The Honourable Marjorie Michel, Minister of Health, announced the re-appointment of Dr. Robert Bell to the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Governing Council.
Dr. Bell has been a member of the CIHR Governing Council since September 2022. He practiced orthopaedic oncology surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital and Princess Margaret Hospital and is an Emeritus Professor of Surgery at the University of Toronto. Dr. Bell was also President and CEO of Toronto's University of Health Network from 2005-14, Ontario's Deputy Minister of Health from 2014-2018 and serves on a number of boards.
Established in 2000, the CIHR is an independent agency accountable to Parliament through the Minister of Health. CIHR collaborates with partners and researchers to support new scientific knowledge and enables its translation into improved health, more effective health services and products, and a strengthened Canadian health care system.
