Fahad Razak is an internist at St Michael’s Hospital (Unity Health Toronto), Associate Professor and
Canada Research Chair in Data-Informed Health Care Improvement at the University of Toronto, and
Vice President Research at the Canadian Society of Internal Medicine. He co-founded GEMINI, the
largest hospital research and quality improvement network in Canada, and has received over $80 million
in grant funding as Principal Investigator. GEMINI is used by an activity community of more than 1000
scientists, health system leaders, and clinicians.
Fahad completed a degree in Engineering Science (Biomedical Engineering) and Medical Doctorate at
the University of Toronto, and was the first physician appointed as the David E. Bell Fellow at Harvard
University. He is a Senior Fellow at Massey College and on the advisory board of the BMJ. Notable
recognitions include the Dr. Robert Sargeant Award for mentorship, Dean’s Emerging Leader Award and
the President’s Impact Award at the University of Toronto; the Canadian Society of Internal Medicine’s
New Investigator Award; and the Graham Farquharson Knowledge Translation Fellowship from the PSI
Foundation.
Fahad served as Scientific Director for the Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table and contributed to
over 50 science and policy briefs that shaped Ontario’s response to the pandemic. He is a member of the
Federal Expert Panel on Science Advisory and Research convened by the Minister of Health.