Baiju Shah

Senior Core Scientist

ICES Affiliation

ICES Central
Chronic Disease & Pharmacotherapy Research Program

Phone
416-480-4055 Ext. 3798

Assistant
Karen Arbour, Research Admininstrative Assistant, 416-480-6100 Ext. 3780

Biography

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Education

PhD, Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research, University of Toronto
MD, University of Toronto

Research Focus

Endocrine and metabolic disorders
Ethnicity
Health services research
Health care quality

Other Affiliations

Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto
Associate Professor, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto
Scientist, Sunnybrook Research Institute
Staff Physician, Divisions of Endocrinology and Obstetric Medicine, Department of Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Recent ICES Grants

Derivation of risk prediction models and a computer microsimulation model in type 2 diabetes to aid clinical decision making and health technology assessment

Principal investigator: Shah B
Co-investigators: Austin P, Ivers N, Tu K
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Project Scheme Grant
2016-2019; $424,298
Improving outcomes for youth with type 1 diabetes in transition to adult care through strengthening integration with primary care: an exploratory, cross-provincial study

Principal investigators: Chafe R, Guttmann A
Co-investigators: Shah B, Shulman R, Toulany A
CIHR-SPOHR Quick Strikes, Operating Grant
2016-2017; $75,000
Reducing the burden of diabetes on First Nations people in Ontario: using population level data to inform policy and practice

Principal investigators: Green M, Jacklin K, Walker J
Co-investigators: Moineddin R, Shah B
Ontario SPOR Support Unit (OSSU), Impact Grant
2015-2018; $770,000

Recent Awards & Recognition

CIHR New Investigator Award

2011-2016: Dr. Baiju Shah is the recipient of a CIHR New Investigator Award to study the impact of language proficiency on stroke care.
6/15/2011

Recent ICES Publications

6/14/2019

Universal drug coverage and income-related disparities in glycaemic control

Branfield Day L, Austin PC, Shah BR. Diabet Med. 2019 Jun; 14 [Epub ahead of print].

4/17/2019

Impact of socioeconomic status on incidence of end-stage renal disease and mortality following dialysis in adults with diabetes

Ke C, Kim SK, Shah BR, Bierman AS, Lipscombe LL, Feig DS, Booth GL. Can J Diabetes. 2019; Apr 17 [Epub ahead of print]. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2019.04.006.

3/27/2019

Glucose screening in pregnancy and future risk of cardiovascular disease in women: a retrospective, population-based cohort study

Retnakaran R, Shah BR. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2019; 7(5):378-84. Epub 2019 Mar 27. DOI: 10.1016/S2213-8587(19)30077-4.

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News coverage

Reuters12/12/2016Article

In primary care, physician volume influences diabetes care quality

Healio11/9/2016Article

Gestational diabetes increases CV risk

TVO10/25/2016Article