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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.

Aunima Bhuyia

Aunima Bhuiya

Co-Lead, Evidence Synthesis

Brittany Dinallo

Brittany Dinallo

Lead, Marketing Strategy

FP Gauvin

François-Pierre Gauvin

Senior Scientific Lead, Citizen Engagement and Evidence Curation

Ileana Ciurea

Ileana Ciurea

Senior Advisor, Strategy, Collaborations and Innovation

James McKinlay

James McKinlay

Senior Lead, Programs

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Jenn Thornhill Verma

Senior Advisor, Policy and System Impacts

John Lavis

John Lavis

Director

Julie Baird

Julie Baird

Lead, Operations and Executive Assistant to the Director

Kaelan Moat

Kaelan Moat

Managing Director

Kerry Waddell

Kerry Waddell

Technical focal point, RISE

Mike Wilson

Mike Wilson

Assistant Director

Sarah Holden

Sarah Holden

Lead, Special Projects

Steve Lott

Steven Lott

Senior Lead, Communications

Impact Lab team

The McMaster Health Forum’s Impact Lab 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 Impact Lab team includes many collaborating investigators and talented students.

Investigators

Elizabeth Alvarez

Elizabeth Alvarez

Investigator

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Fadi El-Jardali

Investigator

Greg Stoddart

Greg Stoddart

Investigator Emeritus

Moriah Ellen

Moriah Ellen

Investigator

Students

Ahmad Firas Khalid

Ahmad Khalid

Health Policy PhD graduate and Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Ahmad Belal

Ahmed Belal

PhD Student and Research Assistant

Ahmednur Ali

Ahmednur Ali

PhD Student and Research Assistant

Benard Miregwa

Benard Miregwa

PhD Student and Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Boniface Mutatina

Boniface Mutatina

PhD Candidate and Queen Elizabeth Scholar

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Cristián Mansilla

PhD Student and Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Ekwaro Obuku

Ekwaro Obuku

PhD Candidate

Jaime Ardila

Jaime Ardila

PhD Candidate

Kassu Gurmu

Kassu Gurmu

PhD Candidate and Research Assistant

Mohammad Kibria

Mohammad Kibria

PhD Student and Research Assistant

Pierre Ongolo Zogo_bw

Pierre Ongolo-Zogo

PhD Candidate

Qi Wang

Qi Wang

PhD Student, Research Assistant and Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Rhona Mijumbi

Rhona Mijumbi

PhD Candidate

Sultana Al-Sabahi

Sultana Al-Sabahi

PhD Student and Research Assistant

Fellows

Our Fellows Program allows McMaster students to study while also participating actively in the Forum. Fellows are exposed to influential doers and thinkers, contribute to Forum products and events, and complete an internship in a government ministry or an international agency such as the World Health Organization. Interested in applying for a Fellowship? Learn how.

Current Fellows

Abeer Ahmad

Abeer Ahmad

Fellow and Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Chris Choi

Chris Choi

Fellow

Lynaea Filbey

Lynaea Filbey

Fellow

Fellows 2018 - 2019

Chloe Gao

Chloe Gao

Queen Elizabeth Scholar and Fellow

Kartik Sharma

Kartik Sharma

Fellow and Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Peter Belesiotis

Peter Belesiotis

Fellow and Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Fellows 2017 - 2018

Fanny Cheng

Fanny Cheng

Queen Elizabeth Scholar and Fellow

Puru Panchal

Puru Panchal

Fellow

Fellows 2016 - 2017

Malcolm Hartman

Malcolm Hartman

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Paddy Sreeram

Padmaja Sreeram

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Fellows 2015 - 2016

Ben Li

Ben Li

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Matthew Hughsam

Matthew Hughsam

Adjunct Faculty and Instructor, global health courses

Fellows 2014 - 2015

Hark Randhawa

Hark Randhawa

Mathura Mahendren

Mathura Mahendren

Fellows 2013 - 2014

Cheryl Young

Cheryl Young

Zain Rizvi

Zain Rizvi

Fellows 2012 - 2013

Emily Milko

Emily Milko

Sherna Tamboly

Sherna Tamboly

Fellows 2011 - 2012

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Ariela Rozenek

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Harrison Niznick

Fellows 2011

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Justin Neves

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Margherita Cina

Fellows 2010 - 2011

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Ahmad AlKhatib

theresa-tang

Theresa Tang

Fellows 2009 - 2010

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Ameya Bopardikar

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Ben McCutchen

Fellows 2009

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Ali Hamandi

Andrew Cheung

Andrew Cheung

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Lindsay Fleming

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Tyler Law

Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health and Social Systems

Our Queen Elizabeth Scholars contribute to the strengthening of health and social systems and become part of our large and growing network of health- and social-system leaders. Find out about the type of work our Queen Elizabeth Scholars engage in, or learn how to apply to become a Queen Elizabeth Scholar.
Abeer Ahmad

Abeer Ahmad

Fellow and Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Ahmad Firas Khalid

Ahmad Khalid

Health Policy PhD graduate and Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Christie Tan

Chunyi (Christie) Tan

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Clémence Ongolo Zogo

Clémence Ongolo Zogo

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

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Cristián Mansilla

PhD Student and Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Hannah Serrano

Hannah Serrano

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Kartik Sharma

Kartik Sharma

Fellow and Queen Elizabeth Scholar

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Natalie Tchakerian

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Qi Wang

Qi Wang

PhD Student, Research Assistant and Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Tatiana Alexandra Montoya González

Tatiana Alexandra González

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

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Xiaoxi (Grace) Zhou

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Queen Elizabeth Scholars in Strengthening Health Systems

Our Queen Elizabeth Scholars contribute to the strengthening of health systems and become part of our large and growing network of health-system leaders. Find out about the type of work our Queen Elizabeth Scholars engage in, or learn how to apply to become a Queen Elizabeth Scholar.

Abeera Shahid

Abeera Shahid

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Abriami Kirubarajan

Abirami Kirubarajan

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Dave Nidumolu

Aditya Nidumolu

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Ahmad Firas Khalid

Ahmad Khalid

Health Policy PhD graduate and Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Alex Dragoman

Alex Dragoman

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Alex Kilian

Alexandra Kilian

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Ananya Nair

Ananya Nair

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Anson Cheung

Anson Cheung

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Ben Li

Ben Li

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Benard Miregwa

Benard Miregwa

PhD Student and Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Bolade Shipeolu

Bolade Shipeolu

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Boniface Mutatina

Boniface Mutatina

PhD Candidate and Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Cameron Taheri

Cameron Taheri

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Chinwe Juliana Iwu

Chinwe Iwu

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Chloe Gao

Chloe Gao

Queen Elizabeth Scholar and Fellow

Christopher Galano

Christopher Galano

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Daniel Lu

Daniel Lu

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Eilish Scallan

Eilish Scallan

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

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Elysia Grose

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Fanny Cheng

Fanny Cheng

Queen Elizabeth Scholar and Fellow

Gareth Leung

Gareth Leung

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

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Inna Berditchevskaia

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

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Jean (Zhuo Jing) Wang

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Jessica Jacob

Jessica Jacob

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

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Joycelyne Ewusie

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Ka Keat Lim

Ka Keat Lim

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Kadia Kallap

Kadia Kallap

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Kathy Huang

Kathy Huang

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Edward Kayongo

Kayongo Edward

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Kelsey Chalmers

Kelsey Chalmers

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

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Kristy Yiu

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

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Lucshman Raveendran

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Luka Campbell

Luka Campbell

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Malcolm Hartman

Malcolm Hartman

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

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Matthew Yau

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

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Michael Parvizian

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Mijia Murong

Mijia Murong

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

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Mobeen Mubasher

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Nawazish Naqvi

Nawazish Naqvi

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

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Nicola Gailits

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

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Orezioghene Akporuno

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Paddy Sreeram

Padmaja Sreeram

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

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Peter Malik

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Peter Youssef

Peter Youssef

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Peter Belesiotis

Peter Belesiotis

Fellow and Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Pippy Walker

Pippy Walker

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

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Rhonda Boateng

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

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Robert Redelmeier

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Sabrina Lin

Sabrina Lin

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

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Seana Adams

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

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Shawn Khan

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Steven Chen

Steven Chen

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Subhashini Subramaniam

Subhashini Subramaniam

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

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Sung Min (Steven) Cho

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

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Tahmina Shamsheri

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Tereza Zetko

Tereza Zetko

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Thesandree Padayachee

Thesandree Padayachee

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

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Vishwathsen Karthikeyan

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Yina Shan

Yina Shan

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

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Yung Lee

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Zafeer Ravat

Zafeer Ravat

Queen Elizabeth Scholar

Forum 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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Julia Abelson

Adjunct Faculty and Advisor, citizen engagement

Michel Grignon

Michel Grignon

Adjunct Faculty and Advisor, Social Systems Evidence

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Parminder Raina

Adjunct Faculty

Steven Hoffman

Steven Hoffman

Adjunct Faculty

Visiting leaders

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. 

Carlos Eduardo Pinzon Florez

Carlos Pinzón-Flórez

Deputy Director of Health Technology Assessment

claire-harris

Claire Harris

Director

cristian-herrera

Cristian Herrera

Final year medical student

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Fadi El-Jardali

Investigator

Pierre Ongolo Zogo_bw

Pierre Ongolo-Zogo

PhD Candidate

tomas-pantoja

Tomas Pantoja

Assistant Professor

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