Dr. Chaim Bell is a Professor of Medicine and Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto. He is a hospital-based general internist at Mount Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health System. He is also an adjunct scientist at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) in Ontario and a core member of the University of Toronto Centre for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety.
Dr. Bell received his MD from the University of Toronto and completed his specialty training in internal medicine and clinical investigation at the University of Toronto. He was a visiting fellow in medical economics and cost-effectiveness analysis at the Harvard School of Public Health and then received his PhD in clinical epidemiology and health services research from the University of Toronto. Dr. Bell's area of research focuses on patient safety, quality of care, and health policy.
Dr. Bell was appointed Deputy Physician-in-Chief at Sinai Health System in 2015 and effective February 2017 is now Physician-in-Chief at Sinai Health System.