November 27, 2020 – William Robson, CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, announces the re-appointment of Bob Bell as a Senior Fellow.
“In wide-ranging healthcare career that took him from physician to hospital administrator and Deputy Minister, Bob has tackled many of Canada’s most difficult health policy challenges,” said Robson. “The C.D. Howe Institute looks forward to his continued contributions to its work in this vital area.”
“The C.D. Howe Institute offers such broad perspective across Canadian private and public sectors,” said Bell, “It’s an important voice supporting accountability and innovation in our healthcare enterprise.”
Bob Bell served as Deputy Minister of Health and Long-Term Care 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 a 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.
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