Peter Gill

Scientist, Department of Paediatrics

Dr. Peter Gill is a general paediatrician and Scientist at the SickKids Research Institute, an Associate Professor in the Department of Paediatrics and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, and a Senior Associate at the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine, University of Oxford. He hold an holds a MD from the University of Alberta, and a DPhil in Primary Health Care and MSc in Evidence-Based Health Care from the University of Oxford, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar.

Dr. Gill is a national and emerging international leading researcher in Pediatric Hospital Medicine. He Co-founded and is Vice-Chair of the Canadian Pediatric Inpatient Research Network (PIRN - https://www.pirncanada.com/), which is focused on generating research evidence to improve outcomes of hospitalized children in general pediatric settings. PIRN includes hospital sites affiliated with all 17 academic children’s hospitals across Canada and 10 large community hospitals.

In 2023, he received the Canadian Paediatric Society Young Investigator Award and the Paediatric Chairs of Canada Emerging Academic Leader Award. Dr. Gill is also a member of the BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine and Hospital Pediatrics Editorial Board.

Research

Dr. Gill’s patient-oriented research focuses on generating evidence to improve the care and outcomes of children hospitalized in general pediatric settings. His research has advanced the care and management of common and serious childhood infections, such as bronchiolitis, orbital cellulitis, and SARS-CoV-2, and informed clinical practice guidelines. Dr. Gill’s research also aims to partner with patients to improve care and outcomes, including co-leading studies with parent and youth partners. Lastly, he has led important population-based studies that examine health systems performance for hospitalized children using data from Canada, the US and the UK.  

Dr. Gill has written or co-written more than 135 peer-reviewed research articles. His work has appeared in major journals such as the Lancet, JAMA, BMJ, and CMAJ, among others.

Education and experience

• 2006–2014: Doctor of Medicine (MD), MD/PhD Program, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
• 2009–2013: Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil), Primary Health Care, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
• 2011–2013: Master of Science (MSc), Evidence-Based Health Care, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
• 2018: Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada (FRCPC)

Achievements

• 2024: Increasing Capacity for Maternal and Paediatric Clinical Trials (IMPACT) Early Career Researcher Award, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• 2023: Paediatric Chairs of Canada, 2023 Emerging Academic Leader Award (Large Institution Category) Internal nomination, Department of Paediatric, The Hospital for Sick Children / University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• 2023: Canadian Paediatric Society, Young Investigator Award. Presented at the CPS Annual Meeting May 25, 2023, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Total Amount: $1000
• 2023: William Feldman Award for Research Excellence in Paediatric Medicine, Division of Paediatric Medicine, Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children / University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• 2017, 2018: Christopher Ondaatje Award for Clinical Teaching (PGY-3, PGY-4)

See a full list of Peter Gill's publications

Funding

• 2022–2025: Principal Investigator. Renal ultrasound after first febrile urinary tract infection in hospitalized children: reducing overdiagnosis and cascade effects. Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Project Grant. Co-Principal Investigators: Gill P, Mahant S.  Co-Investigators: Barrowman N, Bayliss A, Borkhoff C, Born K, Constantin E, Dos Santos J, Drouin O, Faingold R, Foulds J, Giglia L, Holland J, Jetty R, Kang K, Li P, Lorenzo A, Macarthur C, Moretti M, Ostrow O, Parkin P, Sakran M, Sehgal A, Shaikh N, ‘t Jong G, Taheri S, Vomiero G, Zappitelli M, Zhou K. $527,851 CAD.
• 2022–2023: Nominated Principal Investigator. A data-driven approach to identify high priority research topics for pediatric hospital care. Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Project Grant. Co-Principal Investigators: Gill P, Li P, Mahant S, To T.  Co-Applicants: Baerg K, Bayliss A, Benkelfat R, Borkhoff C, Buba M, Carwana M, Chen W, Cohen E, Cohn R, Constantin E, Drouin O, Forbes K, Holland J, Langrish K, Macarthur C, Moretti M, Parkin P, Rahme E, Sakran M, Sehgal A, ‘t Jong G, Taheri S, Wahi G, Zemek R.  Collaborators: Buchanan F, Dorais M, Green M, Hall M, Kanani R, Piedbouf B, Proulx MC, Strumpf E, Vomiero G.  $100,000 CAD
• 2022–2023: Nominated Principal Investigator. Parenteral veRsus Enteral Fluids for infants hospitalized with bRonchiolitis: the PREFER shared decision making study. Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Project Grant. Co-Principal Investigators: Gill P, Buchanan F, Mahant S.  Co-Investigators: Bailey M, Barrowman N, Bayliss A, Borkhoff C, Buba M, Carwana M, Chen B, Constantin E, Daignault P, DeCastris-Garcia K, Drouin O, Fahim C, Forbes K, Hulst J, Klassen T, Li P, Macarthur C, Parkin P, Sakran M, Schuh S, Sozer A, Strauss S, ‘t Jong G, Wahi G, Zhou K. Collaborators: Breen-Reid K, Elwyn G, Lacaze-Masmonteil T.  $100,000 CAD
• 2022–2024: Co-Investigator.  Diagnostic testing for children in primary care.  National Institute for Health Research, School for Primary Care. (NIHR SPCR). Principal Investigator: Thomas E.  Co-Investigators: Heneghan C, Perera-Salazar R, Gill P, Boylan AM, Bankhead C, Hayward G. £23,085.
• 2022–2023: Co-Investigator. A planning grant to explore partnerships and opportunities for Indigenous children and families in the Pediatric Inpatient Research Network. Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Planning and Dissemination Grant. Principal Investigators Li P, Wahi G. Co-Investigators: Baerg K, Baydala L, Carwana M, Chen B, Constantin E, Drouin O, Gill P, Forbes K, Foulds J, Holland J, Latimer M, Mahant S, Ogilvie J, Poenaru D, Sehgal A, Wissanji H.  Principal Knowledge User: Berry M. $24,000 CAD
• 2022–2023: Principal Investigator. COVID-19 seroepidemiology in children Using Retrieved POPCORN site Leftover Samples (CURNLS).  Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Operating Grant: POPCoRN Supplement.  Nominated Principal Investigator: Quach-Thanh C.  Principal Investigators: Galanis E, Strang R, Basta N, Bhatt M, Buchanan F, Constantin E, Cote S, Drouin O, Dugas MA, Fontela P, Foo C, Foster J, Freedman SB, Gagneur AA, Gant S, Gill PJ, Kakkar F, Kellner JD, Klassen T, Lacaze-Masmonteil T, Lalgudi Ganesan S, Li P, Mahant S, Mater A, Muttalib F, Papenburg J, Sadarangani M, Sehgal A, t'Jong G, Wahi G, Wright B. Co-investigators: Harrison R, Allen U, Banerjee A, Bettinger J, Campigotto A, Costello C, Dryden-Palmer K, Fortier I, Gingras A, Knisley L, Langlois M, McNally J, Murthy S, Portales-Casmar E, Robinson J, Salvadori M, Science M, Sotindjo T, Stoesz T, Suleman S, Szatmari P, Tam J, Wong S, Zinszer K. $2,999,580 CAD
• 2022–2025: Principal Investigator. Renal ultrasound after first febrile UTI in hospitalized children: reducing overdiagnosis and cascade effects. Physician Services Incorporated (PSI) Foundation. Co-Principal Investigators: Gill P, Mahant S.  Co-Investigators: Parkin P, Barrowman N, Moretti M, Zappitelli M, Faingold R, Lorenzo A, Dos Santos J, Rickard M, Shaikh N, Born K, Friedman J, Ostrow O, Bayliss A, Sakran M, Zhou K, Pearl R, Giglia L, Pound C, Jetty R, Sehgal A, Taheri S. $250,000 CAD.
• 2022–2024: Principal Investigator Pediatric Outcomes imProvement through COordination of Research Networks (POPCORN). Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Canadian Pediatric COVID-19 Research Platform. Nominated Principal Investigator: Quach-Thanh C. Principal Investigators: Galanis E, Strang R, Basta N, Bhatt M, Buchanan F, Burstein BS, Carwana M, Choong K, Constantin E, Cote S, Drouin O, Dugas MA, Fontela P, Foo C, Foster J, Freedman SB, Gagneur AA, Ganesan SL, Gantt S, Gill P, Kakkar F, Kellner JD, Klassen T, Lacaze-Masmonteil T, Lalgudi Ganesan S,  Li P, Mahant S, Mater A, Morris S, Muttalib F, Papenburg J, Sadarangani M, Sehgal A, t'Jong G, Top KA, Wahi G, Wright B. Co-investigators: Harrison R, Ali S, Allen U, Baerg K, Banerjee A, Barton M, Beer D, Berthelot S, Bettinger J, Buba M, Burton C, Chanchlani R, Constantinescu C, Costello C, Dewan T, Di Genova T, Doan QH, Dryden-Palmer K, Du Pont-Thibodeau G, Emeriaud G, Emsley J, Ferro M, Forbes K, Fortier I, Foulds J, Freire G, Gravel J, Hancock B, Holland J, Joffe A, Kam A, Knisley L, Lee L, Leifso K, Marc I, McNally J, Meckler G, Mtaweh H, Murthy S, Nicoll J, Orr-Gaucher N, Pagano J, Pernica J, Poonai N, Porter R, Purewal R, Robinson J, Roumeliotis N, Salvadori M, Sotindjo T, Stoesz T, Suleman S, Szatmari P, Tam J, Wadhwa A, Wong S, Yeung R, Zinszer K, $6,700,000 CAD
• 2022–2023: Nominated Principal Investigator. A data-driven approach to identify high priority research topics for pediatric hospital care. Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Project Grant, “Patient-Oriented Research Early-Career Investigator Priority Area.”Co-Principal Investigators: Gill P, Li P, Mahant S, To T.  Co-Applicants: ‘t Jong G, Baerg K, Bayliss A, Carwana M, Chen W, Cohen E, Cohn R, Constantin E, Drouin O, Forbes K, Holland J, Langrish K, Macarthur C, Moretti M, Newhook L, Parkin P, Pound C, Rahme E, Sakran M, Sehgal A, Taheri S, Vomiero G, Wahi G, Zemek R. Collaborators: Buchanan F, Dorais M, Green M, Hall M, Kanani R, Piedbouf B, Proulx MC, Strumpf E. $100,000 CAD
• 2022: Nominated Principal Investigator. Facilitating randomized controlled trials in paediatric hospital medicine. SickKids RI Child Health Evaluative Sciences Program and Price Waterhouse Cooper partnership. Co-Principal Investigators: Gill P, Mahant S.  $10,000 CAD. 
• 2022–2027: Co-Investigator. Empowering Next-generation Researchers In perinatal and Child Health (ENRICH). Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Training Grant - Health Research Training Platform (HRTP) Pilot, Human Development, Child and Youth Health pool. Co-PI’s: Samuel S, Andrade B, Archibald M, Benchimol E, Birken C, Chafe R, Chaillet N, Jans J, Keijzer R, King A, King M, Mandhane P, Poonai N, Regnault T, Salami B, Stinson J, Tersigni C, Thomson R, Walsh C, Wiart Prichard L, Zwicker J.  Co-Investigators: Ali S, Anthony S, Beal D, Beaudoin AJ, Beggs M, Bell R, Benseler S, Berman J, Birnie K, Boerner K, Bourque S, Bright K, Brockway M, Brooks B, Campbell C, Cassidy C, Cenat JM, Cohen E, Cote S, Couture M, Davidge S, Decaluwe H, Denburg A, Dennis CL, Dimitropoulos G, Doan Q, Doria A, Fitzpatric E, Flynn R, Fontela P, Froehlich Chow A, Galea L, Galloway T, Gill P, Guttmann A, Hampson C, Hatchette J, Hilario C, Hodgetts S, Jibb L, Jean-Pierre JJ, Joyal JS, Kelly L, Keys E, Klassen T, Kozyrskyj A, Lacaze-Masmonteil T, Lavoie P, Lemaire M, Lepage JF, Letourneau N, MacDonald S, MacLeod A, Maeda N, Maguire J, Mahant S, Mailhot G, Marc I, McGavock J, Mitchell C, Mookherjee N, Morris M, Moussa A, Muckle G, Mullings DV,  Nelson K, Nepomnaschy P, Noel M, Nuyt AM, Oberlander T, Cardy JO, Parker M, Pavlova M, Pei J, Pelaez S, Phoenix M, Rojas D, Ryan J, Samji H, Saunders N, Scott S, Stremler R, Taboori U, Thiessen k,  Madsen LT, Toulany A, Tremblay Y, Tsang V, Tsimicalis A, Twilt M, Velez M, Ward L, Widger K, Wine E, Wintermark P,  Wittmeier K, Wollny K, Young N, Zwicker J.  Collaborators: Adamko D, Alexander T, Ani-Amponsa M, Arnold P, Asghar A, Barbarzuk S, Beal M, Belanger R, Bogossian A, Bont L, Cidro J, Cockell K, Connelly R, Crocker A, Crowshoe L, Dallaire F, Deal C, Deckard ND, Delormier TW, Dorion D, Eddy A, Eskander M, Fairman K, Ferenbok J, Filipovic A, Gavin F, Ghali W, Goldstein B, Goodman B, Grahovac D, Gupta I, Hall J, Henderson R, Henry R, Irwin M, Jomaa D, Jones N, Jordan J, Leblanc A, MacFarlane A, Marlin S, Martin D, Matthews S, Metcalfe A, Michaud J, Miller A, Moore-Hepburn C, Morrison K, Nitsch D, Permar S, Piedboeuf B, Pires L, Pittmann Q, Renzaho A, Reynolds J, Robeson P, Robinson J, Robinson W, Schroth R, Shoveller J, Sibblis C, Snider L, Steele M, Stewart JP,  Thorstad K, Waddell C, Wasserman W, Wasylak T, Weiler H, Wellington C, Williams M, Winkler J, Zemek R. $2,400,000 CAD
• 2022: Nominated Principal Investigator.  Taking action on the top 10 patient-oriented priorities in pediatric hospital care in Canada.  The Ontario SPOR SUPPORT Unit (OSSU), EMPOWER Award (Engaging Multi-stakeholders for Patient Oriented research Wider Effects & Reach). Co-Principal Investigators: Gill P, Mahant S. Co-Investigators: Filipovic S, Buchanan F, Green M, DeCastris-Garcia K, Quinlan M, Breen-Reed K, Wong N, Bayliss A, Wahi G, Buba M, Murray S, Wong S, Jetty R, Li P, Nurse K. $25,000 CAD.
• 2022: Co-Investigator. Improving Hospital Care for Children and Families with Limited English: A Qualitative Study. The Edwin H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children, Studentship Award.  Resident PI: Do V.  Supervisor PI: Mahant S.  Co-Investigators: Coffey M, Gill P, Bismilla Z, Langrish K, Sappleton K, Buchanan F, Nicholas D. $15,000 CAD
• 2021–2023: Nominated Principal Investigator. A data-driven approach to identify high priority research topics for pediatric hospital care in Ontario.  Physician Services Incorporated (PSI) Foundation New Investigator Award. Co-Principal Investigators: Gill P, Mahant S, To T, Co-Applicants: Bayliss A, Chen W, Cohen E, Cohn R, Kanani R, Langrish K, Macarthur C, Moretti M, Parkin P, Pound C, Sakran M, Sehgal A, Taheri S, Wahi G, Buchanan F, Green M, Hall M, Murray S, Quinlan M.  $75,000 CAD
• 2020–2026: Principal Investigator.  Ontario SPOR SUPPORT Unit – Phase II. Canadian Institutes of Health Research, SPOR SUPPORT Unit Phase II. Nominated Principal Applicant: Fergusson DA. Co-Principal Investigators: Abelson J, Ganann R, Gauthier A, Gill P, Jones C, Langford L, Lavis J, Persaud N, Rochon P, Schull M, Smith M, Srinivasan V, Stewart M, Taylor K, Terry AL, Urajnik D. Knowledge User: Hayes A. $34,199,145 CAD.
• 2019–2022: Collaborator. Methods and Applications Group for Indirect Comparisons Collaborating Centre. Canadian Institutes of Health Research/Drug Safety and Effectiveness Network (DSEN Team Grants: MAGIC and CAN-AIM). Principal Investigator: Tricco A, Hutton B, Moher D, Straus SE, Wells G. Collaborators: Abou-Setta A, Hazlewood G, Hemmelgarn B, Hossain A, Kelly S, Presseau J, Reeves B, Stevens A, Thavorn K, Watt J; Co-Knowledge Users: Jordan Z, Langlois E, Proctor A, Tunis M, with Collaborators:  Bouck Z, Catala-Lopez F, Clement F, Coyle D, Dolovich L, Elliott J, Garritty C, Gill P, Isaranuwatchai W, Kanji S, Kastner M, Klarenbach S, Loeb M, Loke Y, Manns B, McDonald E, Pham B, Rice D, Shea B, Sketris I, Stacey D, Tugwell P, Veroniki AA. $4,199,027 CAD.