Dr. Andrea Gershon is a respirologist and senior scientist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto and ICES. She is a well published CIHR-funded researcher as well as the COPD Associate Editor of the high impact journal CHEST.<\/p>\n
Dr. Gershon\u2019s award winning research and knowledge translation program uses \u2018Big Data\u2019 to learn from the real-world experiences of people living with lung disease with a focus on vulnerable groups. Her clinical studies evaluate the use of remote monitoring and wearables in people with respiratory disease. She is currently leading a national, multicentre study on the respiratory effects of long COVID.<\/p>\n
Dr. Gershon has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles. She has been an invited speaker at international meetings, universities, and medical centres worldwide. Her work is used by government and non-profit organizations to inform local and international guidelines and policy.<\/p>\n
Dr. Gershon enjoys working with junior faculty, postgraduate fellows, graduate candidates, and other students at all levels of training. She loves supporting these upcoming leaders, researchers and clinicians who are the future of discovery and innovation to improve respiratory health worldwide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Dr. Andrea Gershon is a respirologist and senior scientist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto and ICES. She is a well published CIHR-funded researcher as well as the COPD Associate Editor of the high impact journal CHEST. Dr. Gershon\u2019s award winning research and knowledge translation program uses \u2018Big Data\u2019 to learn from the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":21755,"template":"","migration-helper-automated":[],"migration-manual":[],"ices_title":[76],"migration-helper-qa-sample-set":[],"class_list":["post-1244","ices_scientist","type-ices_scientist","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","ices_title-senior-core-scientist-full-status"],"acf":{"first_name":"Andrea","last_name":"Gershon","secondary_title":"Lung Health Lead","education":[{"title":"MSc, Clinical Epidemiology, University of Toronto"},{"title":"MD, University of Toronto"}],"other_affiliations":[{"title":"Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Respirology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto"},{"title":"Professor, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation,\u00a0Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto"},{"title":"Professor, Institute of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto"},{"title":"Research Director, Division of Respirology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre"},{"title":"Clinician Scientist, Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre"}],"journal_article":[4764,4281,3177,13140,4409,5673,1694,5713,1430,2296,3526,6434,5187,3697,3645,2543,5576,3463,3396,4007,3682,2437,3736,4546,3719,2725,3127,3517,6532,2446,1649,6716,6477,4048,1483,4646,3156,3743,2700,2215,2494,4056,15399,6709,2871,6304,5968,2759,5117,3934,5087,1512,4429,5169,4670,3258,4179,5780,1955,3065,6666,6425,2711,3308,2459,4883,2250,4843,5497,2451,2973,3918,1411,5846,1949,4596,5612,5190,3751,3784,6336,4039,6524,2934,1565,2586,2740,5646,5153,5860,5478,4164,5485,2146,5573,6148,2450,5539,4420,5754,4617,4345,4882,3045,3397,5965,1613,4085,4349,1495,2671,6405,1545,2014,3182,1479,13245,2614,2762,3763,4176,4579,3713,2862,4005,3336,2966,3021,1629,1547,13252,5554,16427,16440,16479,16542,16671,17110,17143,17166,17598,19733,19910,19970,20272,20656,20851,21442,21584,21683,21850,21853,21856,21912,22018,22279,22284,22482,23288,23410],"research_report":[13985],"atlas":"","site":[6733],"research_program":[6746],"research_focus":[10745,10766,10783,10757,10738],"grant":[7143,7264,7124,7098,7161,7151,6977,6972,7194,20114],"award_or_recognition":[8465,8099,8346,8216,8303,20303,21192],"news_release":[7784,7365,7818,7291,7466,7315,7334,7443,7506,7773,7293,7641,7790,7469,7298,7431,7676],"ahrq_project":[10634],"private_project":"","public_project":"","video":[15690],"contact_display":"form","email":"andrea.gershon@ices.on.ca","display_email":false,"twitter_handle":"","display_twitter":false,"phone":"416-480-4055","phone_extension":"","display_phone":false,"assistant_name":"","assistant_title":"","display_assistant_name":false,"assistant_phone":"","assistant_phone_extension":"","display_assistant_phone":false,"sitecore_item_id":"BC74234B-58F2-4366-95D9-235FF40A7AE3","sitecore_item_name":"Andrea-Gershon","sitecore_field_values":"{\n \"First Name\": \"Andrea\",\n \"Last Name\": \"Gershon\",\n \"Profile Image\": \"
Dr. Gershon is a scientist at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences and Sunnybrook Research Institute, a respirologist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, and an assistant professor at the University of Toronto. She also leads the Respiratory Health Program at ICES and is the 2013 Physicians Services Foundation Fellow in Translational Research. Her research investigates health outcomes, health services, and drug safety and effectiveness in individuals with chronic respiratory disease, specifically chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma.<\/p>\",\n \"Join Date\": \"20090810T122600\"\n}","previous_url":"https:\/\/www.ices.on.ca\/About-ICES\/ICES-Scientists\/G\/Andrea-Gershon"},"yoast_head":"\n