Thomas Stelfox

Dr. Thomas Stelfox

Positions

Adjunct Professor

Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Critical Care Medicine

Intensivist

Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Critical Care Medicine

Contact information

Email

tstelfox@ucalgary.ca

Web presence

Department of Community Health Sciences

University of Calgary

Department of Critical Care Medicine

University of Calgary

Google Scholar

Twitter

W21C Research and Innovation Centre

Background

Educational Background

Bach of Med Sci Biochemistry, University of Alberta, 1993

Doctor of Medicine (Distinct) Medical Specializations, University of Alberta, 1995

Doctor of Philosophy Health Policy, Harvard University, 2004

Biography

Dr. Tom Stelfox is an adjunct professor in the Department of Critical Care Medicine. He received his MD from the University of Alberta, completed his internal medicine residency at the University of Toronto, earned a Ph.D. in health care policy at Harvard University and did a critical care fellowship at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He served as joint clinical and academic head of the Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services and is the past Scientific Director of the O’Brien Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary. His research focuses on the application of health-services research methods to improve the quality of health-care delivery to critically ill patients.

Research

Areas of Research

Applied Health Services Research
Implementation Science
Quality Measurement and Improvement
Activities

His research focuses on the application of health-services research methods to improve the quality of health-care delivery to critically ill patients. His research activities include developing, implementing and evaluating strategies to improve the translation of scientific evidence into clinical practice. He has received more than $25 million in funding as a principal or co-principal applicant and more than $80 million in network and training grants as a co-applicant. He has over 400 peer-reviewed publications that have been cited more than 14,000 times. His work has directly influenced policy and practice. 

Awards

  • salary support award, 2017
  • award, 2016
  • salary support award, 2016
  • award, 2015
  • award, 2014
  • award, 2013
  • salary support award, 2013
  • award, 2012
  • salary support award, 2012
  • studentship, 2012
  • award, 2011
  • salary support award, 2011
  • scholarship, 2011
  • New Investigator Award, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, 2010
  • Population Health Investigator, Alberta Innovates - Health Solutions, 2010
  • award, 2009
  • New Investigator Award, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, 2009
  • New Investigator Award, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, 2008
  • Fellowship, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, 2006
  • Fellowship, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, 2005
  • Clinical Trainee Award in Critical Care, The Chest Foundation, 2004
  • C. Hollenberg Clinician-Scientist Research Prize, University of Toronto, 2003
  • Clinician Scientist Award, University of Toronto, 2003
  • Fellowship, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, 2003
  • Fulbright Scholarship, 2003
  • Mack Lipkin Sr. Associate Award, Society of General Internal Medicine, 2003
  • Walker Fellowship, Harvard Medical School, 2003
  • Clinician Scientist Award, University of Toronto, 2002
  • Fellowship, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, 2002
  • Fulbright Scholarship, 2002
  • Walker Fellowship, Harvard Medical School, 2002
  • Clinician Scientist Award, University of Toronto, 2001
  • Fellowship, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, 2001
  • Fulbright Scholarship, 2001
  • Full Tuition Scholarship, Harvard University, 2001
  • Graduate Society Summer Award for Research, Harvard University, 2001
  • Walker Fellowship, Harvard Medical School, 2001
  • Clinician Scientist Award, University of Toronto, 2000
  • Fellowship, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, 2000
  • Fulbright Scholarship, 2000
  • Full Tuition Scholarship, Harvard University, 2000
  • Clinical Research Award, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 1999
  • Clinician Scientist Award, University of Toronto, 1999
  • DH Cowan Teaching Award, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 1999
  • Fellowship, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, 1999
  • Fulbright Scholarship, 1999
  • Full Tuition Scholarship, Harvard University, 1999
  • Clinical Research Award, Mount Sinai Hospital, 1998
  • Resident and Fellow Research Award, The Toronto Hospital, 1998
  • award, 1996
  • Research Studentship, Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medicial Research, 1993
  • Research Studentship, Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medicial Research, 1992
  • Dr. A. J. Pauly Bursary in Medicine, University of Alberta, 1991
  • Louise McKinney Post-Secondary Scholarship, University of Alberta, 1991
  • Canadian Polish Congress Prize in Polish Language, University of Alberta, 1990
  • Edmonton Campus Award, University of Alberta, 1990
  • Research Studentship, Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medicial Research, 1990

Publications

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Areas of Expertise

  • Applied Health Services Research
  • Implementation Science
  • Quality Measurement and Improvement