Aisha Lofters

Current academic appointment/faculty rank: Associate Professor, University of Toronto 

Credentials and primary affiliation(s): Aisha Lofters, MD, PhD, CCFP; Chair in Applied Public Health, Canadian Institutes of Health Research; Medical Director, Peter Gilgan Centre for Women's Cancers, Women's College Hospital; Scientist, Women's College Research Institute; Associate Professor, Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of Toronto. 

Brief research summary:  

Dr. Aisha Lofters is a Scientist at the Women’s College Research Institute (WCRI), an Adjunct Senior Scientist at ICES, and an Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto. She is the Medical Director at the Peter Gilgan Centre for Women’s Cancers at Women’s College Hospital in partnership with the Canadian Cancer Society and currently serves as the Provincial Primary Care Cancer Screening Lead at Ontario Health. She also holds a CIHR Applied Public Health Chair in Advancing Health Equity in Cancer Prevention and Screening. Her research program focuses on improving quality of care in cancer screening and prevention, particularly for populations that experience marginalization, through a variety of methods including community-partnered approaches.