Astrid Guttmann

Biography

Dr. Guttmann is a clinician scientist in the Division of Paediatric Medicine and Chief Science Officer and Senior Scientist at ICES. She is an associate Professor of Paediatrics with a cross appointment in Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto.  She received her undergraduate degree at Harvard University, a second BA at Oxford University, her medical degree from McGill University and an MSc in Epidemiology from McMaster University.  She is funded by a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Applied Chair in Reproductive, Child and Youth Health Services Research.  She sits on the Child and Youth Advisory Committee of the Provincial Council on Maternal, Child Health in Ontario and on the Advisory Board for CIHR's Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health.  Her research interests include access to and quality of care for children, performance measurement for child health services, system integration for children with chronic medical and mental health conditions and linked, cross-sectional administrative data for improved child health policy and research.

Research Interest

Her research interests include access to and quality of care for children, performance measurement for child health services, system integration for children with chronic medical and mental health conditions and linked, cross-sectional administrative data for improved child health policy and research.