Andreas Laupacis
Andreas Laupacis is a Canadian physician, researcher, and administrator specializing in health services research, palliative care, and health policy. He is recognized for his contributions to evidence‐based medicine and for fostering public engagement in health care. He has served as the executive director of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, where he also directed the Keenan Research Centre — a hub for innovative research in clinical epidemiology and health policy. He is a professor in the Department of Medicine and the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto. His career includes leadership roles such as serving as CEO of the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences and directing the Clinical Epidemiology Unit at the Loeb Health Research Institute at Ottawa Civic Hospital.
Early life and education
Laupacis was born in Arthur, Ontario. He earned his MD and BA from Queen's University and completed a Master of Science in design, measurement and evaluation at McMaster University.Career
Beginning his career as a general internist, Dr. Laupacis rapidly emerged as a leader in clinical research and health services evaluation. His extensive body of academic work is thematic around methodologies in clinical epidemiology, health technology assessment, and evidence‐based policy.Laupacis was instrumental in shaping health services research in Canada. Laupacis founded the Clinical Epidemiology Unit at the Loeb Health Research Institute at Ottawa Civic Hospital, where his contributions have advanced methods for evaluating clinical interventions and outcomes. He then served as the CEO of the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences from 2001 to 2006, a role in which he championed the rigorous evaluation of health care practices and policies.
At St. Michael’s Hospital, Laupacis founded and has directed the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, a premier centre for health research and education. In this capacity, he also established the Keenan Research Centre, which supports cutting-edge research in clinical epidemiology and health policy. He also held a Canada Research Chair in Health Policy and Citizen Engagement.