Faculty Member
Jeff Kwong MD, MSc, CCFP, FRCPC
- Email Address(es)
- jeff.kwong(at)utoronto.ca
- Office Phone
- 416-480-4055 x1-7665
- Office Address
- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences 2075 Bayview Ave, Room G1-06 Toronto, ON M4N 3M5
- Website(s)
- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) profile, Public Health Ontario (PHO) profile, Department of Family & Community Medicine (DFCM) profile, Toronto Western Family Health Team profile
- Division(s)/Institute(s)
- Clinical Public Health Division
Epidemiology Division - Position
- Professor
- SGS Status
- Full Member
- Appointment Status
- Non budgtry Crss
Research Interests
- Infectious diseases epidemiology and health services research using linkable data
- Influenza vaccine and vaccination program evaluation (vaccine coverage, vaccine effectiveness, vaccine safety, vaccination program strategies [e.g., universal, school-based])
- Assessing the health and economic burden of infectious diseases
Education & Training History
- 2001-07 – Residency training in Public Health and Preventive Medicine (FRCPC), University of Toronto
- 2005-06 – Research fellowship, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences
- 2003-05 – MSc, Epidemiology, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto
- 2001-03 – Residency training in Family Medicine (CCFP), University of Toronto
- 1997-01 – MD, University of Toronto
- 1993-97 – BSc, Microbiology & Immunology, McGill University
Other Affiliations
- Senior Scientist, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences
- Scientist, Public Health Ontario
- Family Physician, Toronto Western Family Health Team
- Associate Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto
Primary Teaching Responsibilities
- Course Co-Director: CHL 5426 Population perspectives in epidemiology
- Tutorial Leader: Health Science Research Course (undergraduate medicine program)
Professional Summary & Appointments
I am an epidemiologist, a specialist in public health and preventive medicine, and a practicing academic family physician. My interests are in infectious diseases, particularly influenza and other vaccine-preventable diseases. My research lies at the interface between primary care and public health.
Honours & Awards
- 2013-2018 CIHR New Investigator Award
- 2013-2014 CIHR New Investigator Prize of Excellence in Research on Aging
- 2011-2012 Award for Research Excellence, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto
- 2008-2013 Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care Career Scientist Award
- 2008-* University of Toronto Department of Family and Community Medicine Clinician Scientist Award
Current Research Projects
- 2015-* – Evaluating the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of healthcare worker vaccinate-or-mask influenza prevention policies
- 2014-* – Canadian Immunization Research Network (CIRN) Provincial Collaborative Network (PCN): multi-provincial study of pertussis vaccine effectiveness, a multi-jurisdictional study to determine the impact of repeated immunization on influenza vaccine effectiveness in young children, intraseason waning of vaccine effectiveness
- 2014-* – Systematic observational method for narcolepsy and influenza immunization assessment (SOMNIA)
- 2014-* – Estimation of health and economic burden of blood-borne infections
- 2013-* – Linking laboratory and administrative data to study influenza and influenza vaccine epidemiology
- 2011-* – Estimating longitudinal healthcare costs for infectious diseases using administrative data (Clostridium difficile, hepatitis B, Streptococcus pneumoniae, mycobacteria)
Representative Publications
Publications on Pubmed