Sharon Elizabeth Straus MD, MSc, HBSc, FRCPC

Sharon Elizabeth 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 and Physician-in-Chief, at St. Michael’s Hospital. She holds a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Translation and Quality of Care and has authored more than 400 publications and 3 textbooks in evidence-based medicine, knowledge translation, and mentorship. She is in the top 1% of highly cited clinical researchers as per Web of Science. She holds more than $57 million in peer-reviewed research grants as a principal investigator. She has received national awards for mentorship, research, and education.