitoba
Crime Prevention
204-474-8457 or (c) 204-979-9786 | rlinden@cc.umanitoba.ca
John Millar, MD, FRCP(C), MHSc
University of British Columbia
Public Health, Health Policy, International Health
604-922-0995 or (c) 604-785-9058 | john.millar10@gmail.com | @JohnMillar10
Nazeem Muhajarine, PhD
University of Saskatchewan
Child Health, Social and Environmental Factors
306-966-7940 | nazeem.muhajarine@usask.ca
Patricia O’Campo, PhD
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Health Equity, Violence Prevention, Intersectoral Interventions
416-864-5403 | o’campop@smh.ca
Anita Palepu, MD, MPH, FRCPC, FACP
University of British Columbia
Housing, Homelessness and Health
604-682-2344 ext 63194 | apalepu@hivnet.ubc.ca
Noralou Roos, CM, PhD
University of Manitoba
Poverty and Well Being
204-789-3319 | noralou_roos@cpe.umanitoba.ca | @nlroos
Sophia Schlette, MA, MPH
Health Policy Germany, United States, OECD countries
510-593-9205 | sophia.schlette@yahoo.de
Robert Schroth, DMD, MSc, PhD
University of Manitoba
Early Childhood Oral Health
204-975-7764 | umschrot@cc.umanitoba.ca
Stuart Shanker, DPhil
York University
Early Child Development
416-736-2100 ext 20386 | stuartshanker@gmail.com
Vicky Stergiopoulos, MD, MHSc, FRCPC
St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto
Mental Health Services Research, Homelessness
416-864-6060 ext 6415 | stergiopoulosv@smh.ca
Robyn Tamblyn, BSCN, MSc, PhD
McGill University
E-Health, Drug Safety
514-934-1934 ext 32997 | robyn.tamblyn@mcgill.ca
PATIENT PAYS EXPERTS
TOPFrançois Béland, PhD
Université de Montréal
Health Services for the Elderly
514-343-2225 | francois.beland@umontreal.ca
Raisa Deber, PhD
University of Toronto
Healthcare Financing, Organization and Management
416-978-8366 | raisa.deber@utoronto.ca
Irfan Dhalla, MD, FRCPC
University of Toronto
Organization/Financing of Healthcare
416-864-6060 ext. 7113 | dhallai@smh.ca | @IrfanDhalla
Colleen Flood, LLB (Hons), LLM, SJD
University of Toronto
Healthcare Law, Policy and Finance
416-978-5241 | colleen.flood@utoronto.ca
Alan Katz, MBChB, MSc, CCFP
University of Manitoba
Primary Care Delivery and Disease Prevention
204-789-3442 | alan_katz@cpe.umanitoba.ca
Michael Law, PhD
University of British Columbia
Prescription Drug Coverage and Costs
604-822-3514 | mlaw@chspr.ubc.ca | @MikeLawUBC
Theodore R. Marmor, PhD
Yale University Emeritus
Expert on US, UK, Holland, German Systems
646-918-6159 or (c) 203-376-7739 | theodore.marmor@yale.edu
Mark Stabile, PhD
University of Toronto
Public/Private Mix, Tax Policy
416-978-5120 | mark.stabile@utoronto.ca
SUSTAINABILITY EXPERTS
TOPFrançois Béland, PhD
Université de Montréal
Health Services for the Elderly
514-343-2225 | francois.beland@umontreal.ca
Ivy Bourgeault, PhD
University of Ottawa
Health Workforce Issues
613-562-5800 Ext. 8614; or (c) 613-806-8287 | ivy.bourgeault@uOttawa.ca
Raisa Deber, PhD
University of Toronto
Healthcare Financing, Organization and Management
416-978-8366 | raisa.deber@utoronto.ca
Irfan Dhalla, MD, MSc, FRCPC
University of Toronto
Organization/Financing of Healthcare
416-864-6060 Ext. 7113 | dhallai@smh.ca | @IrfanDhalla
Livio Di Matteo, PhD
Lakehead University
Health Economics, Sustainability, Costs, Expenditures
807-343-8545 | Livio.DiMatteo@lakeheadu.ca
Colleen Flood, LLB (Hons), LLM, SJD
University of Toronto
Healthcare Law, Policy and Finance
416-978-5241 | colleen.flood@utoronto.ca
Jeremiah Hurley, PhD
McMaster University
Healthcare Financing, Funding Models
905-525-9140, Ext. 24593 | hurley@mcmaster.ca
Theodore R. Marmor, PhD
Yale University Emeritus
Expert on US, UK, Holland, German Systems
646-918-6159 or (c) 203-376-7739 | theodore.marmor@yale.edu
Gregory P. Marchildon, PhD
University of Regina
Health Systems, Health Policy & Economic History
306-585-5464 | greg.marchildon@uregina.ca
Allan Maslove, PhD
Carleton University
Healthcare Financing; Sustainability
613-520-2600 ext. 1285 or (c) 613-866-1475 | allan_maslove@carleton.ca
WAITING FOR CARE EXPERTS
TOPEric Bohm, MD, FRCSC
University of Manitoba
Orthopedic Surgery, Standards and Practices
204-926-1212 | ebohm@cjrg.ca
Malcolm Doupe, PhD
University of Manitoba
Aging Population, Nursing Homes, Home Care
204-975-7759 | malcolm_doupe@cpe.umanitoba.ca
Cy Frank, MD, FRCSC
University of Calgary
Delivery/Effectiveness—Hip/Knee Surgery
403-220-6881 | cfrank@ucalgary.ca
Alan Katz, MBChB, MSc, CCFP
University of Manitoba
Primary Care Delivery and Disease Prevention
204-789-3442 | alan_katz@cpe.umanitoba.ca
Robert McMurtry, MD, FRCSC
University of Western Ontario
Wait Times, Surgical Policy and Delivery
519-646-6287 | rymcmurtry1@gmail.com
Michael Schull, MD, MSc, FRCPC
University of Toronto
Health System Integration/Emergency Department
416-480-6100 ext. 3793 | mjs@ices.on.ca
Amardeep Thind, MD, PhD
University of Western Ontario
Wait Times to See a Specialist
519-858-5028 | athind2@uwo.ca
