Speakers: Dr. Christopher Witiw and Dr. Husain Shakil

Dr. Christopher Witiw (left), M.D., M.Sc., FRCSC, is a neurosurgeon and scientist at Unity Health Toronto and an assistant professor of neurosurgery at the University of Toronto. He is a researcher with extensive experience in health economic evaluations and database linkages for the purpose of health services research analyses. He has a specific research interest in artificial intelligence in clinical medicine for the purpose of optimizing efficiency and improving quality of care.

Dr. Husain Shakil (right), M.D., M.Sc., is a neurosurgery resident and surgeon scientist trainee at the University of Toronto. He is currently completing a PhD in Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation. His research interests include health outcome evaluation and prediction using big data, and health process and delivery optimization using a combination of economic and statistical methods. His clinical interests are in the treatment and care of patients with spine pathology requiring surgical treatment, including oncologic, traumatic, and degenerative spine disease.