Abhimanyu Sud
MD
Current academic appointment/faculty rank: MD PhD CCFP FCFP
Assistant Professor
Affiliations: 
- Assistant Professor and Clinician Investigator, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
- Research Chair, Primary Care & Population Health Systems, Hennick Humber Hospital
- Assistant Professor (Status Only), Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
Research summary:
Dr. Sud is a health services and policy researcher whose work focuses on the intersection of clinical care and population health. Methodologically, he uses clinical trials, implementation evaluations, evidence synthesis, bibliometric analyses, comparative policy analyses and a variety of other approaches to evaluating complex interventions. Common areas of interest include chronic pain, mental illness, and substance use for both civilians and military Veterans, as well as evaluating continuing medical education as an intervention for improving population health. More information about his team’s program of research is available at:
www.subjectmatter.ca
Research Synopsis
Using a paradigm of clinical population medicine, my research and implementation projects focus primarily on the intersection of chronic pain, mental health and opioid use. I use a variety of research methods to investigate this area including systematic reviews, clinical trials, implementation evaluations, and bibliometric and media analysis. I also conduct evaluative educationals research under the theme of understanding the relationship between educational methodology, program outcomes and health policy. More information available at my lab website: https://subjectmatter.ca/
Honours and Awards
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2022 Harrison Waddington Fellowship in Education Scholarship, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto
2022 Ted Goldberg Award for Academic Excellence and Promise, Institute for Healthy Policy Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto (Nominee)
2022 Field Practicum Preceptor Award, Academic Fellowship and Graduate Studies Program, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto
2019 College of Family Physicians of Canada CPD Program Award (national)
2019 CFPC Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Program Award
2017 Fred Fallis Award in Distance Education (CPD, UofT)
2016 Award of Excellence in Development and Use of Innovative Instructional Methods (DFCM, UofT)
Grants
2022-2024 Abhimanyu Sud (PI); Achieving the quadruple aim and health equity through innovations in opioid use disorder treatment in primary care: A multi-province comparative analysis a tthe macro and meso levels; Source: CIHR Quadruple Aim and Equity Catalyst Grant; Amount: $99,754
2022-2023 Abhimanyu Sud (PI); Beyond Stigma Discussion Guide; Source: Cass Family Grants for Catalyzing Access and Change, University of Toronto; Amount: $5,000
2022-2023 Abhimanyu Sud (PI); National Pain Education Symposium: Building a network of educators to improve pain care and outcomes; Source: CIHR Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support; Amount: $20,000
2021-2024 Abhimanyu Sud, Ross Upshur (co-PIs); Sudarshan Kriya Yoga for Canadian veterans living with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: an RCT; Source: Centre of Excellence on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Related Mental Health Conditions; Amount: $341,468
2019 - 2023: Health Canada Substance Use and Addiction Program: Education for Integrating Opioid Use Disorder within Primary Care
2019 - 2021: Ohio State University Opioid Innovation Fund
2019 - 2021: CIHR Evaluation of Interventions to Address the Opioid Crisis Operating Grant
2018 - 2020: CIHR Opioid Crisis Knowledge Synthesis Operating Grant
2018 - 2020: CPD U of T Research and Evaluation Grant