“Bob Bell knows healthcare from one end to the other: surgery, research, hospital administration, and the challenges of a deputy minister,” said Robson. “His deep experience and commitment to improving health policy will make him a vital asset for the C.D. Howe Institute.”
November 26, 2018 – William Robson, President and CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, announces the appointment of Dr. Robert Bell as a senior fellow.
“Bob Bell knows healthcare from one end to the other: surgery, research, hospital administration, and the challenges of a deputy minister,” said Robson. “His deep experience and commitment to improving health policy will make him a vital asset for the C.D. Howe Institute.”
Dr. Bell served as Deputy Minister of Health and Long-Term Care for Ontario from 2014 to 2018. Prior to this role, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of University Health Network for nine years. He was previously the Chief Operating Officer at Princess Margaret Hospital and Chair of both Cancer Care Ontario’s Clinical Council and the Cancer Quality Council of Ontario.
Dr. Bell received his Doctor of Medicine from McGill University, a Master of Science from the University of Toronto and achieved his Fellowship in Orthopaedic Surgery in 1983. He completed sub-specialty training in Orthopaedic Cancer Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard University in 1985, and the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in 2005.
Dr. Bell is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, the American College of Surgeons and an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. As an internationally recognized orthopedic surgeon, health system executive, clinician-scientist, and educator, Dr. Bell has more than 40 years of health care experience.