Nancy Baxter

MD, FRCSC, FACS, PhD

Affiliate Scientist

Biography

Dr. Nancy Baxter is a clinical epidemiologist, colorectal surgeon and health services researcher.  She holds the positions of scientist in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital and Professor of Surgery at the University of Toronto. She is Head of the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences at the University of Melbourne. She is also Full Professor in the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHMPE). Dr. Baxter is a Full Member of both the Institute of Medical Sciences (IMS) and School of Graduate Studies (SGS). She holds a Senior Scientist role in the Cancer Theme Group at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences.

Her main research interests are in the evaluation of patterns of cancer care, the evaluation of cancer screening, determining the long-term consequences of cancer care for survivors and improving the quality and safety of surgery. She has published over 250 peer reviewed articles and has extensive experience in the use of large administrative data and cancer registry data from both Canada and the United States.

Please note: Dr. Baxter is currently not accepting students.

Recent Publications

  1. Ruco, A, Lofters, AK, Lu, H, Baxter, NN, Guilcher, S, Kopp, A et al.. Lung cancer survival by immigrant status: a population-based retrospective cohort study in Ontario, Canada. BMC Cancer. 2024;24 (1):1114. doi: 10.1186/s12885-024-12804-7. PubMed PMID:39243029 PubMed Central PMC11380402.
  2. Dason, ES, Kapsack, A, Baxter, NN, Gesink, D, Shapiro, H, Simpson, AN et al.. Resident and Fellow Perspectives on Family Planning and Building During Training. JAMA Netw Open. 2024;7 (8):e2429345. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.29345. PubMed PMID:39196560 PubMed Central PMC11358854.
  3. Campbell, RJ, El-Defrawy, SR, Bell, CM, Urbach, DR, Paterson, JM, Stukel, TA et al.. Public funding for private for-profit centres and access to cataract surgery by patient socioeconomic status: an Ontario population-based study. CMAJ. 2024;196 (28):E965-E972. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.240414. PubMed PMID:39187289 PubMed Central PMC11349346.
  4. Sankar, A, Stukel, TA, Baxter, NN, Wijeysundera, DN, Hwang, SW, Wilton, AS et al.. Disparities in surgery rates during the COVID-19 pandemic: retrospective study. BJS Open. 2024;8 (4):. doi: 10.1093/bjsopen/zrae088. PubMed PMID:39186678 PubMed Central PMC11346633.
  5. Law, CCY, Zhang, L, Carvalho, AL, Rabeneck, L, Barkun, AN, Nied-Kutterer, A et al.. Canadian colorectal cancer screening programs: How do they measure up using the International Agency for Research on Cancer criteria for organized screening?. J Can Assoc Gastroenterol. 2024;7 (4):312-318. doi: 10.1093/jcag/gwae015. PubMed PMID:39139223 PubMed Central PMC11317627.
  6. Sue-Chue-Lam, C, Brezden-Masley, C, Sutradhar, R, Yu, AYX, Baxter, NN. Association of oxaliplatin-containing adjuvant duration with post-treatment fall-related injury and fracture in patients with stage III colon cancer: a population-based retrospective cohort study. BMC Cancer. 2024;24 (1):878. doi: 10.1186/s12885-024-12558-2. PubMed PMID:39039514 PubMed Central PMC11265086.
  7. Telesnicki, TT, Simpson, AN, de Mestral, C, Baxter, NN, Urbach, DR, Gomez, D et al.. Recommendations for Recovery of the COVID-19 Pandemic-related Diagnostic, Screening, and Procedure Backlog in Ontario: A Survey of Healthcare Leaders. Clin Invest Med. 2024;47 (2):4-11. doi: 10.3138/cim-2024-2655. PubMed PMID:38958478 .
  8. Kennedy, ED, Schmocker, S, Brown, C, Liberman, S, Baxter, NN, Drolet, S et al.. Nonoperative management protocol for locally advanced rectal cancer. Colorectal Dis. 2024;26 (6):1285-1291. doi: 10.1111/codi.17035. PubMed PMID:38797916 .
  9. Ruco, A, Moineddin, R, Sutradhar, R, Tinmouth, J, Li, Q, Rabeneck, L et al.. Duration of risk reduction in colorectal cancer incidence and mortality after a complete colonoscopy in Ontario, Canada: a population-based cohort study. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2024;9 (7):601-608. doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(24)00084-0. PubMed PMID:38761808 .
  10. Simpson, AN, Sutradhar, R, Benchimol, EI, Chan, WC, Porter, J, Moore, S et al.. Risk of Cesarean Delivery Among People With Inflammatory Bowel Disease According to Disease Characteristics: A Population-Based Study. J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2024;46 (6):102463. doi: 10.1016/j.jogc.2024.102463. PubMed PMID:38631434 .
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Affiliations & Other Activities

  • Staff Surgeon, Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, St. Michael’s Hospital
  • Professor, Department of Surgery, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation and Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto
  • Senior Scientist, Cancer Theme Group, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences
  • Full Member, Institute of Medical Science