2016 INDUCTEE David Naylor, MD DPhil Public Health, Health Promotion & Advocacy, Leadership in Organizational Development, Health Policy
October 26, 1954
(Woodstock, Ontario)
MD, University of Toronto (1978);
DPhil, Hertford College, Oxford (1983)
2015: Medical Post's "Power List"
2011: Honorary LLD, Western University
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2015: Medical Post's "Power List"
2011: Honorary LLD, Western University
2010: Honorary DSc, University of Manitoba
2006: Officer of the Order of Canada
2005: Foreign Associate Member, US Institute of Medicine
2005: Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
2004: Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
2002: Research Achievement Award, Canadian Cardiovascular Society
1996: G. Malcolm Brown Award from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
1979: Rhodes Scholar, University of Oxford
Promoted medical research in Canada and improved its institutional deliveries
An influential advocate of medical research and excellence in health service provision in Canada
Accomplished physician-scientist C. David Naylor, past dean of medicine and president emeritus at the University of Toronto, is broadly recognized for his visionary and far-reaching contributions to health research, education, administration, and policy. Dr. Naylor has worked tirelessly to improve the scope, funding, and organization of health research in Canada. He has worked as an indispensable mediator between the imperatives of government and the mission of medical care founded in robust research.
Key Facts
Authored or co-authored more than 300 scholarly publications spanning multiple medical fields
Under his leadership ICES was the initial institute in Canada to evaluate administrative data to measure quality of care
Co-authored the influential report of the Global Commission on Educating Health Professions for the 21st Century
Served as Senior Advisor to the Health Services Restructuring Commission in Ontario
Appointed by the Canadian government to serve as chair of the National Advisory Panel on Health Care Innovation
The Naylor Fellowships, named for U of T President Emeritus David Naylor, a longtime advocate for investment in research, established in 2013 with the support of the Arthur L. Irving Family Foundation.
Professional timeline
Impact on lives today
Dr. Naylor’s diverse contributions have enhanced and strengthened national and international health care. His work has addressed challenges facing broad-based health delivery in a global context and has materially advanced the cause of medical science in service to Canadians and the world community.
2025
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David Naylor inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
Hamilton, Ontario
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Appointed by federal Health Minister Rona Ambrose, Dr. Naylor began serving as chair of the Advisory Panel on Health Care Innovation
Leadership in Organizational Development -
Leadership at the University of Toronto
Health Policy, Leadership in Organizational DevelopmentDr. Naylor’s leadership in health policy and innovation continued to gain notice and respect. In April of 2005, he was appointed President of the University of Toronto.
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Creation of the Public Health Agency of Canada
Leadership in Organizational Development, Health Policy, Public Health, Health Promotion & AdvocacyShortly after the start of the SARS epidemic in Canada, Dr. Naylor was appointed chair of the National Advisory Committee on SARS and Public Health. This committee was the catalyst for the creation of the Public Health Agency of Canada.
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When the Canadian Institutes of Health Research was formed in 2000, they chose health policy leader Dr. David Naylor as their inaugural governor
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Leadership at the University of Toronto
Leadership in Organizational DevelopmentDr. Naylor was appointed Dean of Medicine.
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Dr. Naylor was named the inaugural chief executive of the renowned Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES)
Leadership in Organizational Development, Health Policy, Public Health, Health Promotion & AdvocacyAs a result of his leadership over the next 7 years, ICES became the driving force in supporting and expanding the use of evidence-based medicine throughout Canada.
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Historical Context
Dr. Naylor’s prominence in health policy leadership includes his use of historical context. In 1986, he published Private Practice, Public Payment: Canadian Medicine and the Politics of Health Insurance, 1911-1966.
1986
He's relentless in his belief that we can do better
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