Born:

October 26, 1954

(Woodstock, Ontario)

Education:

MD, University of Toronto (1978);

DPhil, Hertford College, Oxford (1983)

Awards & Honours:

2015: Medical Post's "Power List"

2011: Honorary LLD, Western University

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Promoted medical research in Canada and improved its institutional deliveries

David Naylor

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

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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.

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2024

1986

He's relentless in his belief that we can do better