Researcher profile

J Mark Ansermino

J Mark Ansermino is a researcher and clinician in the Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics at the University of British Columbia. He is a Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholar and a Principal Investigator at the Research Institute at British Columbia’s Children’s Hospital. He is the Executive Medical Director of the Institute for Global Health at BC Children's and BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre. He co-leads the influential Digital Health Innovation Lab (DHIL) - a research team of engineers and clinicians who are developing and evaluating novel mobile health applications to improve the health outcomes of women and children around the world. As a team, they combine science and engineering to create cutting-edge technology that uses clinical data, automation and smart physical sensors to extract important data features. Their goal is to provide frontline healthcare workers in low and middle-income countries around the world with the key tools they need to make informed medical decisions for their patients.