Full Name
Dr. Nazia Sharfuddin
Speaker Bio
Dr. Nazia Sharfuddin is a General Internal Medicine specialist and physician leader dedicated to advancing healthcare quality and patient safety. She holds a Master’s degree in Healthcare Quality and Safety from Harvard Medical School, bringing expertise in system redesign, patient safety, and quality improvement to multi-site health systems.
At Trillium Health Partners, Dr. Sharfuddin serves as Physician Lead of Patient Safety and previously served as Physician Lead of Quality Improvement. In these leadership roles, she has focused on strengthening patient safety and improving care delivery across one of Canada’s largest hospital networks. She has led system-wide award-winning initiatives to enhance clinical response systems, improve care processes, and advance access to high-quality care.
Dr. Sharfuddin is an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto, where she designs and teaches curriculum in healthcare quality and safety. She serves as Theme Lead for Quality, Safety, and Value in the University of Toronto Temerty Faculty of Medicine MD Program and teaches in the Master’s Program in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety at the Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, holding faculty appointments in both programs. She previously served as Clerkship Site Director for Internal Medicine. She also developed and launched the Quality Improvement Experiential Student Training (QuEST) program, a partnership between the University of Toronto and Trillium Health Partners that equips medical students and physicians with quality improvement skills and has generated more than 50 real-world healthcare improvement projects.
Dr. Sharfuddin’s work has been showcased nationally and internationally, published in peer-reviewed journals, and recognized with institutional and external awards, including the Top 20 Under 40 Award for Health Sciences and the Canadian Medical Association Award for Young Leaders.
At Trillium Health Partners, Dr. Sharfuddin serves as Physician Lead of Patient Safety and previously served as Physician Lead of Quality Improvement. In these leadership roles, she has focused on strengthening patient safety and improving care delivery across one of Canada’s largest hospital networks. She has led system-wide award-winning initiatives to enhance clinical response systems, improve care processes, and advance access to high-quality care.
Dr. Sharfuddin is an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto, where she designs and teaches curriculum in healthcare quality and safety. She serves as Theme Lead for Quality, Safety, and Value in the University of Toronto Temerty Faculty of Medicine MD Program and teaches in the Master’s Program in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety at the Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, holding faculty appointments in both programs. She previously served as Clerkship Site Director for Internal Medicine. She also developed and launched the Quality Improvement Experiential Student Training (QuEST) program, a partnership between the University of Toronto and Trillium Health Partners that equips medical students and physicians with quality improvement skills and has generated more than 50 real-world healthcare improvement projects.
Dr. Sharfuddin’s work has been showcased nationally and internationally, published in peer-reviewed journals, and recognized with institutional and external awards, including the Top 20 Under 40 Award for Health Sciences and the Canadian Medical Association Award for Young Leaders.
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