Ross Upshur

Professor Upshur is co-Chair of the WHO COVID-19 Ethics Working Group and a member of the Ontario COVID Bioethics Table. He is the ethics and epidemics lead for the WHO Collaborating Centres for Bioethics. He has conducted epidemiological research on the impact of influenza and other respiratory viruses on health services. His research interests include primary care, preventive medicine with a specific focus on aging and complex patient populations as well as the philosophy of medicine.