Robert Reid

Dr. Robert Reid is the Hazel McCallion Research Chair in Learning Health Systems and Chief Scientist at the Institute for Better Health (IBH), and Senior Vice President, Science at Trillium Health Partners (THP). He is a global expert and thought leader in population health, learning health systems, and primary care.

He is best known for his seminal work in developing and evaluating a pioneering patient-centred medical home at Group Health Cooperative, now Kaiser Permanente, in Seattle, Washington, which integrated and streamlined team-based care to improve quality, patient experience and yield cost savings. He is also internationally acclaimed for his research to develop and test population-based innovations in primary care delivery, prevention services and chronic care. Dr. Reid is currently providing leading expertise in the re-design of Ontario’s health care system through the newly introduced Ontario Health Teams initiative.

With IBH, THP’s embedded research and innovation engine, he focuses on generating cutting-edge science and innovation on novel ways to engage, design, deliver and finance health care, and on creating partnerships with patients, caregivers and our community in the pursuit of improving population health. Dr. Reid is the inaugural Hazel McCallion Research Chair in Learning Health Systems at IBH, a role jointly created by THP and the University of Toronto.

At the University of Toronto, Dr. Reid holds an academic appointment as Professor (status) with the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME), and the Department of Family and Community Medicine. Dr. Reid is also a Professor (part-time) with McMaster University’s Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact; an Affiliate Investigator with Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute; and an Affiliate Associate Professor with the University of Washington’s School of Public Health and Community Medicine.

As a fellow of the American College of Preventive Medicine, Dr. Reid has lectured nationally and internationally on the organization, financing, and delivery of care. He has published over 150 articles in refereed journals and has delivered over 150 scientific and policy invited presentations.

Dr. Reid received his medical degree from the University of Alberta and completed a Master Degree in Epidemiology and a PhD in Health Policy and Management at Johns Hopkins University.