Astrid Guttmann

Senior Core Scientist (Full Status)
Chief Science Officer

ICES Affiliation

ICES Central
Life Stage Research Program

Phone
416-480-4055

Assistant
Andrea Belisle, Coordinator, Science Office, 416-480-4055

Biography

Contact Astrid Guttmann

Education

MSc, Epidemiology, McMaster University
MDCM, Medicine, McGill University
MSc, Forestry and Environmental Studies, Oxford University
BA, Philosophy and Theology, Oxford University
BA, European History and Literature, Harvard University

Research Focus

Pediatric health
Health policy/reform
Health care quality

Other Affiliations

Staff Paediatrician, Division of Paediatric Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children
Professor, Paediatrics, cross appointment Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation and the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
Senior Scientist, SickKids Research Institute
Co-Director, Leong Centre for Healthy Children

Recent ICES Grants

Deferred Care Outcomes in Canadian Children and Youth: Measuring and Mitigating Risk during COVID-19

Principal Investigators: Brownell MD, Cohen E, Guttmann A, Saunders NR
Co-investigators: Hanlon-Dearman A, Hepburn CM, Katz A, Mahar A, Rayner J, Stukel T, Wanigaratne S, Wilson S
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, COVID-19 Rapid Research
2020-2021; $258,686
Burden, cost, and development of asthma related to severe RSV infections

Principal investigator: Buchan S
Co-investigators: Daneman N, Guttmann A, Kwong J, To T
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, SickKids-CIHR-IHDCYH New Investigator Grant
2018-2021; $285,122
Optimizing Canada's Healthcare for REfugees (OCHRE)

Principal investigators: Glazier R, Guttmann A, Rayner J
Co-investigators: Evans A, de Oliveira C, Isaranuwatchai W, Kurdyak P, Manuel D, Saunders N, Stukel T, Urquia M, Wiedmeyer H
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Project Grant
2018-2022; $585,224

Recent Awards & Recognition

Physician Research Award for Scientific Accomplishment

2017: Awarded to Dr. Astrid Guttmann by the SickKids Department of Paediatrics. This award recognizes a physician within 10−20 years of appointment at an academic health sciences centre who has generated impactful research in a field of study.
6/16/2017
Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME) Eugenie Stuart Award

2016: Presented to Dr. Astrid Guttman. The award recognizes IHPME faculty who contribute to making health care better through outstanding teaching and mentoring.
6/10/2016
CIHR Applied Chair in Child Health Policy and Services Research - Research Chair

2012 - 2017: Awarded to Dr. Astrid Guttmann. Visit the CIHR website for more information.
2/13/2013

Recent ICES Publications

4/16/2021

Association of source country gender inequality with experiencing assault and poor mental health among young female immigrants to Ontario, Canada

Lebenbaum M, Stukel TA, Saunders NR, Lu H, Urquia M, Kurdyak P, Guttmann A. BMC Public Health. 2021; 21(1):739. Epub 2021 Apr 16. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10720-0

3/18/2021

Family and child risk factors for early-life RSV illness

Fitzpatrick T, McNally JD, Stukel TA, Lu H, Fisman D, Kwong JC, Guttmann A. Pediatrics. 2021; 147(3):e2020029090. Epub 2021 Mar 18. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2020-029090

2/22/2021

Mental Health and Addictions System Performance in Ontario: 2021 Scorecard

MHAP Research Team. February 2021

See more ICES Publications

News coverage

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Global News Radio2/18/2021Audio

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tvo2/1/2021Article