Faculty Member
Stephen Wesley Hwang MD, MPH
- Email Address(es)
- hwangs(at)smh.ca
- Office Phone
- (416) 864-5991
- Office Address
- Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital Centre for Urban Health Solutions 30 Bond Street Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5B 1W8
- Website(s)
- Centre for Urban Health Solutions, Scientist Profile: Dr. Stephen Hwang
- Division(s)/Institute(s)
- Clinical Public Health Division
- Position
- Professor
- SGS Status
- Full Member
- Appointment Status
- Status Only
Research Interests
- homelessness, housing, and health
- marginalized populations
- inner city health and urban health
- health services research
Education & Training History
MPH (epidemiology), Harvard School of Public Health
MD, Johns Hopkins University
BA (biochemistry), Harvard University
Other Affiliations
Department of Medicine, University of Toronto
Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital
Honours & Awards
- 2016 Robert Carr Award, Research team member, International Council of AIDS Service Organizations (ICASO).
- 2015 CSIM Dr. David Sackett Senior Investigator Award
- 2013 Dr. Vincent J. Hughes Physician Humanitarian Award, St. Michael’s Hospital Medical Staff Association
- 2008 Community-Based Research Award of Merit., Centre for Urban Health Initiatives and the Wellesley Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- 2002 CSIM Young Investigator Award, Canadian Society of Internal Medicine, Canada
CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS
- Health Care Utilization among Homeless People
- The Health and Housing in Transition (HHiT) Study: A Longitudinal Study of the Health of Homeless and Vulnerably Housed Adults in Vancouver, Toronto, and Ottawa
- At Home Research Demonstration Project: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Housing First for Homeless People with Mental Illness