Faculty Member
Onyenyechukwu Nnorom MD, CCFP, MPH, FRCPC
- Email Address(es)
- onye.nnorom(at)utoronto.ca
- Division(s)/Institute(s)
- Clinical Public Health Division
- Position
- Associate Professor
- Appointment Status
- Contract
Biography
Dr. Onye Nnorom “Dr. O.”, is a distinguished physician, advocate, public speaker and leader in the field of public health and equity. She is a family doctor and Public Health and Preventive Medicine specialist and Associate Professor at the University of Toronto, in Canada.
As Associate Chief Medical Officer of Health for the Province of Ontario, Dr. Nnorom drives policy development and program implementation to address public health priorities, with a focus on health equity, Black population health, and mitigating algorithmic bias in AI. She is also Chief & Medical Director of Health Equity and Population Health at Lakeridge Health, leading initiatives and approaches to safer inclusive care. She also empowers diverse youth through her digital mentorship program, Healthcaring Differently.
Dr. Nnorom’s expertise lies at the intersection of anti-racism, community health and healthcare transformation. She has led numerous initiatives aimed at reducing health disparities as the Past President of the Black Physicians Association of Ontario and the co-founder of the Black Health Education Collaborative.
Website: www.dronnorom.com
Education & Training History
BSc – Concordia University, 2003
MDCM – McGill University, 2007
CCFP – University of Toronto, 2009
MPH – University of Toronto, 2010
FRCPC – University of Toronto, 2012
Primary Teaching Responsibilities
Associate Professor
Research Interests
Black health, health equity, Afrocentric approaches to care, medical education
Selected Publications
- Osei-Twum JA, Gedleh S, Lofters A, Nnorom O. Differences in Breast Cancer Presentation at Time of Diagnosis for Black and White Women in High Resource Settings. J Immigr Minor Health. 2021 Dec;23(6):1305-1342. doi: 10.1007/s10903-021-01161-3. Epub 2021 Mar 8. PMID: 33721146; PMCID: PMC8599379.
- Nnorom O, Sappong-Kumankumah A, Olaiya OR, Burnett M, Akor N, Shi N, Wright P, Gebreyesus A, Gebremikael L, Lofters A. Afrocentric screening program for breast, colorectal, and cervical cancer among immigrant patients in Ontario. Can Fam Physician. 2021 Nov;67(11):843-849. doi: 10.46747/cfp.6711843. PMID: 34772714; PMCID: PMC8589122.
- Eissa A, Lofters A, Akor N, Prescod C, Nnorom O. Increasing SARS-CoV-2 vaccination rates among Black people in Canada. CMAJ. 2021 Aug 9;193(31):E1220-E1221. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.210949. PMID: 34373272; PMCID: PMC8367428.
- Dryden O, Nnorom O. Time to dismantle systemic anti-Black racism in medicine in Canada. CMAJ. 2021 Jan 11;193(2):E55-E57. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.201579.
- Mpalirwa, Joseph MD; Lofters, Aisha MD, PhD; Nnorom, Onye MD, MPH; Hanson, Mark D. MD, FRCPC Patients, Pride, and Prejudice: Exploring Black Ontarian Physicians’ Experiences of Racism and Discrimination, Academic Medicine: November 2020 – Volume 95 – Issue 11S – p S51-S57 doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000003648
Other Affiliations
- Associate Chief Medical Officer of Health, Ontario Ministry of Health
- Chief and Medical Director, Health Equity and Population Health at Lakeridge Health
- Clinical Consultant, Nicotine Dependence Clinic, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
- Co-Founder, Black Health Education Collaborative (BHEC)
- Host, Healthcaring Differently