Nav Persaud

MD, MSc, BA, BSc

Scientist

Biography

Dr. Nav Persaud is the Canada Research Chair in Health Justice, Staff Physician in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at St. Michael’s Hospital in Unity Health Toronto, and Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto.

His research focuses on health equity or fairness, especially as it related to medicine access (cleanmeds.ca). He also compares national essential medicines lists in collaboration with the World Health Organization (essentialmeds.org).

Recent Publications

  1. Heredia, C, Ul Haq, MZ, Buadu, A, Rizvi, A, Workentin, A, Persaud, N et al.. Cardiovascular disease essential medicines listing by countries: changes over time and association with health outcomes. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2025;25 (1):50. doi: 10.1186/s12872-024-04411-y. PubMed PMID:39865241 PubMed Central PMC11771043.
  2. Palumbo, AM, Muraca, GM, Fuller, A, Keown-Stoneman, CDG, Birken, CS, Maguire, JL et al.. The association between self-reported total gestational weight gain by pre-pregnancy body mass index and moderate to late preterm birth. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2025;25 (1):27. doi: 10.1186/s12884-024-07106-6. PubMed PMID:39799301 PubMed Central PMC11724485.
  3. Li, X, Kahane, A, Keown-Stoneman, CDG, Omand, JA, Borkhoff, CM, Lebovic, G et al.. Early childhood body mass index growth and school readiness: A longitudinal cohort study. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2024;38 (8):733-744. doi: 10.1111/ppe.13114. PubMed PMID:39607066 .
  4. Casalini, C, Goggin-Kehm, M, Michel, J, Joseph, R, Diaz, R, Martinez, G et al.. Integration of a social network strategy into index testing to increase HIV case finding among Haitian migrants and their descendants in the Dominican Republic. BMC Infect Dis. 2024;24 (1):1325. doi: 10.1186/s12879-024-10189-3. PubMed PMID:39574012 PubMed Central PMC11580491.
  5. Brydon, R, Haseeb, SB, Park, GR, Ziegler, C, Hwang, SW, Forget, EL et al.. The effect of cash transfers on health in high-income countries: A scoping review. Soc Sci Med. 2024;362 :117397. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117397. PubMed PMID:39396395 .
  6. Aglipay, M, Kwong, JC, Colwill, K, Gringas, AC, Tuite, A, Mamdani, M et al.. Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among children receiving primary care in Toronto, Ontario. Can J Public Health. 2024;115 (6):913-923. doi: 10.17269/s41997-024-00916-3. PubMed PMID:39168962 PubMed Central PMC11644124.
  7. Anyasi, H, Idemudia, A, Badru, T, Onyegbule, S, Isang, E, Sanwo, O et al.. Discontinuation of HIV oral pre-exposure prophylaxis: findings from programmatic surveillance within two general population HIV programs in Nigeria. BMC Public Health. 2024;24 (1):1325. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-18808-z. PubMed PMID:38755630 PubMed Central PMC11097516.
  8. 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 .
  9. Bhambra, N, Waicus, S, Persaud, N. Gender and Racialization Status of Medical Eponym Namesakes: Cross-sectional Study. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2024; :. doi: 10.1007/s40615-024-01961-x. PubMed PMID:38436887 .
  10. Shaver, N, Beck, A, Bennett, A, Wilson, BJ, Garritty, C, Subnath, M et al.. Screening for hypertension in adults: protocol for evidence reviews to inform a Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care guideline update. Syst Rev. 2024;13 (1):17. doi: 10.1186/s13643-023-02392-1. PubMed PMID:38183086 PubMed Central PMC10768239.
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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, University of Toronto