McMaster Health Forum | Our People
The Forum brings together a talented and diverse group of staff, collaborators, students and others committed to improving health outcomes through collective problem-solving. Connect with us by emailing forum@mcmaster.ca or find our personal contact information in our profiles.
Core team
The Forum supports health-system leaders and citizens around the world who want to use the best available research evidence to strengthen health systems and get the right programs, services and drugs to those who need them. Now with Forum+ we’ll be doing this in the area of social systems as well. Our core team leads and supports this work.
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Aunima Bhuiya
Co-Lead, Evidence Synthesis -
Brittany Dinallo
Lead, Marketing Strategy -
Clifford Mushquash
Advisor, Indigenous Engagement -
Cristián Mansilla
Editor of COVID-END inventory -
Ileana Ciurea
Senior Advisor, Strategy, Collaborations and Innovation -
James McKinlay
Senior Lead, Programs -
Jenn Thornhill Verma
Senior Advisor, Policy and System Impacts -
John Lavis
Director -
Julie Baird
Lead, Operations and Executive Assistant to the Director -
Kaelan Moat
Managing Director and Senior Scientific Lead, Evidence Products and Processes -
Kerry Waddell
Senior Scientific Lead for Evidence Support -
Marcela Vélez
Senior Scientific Lead, Innovative Evidence Products and Spanish Outreach -
Maureen Smith
Citizen Strategy and Engagement Partner -
Mike Wilson
Scientific Director -
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Peter DeMaio
Co-Lead, Evidence Synthesis -
Sarah Holden
Lead, Special Projects -
Steven Lott
Senior Lead, Communications -
Téjia Bain
Co-Lead, Evidence Synthesis
ForumLab team
The ForumLab undertakes cutting edge research and research synthesis about how to support the use of research evidence in health systems, and it trains students and researchers to undertake such work. In addition to members of the Forum’s core team, the ForumLab team includes many collaborating investigators and talented students.
Students
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Jonathan (Nathan) Cura
Queen Elizabeth Scholar in Strengthening Health and Social Systems (2022) -
Tamika Jarvis
PhD student
Alumni
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Ahmad Firas Khalid
Health Policy PhD graduate, Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2016) and Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health and Social Systems (2018) -
Ahmed Atef Belal
PhD Student and Research Assistant -
Ahmednur Ali
PhD Student and Research Assistant -
Benard Miregwa
PhD Student and Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2016-18) -
Boniface Mutatina
PhD Candidate and Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2016) -
Cara Evans
PhD candidate -
Cristián Mansilla
Editor of COVID-END inventory -
Ekwaro Obuku
PhD Candidate -
Heather Bullock
Assistant Professor (PT), Department of Health Research Evidence & Impact McMaster University -
Jaime Ardila
PhD Candidate -
Kassu Ketema Gurmu
PhD Candidate and Research Assistant -
Mohammad Golam Kibria
PhD Student and Research Assistant -
Pierre Ongolo-Zogo
PhD Candidate -
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Rhona Mijumbi
PhD Candidate -
Sultana Al-Sabahi
PhD Student and Research Assistant
GSO awardees
Awardees - 2024
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Annie Xiong
GSO awardee in Developing Skilled Future Leaders in Strengthening Health and Social Systems (2024) -
Buvneet Madan
GSO awardee in Developing Skilled Future Leaders in Strengthening Health and Social Systems (2024) -
Kenneth Chen
GSO awardee in Developing Skilled Future Leaders in Strengthening Health and Social Systems (2024) -
Maureen Saha
GSO awardee in Developing Skilled Future Leaders in Strengthening Health and Social Systems (2024) -
Nujud Al-Jabouri
GSO awardee in Developing Skilled Future Leaders in Strengthening Health and Social Systems (2024) -
Sanjeevani Maloor
GSO awardee in Developing Skilled Future Leaders in Strengthening Health and Social Systems (2024) -
Stella Ross
GSO awardee in Developing Skilled Future Leaders in Strengthening Health and Social Systems (2024) -
Tresha Sivanesanathan
GSO awardee in Developing Skilled Future Leaders in Strengthening Health and Social Systems (2024)
Awardees - 2023
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Alexandra Phelps
GSO awardee in Developing Skilled Future Leaders in Strengthening Health and Social Systems (2023) -
Natalene Sim
GSO awardee in Developing Skilled Future Leaders in Strengthening Health and Social Systems (2023) -
Shiqiang (David) Jin
GSO awardee in Developing Skilled Future Leaders in Strengthening Health and Social Systems (2023) -
Tasnia Noshin
GSO awardee in Developing Skilled Future Leaders in Strengthening Health and Social Systems (2023) -
Tiffany Yu
GSO awardee in Developing Skilled Future Leaders in Strengthening Health and Social Systems (2023) -
Vidhi Bhatt
GSO awardee in Developing Skilled Future Leaders in Strengthening Health and Social Systems (2023)
Awardees - 2022
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Jaclyn Holdsworth
Queen Elizabeth Scholar in Strengthening Health and Social Systems (2023) and GSO awardee in Developing Skilled Future Leaders in Strengthening Health and Social Systems -
Mahnoor Malik
GSO awardee in Developing Skilled Future Leaders in Strengthening Health and Social Systems -
Miray Maher
GSO awardee in Developing Skilled Future Leaders in Strengthening Health and Social Systems
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health and Social Systems
Scholars - 2023
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Adrienne Teske
Queen Elizabeth Scholar in Strengthening Health and Social Systems (2023) -
Amal Hjjih
Queen Elizabeth Scholar in Strengthening Health and Social Systems (2023) -
Amandeep Saini
Queen Elizabeth Scholar in Strengthening Health and Social Systems (2023) -
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Anika Garg
Queen Elizabeth Scholar in Strengthening Health and Social Systems (2023) -
Annisa Siu
Queen Elizabeth Scholar in Strengthening Health and Social Systems (2023) -
Ariana Jaspal
Queen Elizabeth Scholar in Strengthening Health and Social Systems (2023) -
Daniela Gallardo
Queen Elizabeth Scholar in Strengthening Health and Social Systems (2023) -
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Jaclyn Holdsworth
Queen Elizabeth Scholar in Strengthening Health and Social Systems (2023) and GSO awardee in Developing Skilled Future Leaders in Strengthening Health and Social Systems -
Margret Lo
Queen Elizabeth Scholar in Strengthening Health and Social Systems (2023)
Scholars - 2022
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Adam F. El-Kadi
Queen Elizabeth Scholar in Strengthening Health and Social Systems (2022) -
Dima Hadid
Queen Elizabeth Scholar in Strengthening Health and Social Systems (2022) -
Jonathan (Nathan) Cura
Queen Elizabeth Scholar in Strengthening Health and Social Systems (2022) -
Maiura Muralitharan
Queen Elizabeth Scholar in Strengthening Health and Social Systems (2022) -
Navi Goraya
Queen Elizabeth Scholar in Strengthening Health and Social Systems (2022) -
Rana Saleh
Queen Elizabeth Scholar in Strengthening Health and Social Systems (2022) -
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Shraddha Mishra
Queen Elizabeth Scholar in Strengthening Health and Social Systems (2022) -
Tushar Sood
Forum Fellow and Queen Elizabeth Scholar in Strengthening Health and Social Systems (2022)
Scholars - 2019
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Abeer Ahmad
Fellow and Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health and Social Systems (2019) -
Chunyi (Christie) Tan
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health and Social Systems (2019) -
Clémence Ongolo Zogo
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health and Social Systems (2019) -
Cristián Mansilla
Editor of COVID-END inventory -
Hannah Serrano
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health and Social Systems (2019) -
Kartik Sharma
Fellow and Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health and Social Systems (2019) -
Natalie Tchakerian
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health and Social Systems (2019) -
Peter Belesiotis
Fellow and Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2019) -
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Xiaoxi (Grace) Zhou
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health and Social Systems (2019)
Scholars - 2018
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Ahmad Firas Khalid
Health Policy PhD graduate, Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2016) and Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health and Social Systems (2018) -
Alex Dragoman
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2018) -
Ananya Nair
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2018) -
Chinwe Juliana Iwu
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2018) -
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Fanny Cheng
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2018) and Fellow -
Gareth Leung
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2018) -
Ka Keat Lim
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2018) -
Kadia Kallap
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2018) -
Kathy Huang
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2018) -
Kayongo Edward
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2018) -
Kelsey Chalmers
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2018) -
Luka Campbell
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2018) -
Mijia Murong
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2018) -
Nawazish Naqvi
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2018) -
Peter Youssef
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2018) -
Pippy Walker
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2018) -
Robert J. Redelmeier
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2018) -
Sabrina Lin
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2018) -
Steven Chen
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2018) -
Subhashini Subramaniam
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2018) -
Tatiana Alexandra Montoya González
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health and Social Systems (2018) -
Tereza Zetko
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2018) -
Thesandree Padayachee
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2018) -
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Zafeer Ravat
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2018)
Scholars - 2017
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Abeera Shahid
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2017) -
Abirami Kirubarajan
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2017) -
Anson Cheung
Queen Elizabeth Scholar (2017) -
Cameron Taheri
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2017) -
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Eilish Scallan
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2017) -
Elysia Grose
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2017) -
Jean (Zhuo Jing) Wang
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2017) -
Jessica Jacob
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2017) -
Lucshman Raveendran
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2017) -
Malcolm Hartman
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2017) and Fellow -
Matthew Yau
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2017) -
Michael Parvizian
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2017) -
Mobeen Mubasher
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2017) -
Orezioghene Akporuno
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2017) -
Padmaja Sreeram
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2017) -
Seana Adams
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2017) -
Shawn Khan
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2017) -
Sung Min (Steven) Cho
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2017) -
Tahmina Shamsheri
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2017) -
Vishwathsen Karthikeyan
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2017) -
Scholars - 2016
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Aditya Nidumolu
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2016) -
Ahmad Firas Khalid
Health Policy PhD graduate, Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2016) and Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health and Social Systems (2018) -
Alexandra Kilian
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2016) -
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Benard Miregwa
PhD Student and Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2016-18) -
Boniface Mutatina
PhD Candidate and Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2016) -
Christopher Galano
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2016) -
Inna Berditchevskaia
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2016) -
Joycelyne Efua Ewusie
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2016) -
Kristy Yiu
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2016-17) -
Nicola Gailits
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2016) -
Peter Malik
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2016) -
Rhonda Boateng
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2016)
Forum adjunct faculty and visiting leaders
Adjunct faculty
Working with the McMaster Health Forum are leaders in the fields of evidence synthesis, knowledge translation, stakeholder and citizen dialogues, and human communication, among other fields. Our adjunct faculty members are some of McMaster's world-renowned faculty.
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Fadi El-Jardali
Adjunct Faculty -
Moriah Ellen
Adjunct Faculty -
Parminder Raina
Adjunct Faculty -
Steven Hoffman
Adjunct Faculty
Adjunct faculty alumni
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Elizabeth Alvarez
Investigator -
Greg Stoddart
Investigator Emeritus -
Julia Abelson
Adjunct Faculty and Advisor, citizen engagement -
Michel Grignon
Adjunct Faculty and Advisor, Social Systems Evidence
Visiting leaders
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Visiting leaders alumni
Are you interested in working with our leading experts in supporting evidence-informed decision-making? Contact us at forum@mcmaster.ca to find out more about opportunities to collaborate with and learn from the McMaster Health Forum team.
Our past visiting leaders have come from around the world, offering unique perspectives from both academic and public policy arenas.
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Carlos Eduardo Pinzón-Flórez
Deputy Director of Health Technology Assessment -
Claire Harris
Director -
Cristian Herrera
Final year medical student -
Fadi El-Jardali
Adjunct Faculty -
Pierre Ongolo-Zogo
PhD Candidate -
Tomas Pantoja
Assistant Professor -
Xuping Song
Visiting leader
Fellows (alumni)
Our Fellows Program allowed McMaster students to study while also participating actively in the Forum. Fellows were exposed to influential doers and thinkers, contributed to Forum products and events, and completed an internship in a government ministry or an international agency such as the World Health Organization. Learn more about our Fellowship program.
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Tushar Sood
Forum Fellow and Queen Elizabeth Scholar in Strengthening Health and Social Systems (2022) -
Vikita Mehta
Forum Fellow
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Anastasia Drakos
Forum Fellow -
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Abeer Ahmad
Fellow and Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health and Social Systems (2019) -
Chris Choi
Fellow -
Lynaea Filbey
Fellow
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Kartik Sharma
Fellow and Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health and Social Systems (2019) -
Peter Belesiotis
Fellow and Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2019)
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Fanny Cheng
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2018) and Fellow -
Puru Panchal
Fellow
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Malcolm Hartman
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2017) and Fellow -
Padmaja Sreeram
Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems (2017)
Fellows 2015 - 2016
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Matthew Hughsam
Adjunct Faculty and Instructor, global health courses