Scientist profiles G-L

Administrative Assistant: Jennyfer Lim
Phone: 416-480-4580 ext. 1
Email: jennyfer.lim@sunnybrook.ca

Education:

• MD, 2018, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Canada
• FRCPC, 2022, Internal Medicine, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
• MSc, 2023, Health Services Research, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
• FRCPC, 2024, Rheumatology, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

Appointments and Affiliations:

• Associate Scientist, Evaluative Clinical Sciences Platform, Holland Bone and Joint Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute
• Staff Rheumatologist, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
• Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto

Research Foci:

• Gout, Crystalline Arthropathies
• Access to Rheumatology Care
• Inflammatory Arthritis
• Health Services Research, Clinical Epidemiology, Population-based Studies
• Quality of Care Assessment

Research Summary:

Dr. Kwok is a rheumatologist and clinician investigator based at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and the University of Toronto. His research program is focused on 3 main pillars: (1) Gathering evidence using real-world and EMR data to improve the quality of care delivered to patients with gout (2) Utilizing population-level data to improve access to care for patients with rheumatic diseases and (3) Evaluating prognosis, comorbidities and optimizing treatments for patients with inflammatory arthritis.

Selected Publications:

See current publications list at PubMed.

1. Kwok TSH, Kuriya B, Hawker G, Eder L, Li P, Choy G, Widdifield J. Adherence and Treat-to-Target Benchmarks in Older Adults With Gout Initiating Urate-Lowering Therapy in Ontario, Canada: A Population-Based Study. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2024 Oct;76(10):1379-1389.
2. Kwok TSH, Kuriya B, Hawker G, Li P, Choy G, Widdifield J. Serum Urate Monitoring Amongst Older Adults with Gout Initiating Urate Lowering Therapy in Ontario, Canada. Arthritis Care & Research. 2023;75(12):2463-2471.
3. Kwok TSH, Kuriya B, King LK, Eder L, Thorne C, Li Z, Stukel T, Fu L, Kopp A, Widdifield J. Changes in Service Delivery and Access to Rheumatologists pre- and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Canadian Universal Healthcare Setting. Journal of Rheumatology. 2023;50:944-948.
4. Kwok TSH, Sutton M, Pereira D, Cook RJ, Chandran V, Haroon H, Inman RD, Gladman DD. Isolated Axial Disease in Psoriatic Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis with Psoriasis. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 2022;81(12):1678-1684.
5. Kwok TSH, Xu YY, Lake SL. Gout. CMAJ. 2021;193:E171.