PHRI Population Health Research Institute
Michael Walsh is an accomplished academic and medical professional with extensive experience in medicine, clinical epidemiology, and biostatistics. Currently serving as an Associate Professor at McMaster University since July 2012, Michael also holds the role of Medical Lead for Person Centred Care at the Ontario Renal Network and has been a Scientist at the Population Health Research Institute since July 2014. Additionally, Michael practices as a Physician at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton since July 2011. Michael earned a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Health Research Methodology from McMaster University (2009-2012) and holds a Master's degree in Epidemiology from the University of Calgary (2006-2009) and a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) from the same institution (1998-2001). Michael has pursued further education at the University of Cambridge and Simon Fraser University.
PHRI Population Health Research Institute
Global Health | Global Partnerships | Global Impact Research encompassing 1,500,000 participants in 102 countries on 6 continents. PHRI (Population Health Research Institute), a joint institute of McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences, is a world leader in clinical trials and large population health observational studies. PHRI is entering its third decade, still led by founder and Executive Director, Dr. Salim Yusuf. He and his team of now 300+ staff, senior scientists, scientists, investigators and research fellows, are asking important questions about cardiovascular disease, diabetes, PHRI’s research areas now also include perioperative and surgery; stroke and brain health; ACS and interventional cardiology; infectious diseases, GI, population genomics; thrombosis; heart failure; renal disease; obesity; childhood risk factors; and more. PHRI’s capacity to conduct several international studies concurrently, with tens of thousands of participants in each, is a capability very few organizations in the world can match. PHRI.ca/careers