Salimah Shariff

Dr. Salimah Shariff is the Associate Director of Research Operations and Strategic Partnerships at ICES Western and staff scientist with the Populations & Public Health Research Program at ICES. She is also an adjunct research professor at Western University and an associate scientist at the London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute. Dr. Salimah Shariff holds a PhD in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, specializing in medical informatics and health services research, from Western University. She also earned a Bachelor of Mathematics (BMath) in computer science with a specialization in bioinformatics from the University of Waterloo.

Dr. Shariff began her career with ICES in 2011, where she played a key role in establishing the ICES Western site in London, Ontario. She also founded the ICES Faculty Scholars Program (FSP), which equips university faculty with foundational knowledge in health services research using ICES data. In her various roles, Dr. Shariff oversees and leads a wide range of initiatives, including knowledge user requests (AHRQ projects) and stakeholder engagement activities at ICES Western.

Dr. Shariff’s research focuses on health equity. She served as the scientific lead in developing and validating an innovative approach to identifying individuals experiencing homelessness using health administrative data. This work has inspired a program of research at ICES aimed at leveraging data-driven approaches to identify care gaps and promote health equity for people experiencing homelessness in Ontario.