Dr. Ava John-Baptiste, PhD
Associate Professor
Departments of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Anesthesia & Perioperative Medicine, and Schulich Interfaculty Program in Public Health, Western University
Health Economist
Centre for Medical Evidence, Decision Integrity, Clinical Impact (MEDICI), Western University
Biography
Dr. Ava John-Baptiste is Associate Professor, cross-appointed with Departments of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Anesthesia & Perioperative Medicine, and the Schulich Interfaculty Program in Public Health. She is Health Economist for the MEDICI Centre, Adjunct Scientist for the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Western University) and Associate Scientist for Lawson Health Research Institute, London Ontario.
Honours
Post-Doctoral Fellowship
TEAM grant in Pharmacological Management of Chronic Disease, Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Post-Doctoral Fellowship
Ontario Drug Policy, Canadian Institutes of Health Research/ Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
Post-Doctoral Fellowship
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality –Society for Medical Decision Making
Areas of Expertise
- Economic evaluation of public health interventions
- Decision analytic modelling and simulation to inform health policy
- Health Services Research
- Social determinants of health and health equity
- Perioperative health services and health technologies
Global Leadership
Dr. John-Baptiste has held leadership roles in the Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), and International Health Economics Associate (IHEA), and is a founding Member, Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment (THETA) Collaborative
