Andrew Pinto

MD, CCFP, FRCPC, MSc

Scientist

Biography

Dr. Andrew Pinto is the founder and director of the Upstream Lab, a research team focused on tackling social determinants of health, population health management, and using data science to enable proactive care. He holds the CIHR Applied Public Health Chair in Upstream Prevention. He is a Public Health and Preventive Medicine specialist and family physician at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto and an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto. He is the Associate Director for Clinical Research at the University of Toronto Practice-Based Research Network, the lead for clinical research of Ontario’s POPLAR network, and the founder of the Canadian Primary Care Trials Network. He serves on the Institute Advisory Board of CIHR’s Institute for Population and Public Health, is an adjunct scientist at the Institute for Work and Health, and an honorary senior lecturer at St. Andrews University in Scotland.

 

Recent Publications

  1. Aboelzahab, YH, Pinto, AD, McCarthy, L, Dolovich, L. Exploring the pharmacist's role in supporting newcomer international students and their families with the transition to the Canadian healthcare system including medication use: Protocol for a qualitative study. PLoS One. 2024;19 (6):e0304780. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0304780. PubMed PMID:38843231 PubMed Central PMC11156380.
  2. Anchuri, K, Steiner, L, Rabet, R, Craig-Neil, A, San Antonio, E, Ogundele, SO et al.. Interventions in ambulatory healthcare settings to reduce social isolation among adults aged 18-64: a systematic review. BJGP Open. 2024; :. doi: 10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0119. PubMed PMID:38760060 .
  3. Sharma, R, Patel, A, Ojha, T, Pablo, LA, Vosoughi, T, Ziegler, C et al.. Role of Antioxidant Therapy in the Treatment and Prognosis of COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Curr Dev Nutr. 2024;8 (5):102145. doi: 10.1016/j.cdnut.2024.102145. PubMed PMID:38693966 PubMed Central PMC11061685.
  4. Shah, N, Radford, K, Durant, S, Shoucri, R, Stone, J, Persaud, N et al.. Advocating for Policy Change: Examples Emerging From a Medical-Legal Partnership in Primary Care. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2024;35 (1):8-17. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2024.a919804. PubMed PMID:38661856 .
  5. Aubrey-Bassler, K, Patel, D, Fernandes, C, Lofters, AK, Campbell-Scherer, D, Meaney, C et al.. Chronic disease prevention and screening outcomes for patients with and without financial difficulty: a secondary analysis of the BETTER WISE cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2024;14 (4):e078938. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078938. PubMed PMID:38626970 PubMed Central PMC11029378.
  6. O'Brien, MA, Lofters, A, Wall, B, Elliott, R, Makuwaza, T, Pietrusiak, MA et al.. Adaptation and qualitative evaluation of the BETTER intervention for chronic disease prevention and screening by public health nurses in low income neighbourhoods: views of community residents. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024;24 (1):427. doi: 10.1186/s12913-024-10853-z. PubMed PMID:38575938 PubMed Central PMC10993474.
  7. Ho, JW, Bellicoso, E, Bondy, M, Holness, DL, Muntaner, C, Nisenbaum, R et al.. A Brief Tool to Screen Patients for Precarious Employment: A Validation Study. Ann Fam Med. 2024;22 (1):26-30. doi: 10.1370/afm.3053. PubMed PMID:38253490 PubMed Central PMC11233073.
  8. Adekoya, I, Delahunty-Pike, A, Howse, D, Kosowan, L, Seshie, Z, Abaga, E et al.. Screening for poverty and related social determinants to improve knowledge of and links to resources (SPARK): development and cognitive testing of a tool for primary care. BMC Prim Care. 2023;24 (1):247. doi: 10.1186/s12875-023-02173-8. PubMed PMID:38007462 PubMed Central PMC10675961.
  9. Perri, M, Hapsari, AP, Craig-Neil, A, Ho, J, Cattaneo, J, Gaspar, M et al.. An evaluation of an employment assistance program focused on people living with HIV in Toronto, Canada. AIDS Care. 2024;36 (4):500-507. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2023.2253505. PubMed PMID:37756653 .
  10. Vanden Bossche, D, Zhao, QJ, Ares-Blanco, S, Peña, MPA, Decat, P, Kondo, N et al.. Addressing health inequity during the COVID-19 pandemic through primary health care and public health collaboration: a multiple case study analysis in eight high-income countries. Int J Equity Health. 2023;22 (1):171. doi: 10.1186/s12939-023-01968-6. PubMed PMID:37653472 PubMed Central PMC10472729.
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Affiliations & Other Activities

  • Staff Physician, Department of Family and Community Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
  • Assistant Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto