Dr Wei is a medical doctor, public health specialists, tenured Full Professor and the inaugural Dalla Lana Chair of Global Health Policy in the University of Toronto. In 2022, he was elected as a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, one of the highest honors for medical science academics in Canada. His research programs have combined rigorous implementation science methods in evaluating health interventions. His scholarship has transformed research evidence into highly impactful programs informing management of diabetes, hypertension, tuberculosis, antibiotics and COVID-19.
Dr. Wei has over 20 years of experience of working with various national tuberculosis programs. He has served as a board member, and then the Secretary General and Vice President of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease for 12 years. Xiaolin has published over 150 papers in international peer-reviewed journals and obtained over US$10m of external funds. His work has directly influenced tuberculosis diagnosis, treatment, and management policies at national and global levels.
Xiaolin Wei, MBBS, PhD, FFPH(UK), FCASH
Professor and Dalla Lana Chair in Global Health Policy,
Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada