Kelly Smith

As the inaugural Michael Garron Chair in Patient Oriented Research at the Michael Garron Hospital and Associate Professor and Co-program Lead for Outcomes & Evaluation in the Institute of Health Policy, Management, & Evaluation at the University of Toronto, my research focuses on coproducing practical solutions to challenges of healthcare delivery with a focus on patient safety and quality improvement. Dr. Smith is a leading investigator in patient-oriented research, forging partnerships with patients to codesign research and innovations to improve the quality and safety of healthcare delivery. Dr. Smith has led large scale implementation and evaluation projects for clinics, hospitals, health centers, and health systems across the U.S. that aim to better integrate evidence into practice.