Stanley Zlotkin | |
---|---|
Nationality | Canadian |
Education |
Doctor of Medicine Doctor of Philosophy |
Medical career | |
Profession | Professor |
Field | Paediatrics |
Institutions |
Hospital for Sick Children University of Toronto |
Specialism |
Paediatrics Public Health Sciences Nutritional Science |
Research | Micronutrient malnutrition |
Notable prizes |
H J Heinz Humanitarian Award CIHR National Knowledge Translation Award Ashoka Fellowship |
Stanley Howard Zlotkin, CM OOnt is a Canadian Professor of Paediatrics, Public Health Sciences and Nutritional Sciences at the University of Toronto.
Zlotkin holds an undergraduate degree in Ecology from the University of Toronto, a M.D. from McMaster University (Hamilton, Ontario), and a Ph.D. in Nutritional Sciences from the University of Toronto. He also received a Paediatric Fellowship (FRCPC) from McGill University.
Zlotkin is a frequent consultant to governments and United Nations agencies on issues related to paediatric nutrition.
He received the H J Heinz Humanitarian Award in 2001 for his international contribution to the health of children globally, The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) awarded him the CIHR National Knowledge Translation Award in 2006 for "outstanding contributions to the health of children worldwide". In 2006 was awarded the Order of Canada for his contributions to improving the lives of children. In 2007 he received the International Ashoka Fellowship. In January 2016, he was awarded Order of Ontario.
His research interests involve:
He has active research in Canada (supported by Health Canada and the CDC), Ghana (supported by the CIHR), Mongolia (supported by World Vision and the H J Heinz Foundation) and India (supported by the CIHR). He is the inaugural Chief of the Centre for Global Child Heath at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto.