Kieran Moore
Kieran Moore | |
|---|---|
 Moore in 2021 | |
| Chief Medical Officer of Health | |
| Assumed office June 26, 2021 | |
| Premier | Doug Ford |
| Preceded by | David Williams |
| Chief Medical Officer of Health for Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington | |
| In office 2011 – June 17, 2021[1] | |
| Preceded by | Ian Gemmill |
| Succeeded by | Hugh Guan (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kieran Michael Moore Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation |
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Kieran Michael Moore is a Canadian physician and public servant who serves as the current Chief Medical Officer of Health of Ontario.[4][5] Prior to his appointment, he served as the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington from 2011 to 2021.[6]
Education[edit]
Moore graduated with a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Ottawa in 1985, specializing in family and emergency medicine.[4] He also holds a Masters of Public Health degree from Queen's University and a Master of Science degree in disaster medicine from the University of Brussels, in collaboration with the World Health Organization.[3]
He holds diplomas in sports medicine, Tropical medicine, hygiene, and humanitarian assistance, as well as completed a fellowship in Public Health & Preventive Medicine at Queen's University sanctioned by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.[7]
Career[edit]
Medical Officer of Health of Kingston[edit]
Moore served as Medical Officer of Health of Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington, Ontario[8] since 2011 until 26 June 2021.[9]
He is also the Medical Officer of Health of the Department of Emergency and Family Medicine of Queen's University and the Program Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at Queen's University.[10]
Educator and Lyme disease research[edit]
Moore is a Professor of Family and Emergency Medicine at Queen's University. He performs research on the prevention, detection and surveillance of Lyme disease.[7]
COVID-19 pandemic[edit]
As well as serving as Medical Officer of Health for his region, Moore also sat on the COVID-19 vaccine task-force for the province during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario and the province's participation in the nationwide rollout of COVID-19 vaccines.[2]
Ontario Chief Medical Officer of Health[edit]
On May 31, 2021, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced Moore as the replacement to Dr. David WIlliams as the Chief Medical Officer of Health of Ontario. Moore assumed the role on June 26, 2021.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "Acting Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Hugh Guan, provides COVID-19 update for KFL&A". June 17, 2021.
- ^ a b "Ontario names new Chief Medical Officer of Health". torontosun.
- ^ a b "Kieran Moore | KHSC Kingston Health Sciences Centre". kingstonhsc.ca.
- ^ a b "Ontario names new Chief Medical Officer of Health". torontosun. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
- ^ "Ontario is replacing Dr. David Williams, its chief medical officer of health. Meet Dr. Kieran Moore". thestar.com. May 29, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
- ^ "Report: Dr Kieran Moore leaving KFL&A Public Health, named Ontario Chief Medical Officer of Health – Kingston News". May 30, 2021.
- ^ a b "Canadian Lyme Disease Research Network | Kieran Moore Bio".
- ^ "Kingston's medical officer of health set to be named Ontario's top doctor". Global News. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
- ^ a b "Ontario to name new chief medical officer of health, replacing Dr. David Williams - CityNews Toronto". toronto.citynews.ca. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
- ^ "Moore | Department of Emergency Medicine | School of Medicine | Queen's University". emergencymed.queensu.ca. Retrieved May 30, 2021.