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Sharon Straus

MD, FRCPC, MSc, HBSc

Scientist

Email: Sharon.Straus@unityhealth.to
Tel: 416-864-3068

Research Programs

Biography

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 and Physician-in-Chief, St. Michael’s Hospital and Professor in Department of Medicine, University of Toronto.  She holds a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Translation and Quality of Care and has authored more than 500 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 Web of Science and has an H-index of 103. She has held more than $60 million in peer-reviewed research grants as a principal investigator.  She has received national awards for mentorship, research and education.

 

Recent Publications

  1. Thombs, BD, Adams, C, Nassar, EL, Carrier, ME, Golberg, M, Bharthi, K et al.. Master protocol for a series of cohort-based randomized controlled trials to test tools to communicate research results to study participants and others with relevant lived experience: the SPIN-CLEAR Trials. Trials. 2025;26 (1):149. doi: 10.1186/s13063-025-08846-2. PubMed PMID:40340935 PubMed Central PMC12060389.
  2. Garad, Y, Manea, AA, Pak, N, Danok, L, Baral, S, Dykstra, T et al.. An evaluation of barriers and facilitators to implementing multiplex rapid antigen testing for SARS-CoV-2 and influenza A and B in congregate living settings. Front Public Health. 2025;13 :1560131. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1560131. PubMed PMID:40260165 PubMed Central PMC12009850.
  3. Fahim, C, Wang, S, Paul, N, Colwill, K, Dayam, R, Boyd, JM et al.. Patterns of SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity among essential workers in long term care and retirement homes in Ontario, Canada: A descriptive cross-sectional study. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2025;5 (3):e0004294. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0004294. PubMed PMID:40153448 PubMed Central PMC11952236.
  4. Lunney, M, Wiebe, N, Howarth, T, Jenstad, L, DeBusschere, A, Crysdale, G et al.. Performance of Hearing Test Software Applications to Detect Hearing Loss. JAMA Netw Open. 2025;8 (3):e252166. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.2166. PubMed PMID:40146108 PubMed Central PMC11950885.
  5. Wong, EK, Isaranuwatchai, W, Sale, JEM, Tricco, AC, Straus, SE, Naimark, DMJ et al.. Cost-Effectiveness of the Geriatrician-Led Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in Different Healthcare Settings: An Economic Evaluation. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2025; :. doi: 10.1111/jgs.19448. PubMed PMID:40135559 .
  6. Backman, C, Li, W, Shah, S, Papp, S, Fung, SG, Dumicho, AY et al.. Factors Influencing Initial Rehabilitation Type after Hip Fracture Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2025;26 (5):105521. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2025.105521. PubMed PMID:40020754 .
  7. Zarin, W, Sreetharan, S, Doherty-Kirby, A, Scott, M, Zibrowski, E, Soobiah, C et al.. Patient- and public-driven health research: a model of coleadership and partnership in research priority setting using a modified James Lind Alliance approach. J Clin Epidemiol. 2025;181 :111731. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2025.111731. PubMed PMID:40010582 .
  8. Wong, EK, Isaranuwatchai, W, Sale, JEM, Tricco, AC, Straus, SE, Naimark, DMJ et al.. Changing Time Representation in Microsimulation Models. Med Decis Making. 2025;45 (3):276-285. doi: 10.1177/0272989X251319808. PubMed PMID:39995284 PubMed Central PMC11894904.
  9. Chicoine, G, Straus, SE. Toward the sustainability of health care innovations to "transform our world": current status and the road ahead. JBI Evid Implement. 2025; :. doi: 10.1097/XEB.0000000000000496. PubMed PMID:39989361 .
  10. Fahim, C, Yu, CC, Cooper, J, Theivendrampillai, S, Lee, TT, Wai-Ki Lau, M et al.. Stigma and fear during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study on the perceptions of healthcare workers in Canada and Singapore. Front Public Health. 2024;12 :1490814. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1490814. PubMed PMID:39917517 PubMed Central PMC11801013.
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Affiliations & Other Activities

  • Scientist, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital
  • Physician-in-Chief, 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