Dr. Jeff Kwong
Scientist
Research Focus
- Epidemiology
- Vaccine effectiveness
- Vaccine safety
- Respiratory viruses
- Public health
Publications
- Kwong JC, Schwartz KL, Campitelli MA, Chung H, Crowcroft NS, Karnauchow T, et al. Acute myocardial infarction after laboratory-confirmed influenza infection. N Engl J Med. 2018;378(4):345-53.
- Nasreen S, Chung H, He S, Brown KA, Gubbay JB, … Kwong JC; on behalf of the Canadian Immunization Research Network (CIRN) Provincial Collaborative Network (PCN) Investigators. Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines against symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection and severe outcomes with variants of concern in Ontario. Nat Microbiol. 2022;7(3):379-85.
- Jorgensen SCJ, Drover SSM, Fell DB, Austin PC, D'Souza R, … Kwong JC; Canadian Immunization Research Network (CIRN) Provincial Collaborative Network (PCN) Investigators. Association between maternal mRNA covid-19 vaccination in early pregnancy and major congenital anomalies in offspring: population based cohort study with sibling matched analysis. BMJ Med. 2024;3(1):e000743.
New Initiatives
- Current and future studies include comparing the relative effectiveness of enhanced influenza vaccines, evaluating the safety of COVID-19 vaccines using multinational data in collaboration with the Global Vaccine Data Network™ (GVDN), and quantifying the effectiveness of various other vaccines (e.g., mpox).
Education
- Doctor of Medicine, University of Toronto
- Master of Science (Epidemiology), University of Toronto
- College of Family Physicians of Canada (CCFP), Family Medicine
- Fellow, The Royal College of Physicians of Canada (FRCPC), Public Health and Preventive Medicine
Appointments
- Senior scientist, ICES
- Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
- Family physician, Toronto Western Family Health Team
- Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto
- Associate Director, Centre for Vaccine Preventable Diseases, University of Toronto
Personal statement
“I have been incredibly fortunate to have access to Ontario’s rich and varied data holdings. By linking individual-level data from PHO and ICES, we have been able to conduct important epidemiologic research assessing the safety and effectiveness of numerous vaccines and understanding the burden of disease due to various vaccine-preventable diseases. I look forward to the opportunity to continue working with fantastic colleagues at PHO and beyond.”
Updated
22 Oct 2019
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