Fahad Razak

MD, MSc, BASc

Scientist

Biography

Dr. Fahad Razak an internist and epidemiologist, with training in health services research and global health. His research focuses on improving the care of hospitalized patients through application of advanced analytic methods to hospital big data. He co-founded  GEMINI (geminimedicine.ca), the largest hospital research network in Canada, and one of few such examples globally. GEMINI covers ~60% of Ontario’s medical hospital beds making it a living laboratory to study hospital care.

Dr Razak completed an Engineering Science degree, Medical Doctorate, and Residency at the University of Toronto. He was the first physician to be appointed the David E. Bell Fellow at Harvard University. Notable research recognitions include the Canadian Society of Internal Medicine’s New Investigator Award and the Graham Farquharson Knowledge Translation Fellowship from the PSI Foundation. He has received  >$33 million in grant funding (>$25 million as Principal Investigator) from sources such as CIHR, NSERC, NIH, and the Canadian Cancer Society. He has published >90 peer-reviewed publications (h-index 29, 40 as first/senior author).

Please note: Dr. Razak is not taking any summer students.

Recent Publications

  1. Manzoor, F, Sundrelingam, V, Roberts, SB, Fralick, M, Kwan, JL, Tang, T et al.. Analysis of Resident and Attending Physician End-of-Rotation Changeover Days and Association With Patient Length of Stay. JAMA Netw Open. 2023;6 (3):e234516. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.4516. PubMed PMID:36951860 PubMed Central PMC10037142.
  2. Quinn, KL, Razak, F, Cheung, AM. [Not Available]. CMAJ. 2023;195 (9):E346-E347. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.220818-f. PubMed PMID:36878549 PubMed Central PMC9987227.
  3. Quinn, KL, Razak, F, Cheung, AM. [Not Available]. CMAJ. 2023;195 (9):E348-E349. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.220823-f. PubMed PMID:36878542 PubMed Central PMC9987231.
  4. Quinn, KL, Cheung, AM, Razak, F. [Not Available]. CMAJ. 2023;195 (9):E350-E351. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.220824-f. PubMed PMID:36878541 PubMed Central PMC9987221.
  5. Manzoor, S, Colacci, M, Moggridge, J, Gyenes, M, Biering-Sørensen, T, Højbjerg Lassen, MC et al.. EMERGE: Evaluating the value of Measuring Random Plasma Glucose Values for Managing Hyperglycemia in the Inpatient Setting. J Gen Intern Med. 2023; :. doi: 10.1007/s11606-022-08004-3. PubMed PMID:36746830 .
  6. Verma, AA, Razak, F, Munshi, L, Fralick, M. Awake prone positioning and covid-19. BMJ. 2022;379 :o2888. doi: 10.1136/bmj.o2888. PubMed PMID:36740852 .
  7. Bartsch, E, Shin, S, Roberts, S, MacMillan, TE, Fralick, M, Liu, JJ et al.. Imaging delays among medical inpatients in Toronto, Ontario: A cohort study. PLoS One. 2023;18 (2):e0281327. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0281327. PubMed PMID:36735736 PubMed Central PMC9897551.
  8. Quinn, KL, Razak, F, Cheung, AM. Assessing common and potentially modifiable symptoms of post-COVID-19 condition (long COVID) in adults. CMAJ. 2023;195 (2):E76-E77. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.220823. PubMed PMID:36649958 PubMed Central PMC9851638.
  9. Quinn, KL, Razak, F, Cheung, AM. Diagnosing post-COVID-19 condition (long COVID) in adults. CMAJ. 2023;195 (2):E78-E79. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.220818. PubMed PMID:36649955 PubMed Central PMC9851644.
  10. Quinn, KL, Cheung, AM, Razak, F. Treating common and potentially modifiable symptoms of post-COVID-19 condition (long COVID) in adults. CMAJ. 2023;195 (2):E80-E81. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.220824. PubMed PMID:36649947 PubMed Central PMC9851632.
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Affiliations & Other Activities

  • Internist, St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto
  • Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto
  • Research Scientist, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute
  • Provincial Lead, Quality Improvement in General Medicine, Ontario Health