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Scientist
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
2075 Bayview Ave., Room HG 40
Toronto, ON
M4N 3M5
Administrative Assistant: Alisa Gayle
Phone: 416-480-5910
Fax: 416-480-4845
Email: alisa.gayle@sunnybrook.ca
Education:
- BA, 1988, Yale University, U.S.
- MD, 1995, New York University, U.S.
- Fellowship, 1999, internal medicine, University of Toronto, Canada
- Fellowship, 2000, gastroenterology, U of T, Canada
- PhD, 2004, clinical epidemiology, U of T, Canada
Appointments and Affiliations:
- Scientist, Evaluative Clinical Sciences, Odette Cancer Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute
- Physician, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
- Adjunct scientist, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences
- Professor, department of medicine, U of T
- Lead scientist, ColonCancerCheck program, Cancer Care Ontario
- Provincial Medical Director, Cancer Control, Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario)
Research Foci:
- Health services
- Digestive diseases
- Colorectal cancer
- Indigenous health
- Screening for gastrointestinal cancers
Research Summary:
Dr. Tinmouth conducts “policy-actionable” research in colorectal cancer screening and colonoscopy quality improvement, relevant to health policy-makers and program planners in Ontario, other Canadian provinces and beyond. Her work has had a demonstrable impact on the design and policies of the ColonCancerCheck and Colonoscopy Quality Management Partnership programs in Ontario.
Dr. Tinmouth holds a Canadian Institutes of Health Research Embedded Clinician Researcher Salary Award and has received funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Canadian Cancer Society Research Institute and the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research.
Selected Publications:
See current publications list at PubMed.
Related News and Stories:
- Elevating the LGBTQ presence in science and research: Staff at Sunnybrook Research Institute talk the importance of being their whole selves at work, the need for role models and the benefits of diversity (June 3, 2019)
- Improving cancer screening for Indigenous peoples: Strategies to prevent or catch cancer early need to be delivered equally and respectfully to Indigenous communities in Ontario: researchers (April 4, 2019)
- A cut above: Amid funding pressures, SRI scientists post stellar results (Feb. 1, 2019)
- Colorectal cancer advances: Including DIY kit in the mail raises screening rates and taking a break from chemotherapy OK (SRI Magazine, 2016)
- Competition spurs high scores: scientists secure funding with federal agency (July 25, 2013)
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