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Nav Persaud

MD, MSc, BA, BSc

Scientist, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute

Email: nav.persaud@utoronto.ca
Tel: 416-864-6060 ext. 77578
Twitter: @navpersaud

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Nav Persaud Lab ❯

Biography

Dr. Nav Persaud is a Staff Physician in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at St. Michael’s Hospital. He is also an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto.

Dr. Persaud’s research focuses on enhancing the ability of primary care to address health inequities through the development and application of high quality evidence. He is currently leading practice-based randomized controlled trials to: (1) explore the impacts of offering primary care patients free and convenient access to essential medications (details here) and (2) evaluate the potential of xylitol to prevent ear infections and dental cavities in preschool-aged children. Dr. Persaud’s trials are developed with ongoing input from community members and patients.

 

Recent Publications

  1. Olawore, O, Astatke, H, Lillie, T, Persaud, N, Lyons, C, Kamali, D et al.. Peer Recruitment Strategies for Female Sex Workers Not Engaged in HIV Prevention and Treatment Services in Côte d'Ivoire: Program Data Analysis. JMIR Public Health Surveill. 2020;6 (4):e18000. doi: 10.2196/18000. PubMed PMID:33001039 PubMed Central PMC7563635.
  2. Sud, A, Armas, A, Cunningham, H, Tracy, S, Foat, K, Persaud, N et al.. Multidisciplinary care for opioid dose reduction in patients with chronic non-cancer pain: A systematic realist review. PLoS One. 2020;15 (7):e0236419. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0236419. PubMed PMID:32716982 PubMed Central PMC7384622.
  3. Gunaseelan, V, Parkin, PC, Wahi, G, Birken, CS, Maguire, JL, Macarthur, C et al.. Maternal ethnicity and iron status in early childhood in Toronto, Canada: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Paediatr Open. 2020;4 (1):e000635. doi: 10.1136/bmjpo-2020-000635. PubMed PMID:32509978 PubMed Central PMC7254107.
  4. Leece, P, Shantharam, Y, Hassam, S, Buchman, DZ, Hamilton, M, Persaud, N et al.. Improving opioid guideline adherence: evaluation of a multifaceted, theory-informed pilot intervention for family physicians. BMJ Open. 2020;10 (1):e032167. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032167. PubMed PMID:31988224 PubMed Central PMC7044850.
  5. Birken, CS, Omand, JA, Nurse, KM, Borkhoff, CM, Koroshegyi, C, Lebovic, G et al.. Fit for School Study protocol: early child growth, health behaviours, nutrition, cardiometabolic risk and developmental determinants of a child's school readiness, a prospective cohort. BMJ Open. 2019;9 (11):e030709. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030709. PubMed PMID:31748293 PubMed Central PMC6886995.
  6. Persaud, N, Bedard, M, Boozary, AS, Glazier, RH, Gomes, T, Hwang, SW et al.. Effect on Treatment Adherence of Distributing Essential Medicines at No Charge: The CLEAN Meds Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2019; :. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.4472. PubMed PMID:31589276 PubMed Central PMC6784757.
  7. Emmanuel, F, Persaud, N, Weir, SS, Bhattacharjee, P, Isac, S. Programmatic Mapping: Providing Evidence for High Impact HIV Prevention Programs for Female Sex Workers. JMIR Public Health Surveill. 2019;5 (2):e12636. doi: 10.2196/12636. PubMed PMID:31172964 PubMed Central PMC6592495.
  8. Wong, VCH, Maguire, JL, Omand, JA, Dai, DWH, Lebovic, G, Parkin, PC et al.. A Positive Association Between Dietary Intake of Higher Cow's Milk-Fat Percentage and Non-High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol in Young Children. J Pediatr. 2019;211 :105-111.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.03.047. PubMed PMID:31104850 .
  9. Carsley, S, Parkin, PC, Tu, K, Pullenayegum, E, Persaud, N, Maguire, JL et al.. Reliability of routinely collected anthropometric measurements in primary care. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2019;19 (1):84. doi: 10.1186/s12874-019-0726-8. PubMed PMID:31014250 PubMed Central PMC6480730.
  10. Lillie, TA, Persaud, NE, DiCarlo, MC, Gashobotse, D, Kamali, DR, Cheron, M et al.. Reaching the unreached: Performance of an enhanced peer outreach approach to identify new HIV cases among female sex workers and men who have sex with men in HIV programs in West and Central Africa. PLoS One. 2019;14 (4):e0213743. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0213743. PubMed PMID:30943205 PubMed Central PMC6447144.
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Affiliations & Other Activities

  • Staff Physician, Department of Family and Community Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto
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