Sharon Straus

Sharon E. Straus is a geriatrician and clinical epidemiologist who trained at the University of Toronto and the University of Oxford.  She is the Director of the Knowledge Translation Program; Executive Vice President, Clinical Programs and Chief Medical Officer, Unity Health Toronto; and Professor in the Department of Medicine, University of Toronto.  She authored more than 650 peer-reviewed publications and 3 textbooks in evidence-based medicine, knowledge translation and mentorship.  Since 2015, she has consistently been in the top 1% of highly cited clinical researchers as per Clarivate and has an H-index of 126. She holds more than $80 million in peer-reviewed research grants as a principal investigator.  She has received national awards for mentorship, research and education. She was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Medicine, from the University of Montreal, is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences and a Member of the Order of Canada.

Other Appointments & Affiliations

• Executive Vice President of Clinical and Chief Medical Officer, Unity Health Toronto
• Director, Knowledge Translation Program, Unity Health Toronto
• Scientist, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital
• Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto
• Professor (status only), Department of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto
• Principal Investigator, Knowledge Translation Program, University of Toronto
• Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary