Dr. Chaim Bell

Physician-In-Chief

Mount Sinai Hospital

Dr. Chaim Bell is a hospital-based general internist at Sinai Health and Professor of Medicine and Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto.

Dr. Bell is an adjunct scientist at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) in Ontario and a Core Member of the University of Toronto Centre for Patient Safety. He is also a member of Cancer Quality Council of Ontario (CQCO) an expert in the areas of health system policy and administration, performance measurement and health services research, and sits on multiple Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care expert advisory panels. 

Education 

Dr. Bell received his MD from the University of Toronto and completed his specialty training in Internal Medicine and Clinical Investigation at the University of Toronto. He was a Visiting Fellow at the Harvard School of Public Health and then received his PhD in Clinical Epidemiology and Health Services Research from the University of Toronto.

Research 

Dr. Bell’s research focuses on patient safety and the quality of patient care in hospitals as well as the transition from hospitals to the community. He has also performed extensive research in Drug Policy and Antimicrobial Stewardship.