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Andrea Gershon

Senior Core Scientist (Full Status) ICES Central Lung Health Lead
Chronic Disease & Pharmacotherapy Research Program

Biography

Dr. Gershon is a scientist at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences and Sunnybrook Research Institute, a respirologist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, and a 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.

  • MSc, Clinical Epidemiology, University of Toronto
  • MD, University of Toronto
  • Outcomes research
  • Respiratory disorders
  • Chronic diseases and conditions
  • Health services research
  • Health care quality
  • 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

ICES Grants

Grant
2021 - 2025

Assessing the patient, provider and policy impacts of a positive airway pressure device recall for obstructive sleep apnea: a mixed-methods evaluation

Granting Agency
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Principal Investigators
Ayas N, Kendzerska T, Pendharkar SR
Co-Investigators
Fenton ME, Gagliardi AR, Gershon AS, Hawken S, Kaminska M, Mackenzie CA, McBrien K, Povitz M
Grant Type
Project Grant
Grant Amount
$321,300
Grant
2021 - 2022

Quantifying the burden of and assessing risk factors for non-smoking-related chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Ontario

Granting Agency
University of Toronto Department of Medicine
Principal Investigators
Blazer A, Gershon A
Co-Investigators
Stanbrook M
Grant Type
New Investigator Grant
Grant Amount
$10,000
Grant
2019 - 2023

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

Granting Agency
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
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
Grant Type
Team Grant
Grant Amount
$884,250
Grant
2016 - 2019

Improving the health of people with obstructive lung disease

Granting Agency
Canadian Lung Association
Principal Investigators
Gershon A
Grant Type
Operating Grant
Grant Amount
$125,000
Grant
2015 - 2017

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

Granting Agency
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Principal Investigators
Rosella L
Co-Investigators
Gershon A, Guttman A, Henry D, Jha P, Manuel D, Tu J
Grant Type
Operating Grant
Grant Amount
$429,438
Grant
2015 - 2016

Health service utilization and costs for children receiving long-term home mechanical ventilation in Ontario

Granting Agency
Ontario Thoracic Society
Principal Investigators
Rose L
Co-Investigators
Amin R, Cohen E, Gershon A, Guttmann A
Grant Type
Operating Grant
Grant Amount
$49,564
Grant
2014 - 2017

The Ontario Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Population Health Network

Granting Agency
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
Principal Investigators
Gershon A, Aaron S
Co-Investigators
To T, Tu K
Grant Type
Health System Research Fund Capacity Award
Grant Amount
$1,048,564
Grant
2014 - 2015

Health service utilization of individuals with neuromuscular disorders for respiratory assessment, monitoring and intervention

Granting Agency
Muscular Dystrophy Canada
Principal Investigators
Rose L
Co-Investigators
Gershon A
Grant Type
Respiratory Care Grant
Grant Amount
$49,690
Grant
2011 - 2016

Measuring and improving the quality of ambulatory care for people with cardiovascular risk factors and/or chronic cardiovascular diseases

Granting Agency
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Principal Investigators
Tu J
Co-Investigators
Austin P, Ko D, Lee D, Stukel T, Alter D, Atzema C, Bhatia R, Booth G, Garg A, Gershon A, Glazier R, Hillmer M, Hogg W, Kapral M, Lewis M, Manuel D, Palmer L, Tu K, Walton N, Wijeysundera H, You J
Grant Type
Team Grant
Grant Amount
$1,998,740
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Awards & Recognition

Awards & Recognition
15/01/2022

2022 PSI Graham Farquharson Knowledge Translation Fellowship

2022: Awarded to Dr. Andrea Gershon by the PSI Foundation to advance her research and knowledge translation program, Canadian Best Respiratory Research Evaluation and Analyst Team of Health Experts (CanBREATHE). Read more.

Awards & Recognition
24/04/2015

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.

Awards & Recognition
08/07/2013

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.

Awards & Recognition
15/11/2012

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.

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Journal Articles

Journal Article
10/05/2023

Sex-based differences in severe outcomes, including cardiovascular hospitalization, in adults with COVID-19 in Ontario, Canada

Behrouzi B, Sivaswamy A, Chu A, Ferreira-Legere LE, Abdel-Qadir H, Atzema CL, Jackevicius C, Kapral MK, Wijeysundera HC, Farkouh ME, Ross HJ, Ha ACT, Tadrous M, Paterson M, Gershon AS, Dzavík V, Fang J, Kaul P, van Diepen S, Goodman SG, Ezekowitz JA, Bainey KR, Ko DT, Austin PC, McAlister FA, Lee DS, Udell JA. JACC Adv. 2023; May 10 [Epub ahead of print].

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