Luis Barreto

Biography

Dr. Luis Barreto has 30 years of experience in academia, public health and industry. Dr Barreto is currently the President of the consultancy Dr. Luis Barreto and Associates. He is the former Vice-President of Clinical and Medical Affairs and Vice-President of Immunization and Science Policy at Sanofi Pasteur where he spent more than 23 years in research and development, leading clinical trials and shaping immunization policy in Canada and around the world. Dr. Barreto led the clinical development and commercialization of many vaccines, including technologies such as acellular pertussis, Haemophilus influenzae type b and polio combinations for children, adolescents and adults. These vaccines bring over a billion dollars yearly in sales back to the Canadian economy and reduce disease and death around the world. Dr. Barreto has been part of the Canadian pandemic influenza vaccine scientific advisory groups led by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Institute of Infection and Immunity, and the Chief Public Health Officer of Canada. He has also been part of Health Canada’s Policy Advisory Committee. Dr. Barreto is a member of various boards including Research Canada, PREVENT, VIDO/InterVac (ex-Chair). Dr Barreto is a member of the Board of the International Consortium of Antivirals. He has been appointed as the member of the Policy and Public Support working group of the Decade of Vaccines of the Gates Foundation, and Senior Advisor to the National Research Council of Canada, Vaccine Group and Biosciences Education Canada. He has recently also been appointed to the Advisory Board of the Masters of Health Sciences in Global Health at McMasters University and to the Business-Led Private Sector Advisory Board of the National Centres of Excellence. Dr. Barreto spends considerable time in philanthropic activities with organizations like Health Partners International and Non-Governmental Organizations and is a member of the Board of the March of Dimes.   He has been an influential member of the Canadian vaccine landscape for over 25 years. He has published extensively on History of Vaccine Development and Canada’s contribution to global control of Small Pox and Polio as well as Clinical Trials and Immunization Policy.   Dr. Barreto completed his M.B.B.S and M.D. in Community Medicine in India and M.H.Sc in Community Health and Epidemiology at University of Toronto. He is married to Lorraine and has two boys Rohit and Rahul. 

Research Interest

 Community Medicine, Epidemiology, Vaccines