Andrea Gershon

Senior Core Scientist
Lung Health Lead

ICES Affiliation

ICES Central
Chronic Disease & Pharmacotherapy Research Program

Phone
416-480-6100 Ext. 3619

Other Affiliations

Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto

Scientist, Trauma, Emergency & Critical Care Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute

Research Director and Respirologist, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Adjunct Scientist, The Hospital for Sick Children

Recent ICES Grants

A virtual transition intervention for children and adults transitioning to home ventilation: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial

Principal investigators: Amin R, Buchanan F, Gershon AS, Paquet M, Pizzuti R, Rose L
Co-investigators: Bhatia RS, Chiang J, Cornejo Palma DF, Dainty KN, Fraser IM, Goldstein RS, Katz SL, Leasa DJ, Lim A, Mckay SM, Mckim D, Moretti M, Nonoyama ML, Sidhu A, Tandon A, Toonders BE, Workentin KM

Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Team Grant
2019-2023; $884,250

Improving the health of people with obstructive lung disease

Principal investigator: Gershon A

Canadian Lung Association, Operating Grant
2016-2019; $125,000

Using comprehensive multi-linked mortality files to evaluate health system functioning and inform health system planning in Ontario

Principal investigator: Rosella L
Co-investigators: Gershon A, Guttman A, Henry D, Jha P, Manuel D, Tu J

Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Operating Grant
2015-2017; $429,438

Recent Awards & Recognition

American Thoracic Society Early Career Achievement Award

2015: The American Thoracic Society (ATS) Assembly on Behavioral Science and Health Services Early Career Achievement Award recipient Andrea Gershon for her scientific contributions in the area of lung disease.

4/24/2015

2013 PSI Foundation Fellowship

Congratulations to Dr. Andrea Gershon as the 2013 PSI Fellow in Translational Health Research. Read more about Dr. Gershon's fellowship on the PSI website.

7/8/2013

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Department of Medicine Junior Investigator Award

2012: Awarded to Dr. Andrea Gershon. Presented to a faculty member in their first five years of appointment who has made a contribution to basic science, clinical epidemiology, health services or education research.

11/15/2012

Recent ICES Publications

10/1/2020

Medication discontinuation in adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease discharged from hospital: a population-based cohort study

Gershon AS, McGihon RE, Thiruchelvam D, To T, Wu R, Bell CM, Aaron SD; Canadian Respiratory Research Network. Chest. 2020; Oct 1 [Epub ahead of print]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2020.09.254

9/30/2020

Morbidity and mortality associated with prescription cannabinoid drug use in COPD

Vozoris NT, Pequeno P, Li P. Austin PC, Stephenson AL, O'Donnell DE, Gill SS, Gershon AS, Rochon PA. Thorax. 2020; Sep 30 [Epub ahead of print]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-215346

8/20/2020

Understanding resource utilization and mortality in COPD to support policy making: a microsimulation study

Bond EG, Abrahamyan L, Khan MKA, Gershon A, Krahn M, Li P, Mian R, Mitsakakis N, Sadatsafavi M, To T, Pechlivanoglou P; Canadian Respiratory Research Network. PLoS One. 2020; 15(8):e0236559. Epub 2020 Aug 20. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0236559