Dr. Vincent Spilchuk
Physician, Occupational Medicine Consultant
Research Focus
- Heavy metals toxicology
- Occupational disease
- Environmental disease
- Workplace health and safety
- Medical education
Publications
- Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion (Public Health Ontario), Spilchuk V, Scott J, Summerbell R, Benusic M, Kim JH, et al. Evidence brief: foraged mushroom consumption in Ontario. Toronto, ON: Queen's Printer for Ontario; 2019.
- Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion (Public Health Ontario), Spilchuk V. Fact sheet: lead exposure from Ayurvedic medicines. Toronto, ON: Queen's Printer for Ontario; 2019.
- Gitelman J, An H, Spilchuk V, Kim J. Lead toxicity from Ayurvedic medicines. CMAJ. 2023;195(30):E1010-E2.
New Initiatives
- Medical education initiatives to increase knowledge of important occupational and environmental medicine topics for both undergraduate and post-graduate medical trainees.
Education
- Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (Internal medicine, Occupational medicine)
- Master of Sciences in Community Health, Occupational Health Care, University of Toronto
- Doctor of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan
- Master of Arts (Ethnomusicology), University of Toronto
- Bachelor of Music, University of Toronto
Appointments
- Assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Occupational Medicine, University of Toronto
- Assistant professor (adjunct), Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
- Residency and Fellowship Director, Occupational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Personal statement
“Occupational and environmental health remains an underappreciated area of scientific enquiry, and I am a passionate advocate for increasing knowledge and skills in this area for medical trainees across all disciplines. When individuals or communities in Ontario become aware of an environmental or occupational exposure impacting their lives and workplaces, I know that expertise in this field can be invaluable to assessing, interpreting, communicating, and mitigating risk. I view my role as supporting our mandate to provide the most up-to-date, evidence-based knowledge and technical support to enable all Ontarians to continue to lead safe and healthy lives at home, in their communities, and at work.”
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