Dr. Jeffrey Habert is an Assistant Professor in the Dept. of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto. He is also an Investigating Coroner for the City of Toronto and is Co-Editor of Canadian Primary Care Today (launched Q1 2023).
Dr. Habert is a former Peer Assessor for the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (19 years). He has an interest in the use of clinical practice guidelines and has participated on committees to establish guidelines in the areas of Depression, Stroke, ASA in Primary Care and Thrombosis. He is the Previous co-chair of Thrombosis Canada Clinical Guides.
He is currently serving as a Co-Author for the 2023 CANMAT MDD Guidelines and has recently been invited to join the Dissemination and Implementation Steering Committee of Diabetes Canada for 2023-2024. Dr. Habert was recently awarded the Gerald S. Wong Award from Diabetes Canada for significant contributions to Diabetes. His clinical interests are varied, and include Diabetes, Obesity, Depression, ADHD, Insomnia, Thrombosis/Stroke, Lipids and Osteoporosis. He is also published in many of the previously mentioned areas in addition to others.
Dr. Habert is a national speaker in the multiple areas and actively participates on Scientific Committees involved in the creation of educational programs.