Deanna Telner

Current academic appointment/faculty rank: Associate Professor 

Affiliations:  

• Family Physician, South East Toronto Family Health Team 

• Research Director, Toronto East Health Network 

• Associate Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto 

Research summary:  

Dr. Telner is a community-based family physician at the South East Toronto Family Health Team, Research Director of the Toronto East Health Network and a Clinician Investigator in the DFCM Research Program. Consistent with the wide range of clinical areas that comprehensive family medicine encompasses, her research interests are broad. Projects include studies on primary care genetics, exploring the primary care experiences of patient with eating disorders, assessment of preconception health, examining the effect of hot yoga on renal function, and development of guidelines for family physicians caring for patients who have donated a kidney. As an educator, Dr. Telner also has an interest in medical education research for both trainees and faculty. Topics in this area include comparing individual versus collaborative online learning experiences of health care providers and medical educators’ adaptation of technology in teaching. 

Dr. Telner is an enthusiastic advocate for the important role of community physicians in research teams and strives to role model engagement in research while having a busy clinical practice. She is a past recipient of the DFCM Award for Research Mentorship. 

At Toronto East Health Network, Dr. Telner oversees all Family Medicine Resident Academic Projects and facilitates bi-monthly Journal Club.