Bio

Dr. Joyce C Zhang is an occupational and internal medicine physician.

Education

Master of Public Health in Occupational and Environmental Health (research stream) with Collaborative Specialization in Addictions Studies, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
Doctor of Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario
Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy with Honours, University of Toronto

Awards

Community Service Recognition Spadina – Fort York – COVID Hero, Spadina-Fort York
Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Award, Pickering-Uxbridge
Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarship, University of Toronto
Ontario Graduate Scholarship, University of Toronto
Mimi and Charles Hollenberg Research Competition Second Place, University Health Network, Toronto
Horace and Clarice Wankel Memorial Award for Cardiovascular Research, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario
Major F.A. Tilston V.C. Scholarship Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto
E. A. Lovell Scholarship in Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto
Max Kassel Memorial Scholarship, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto
Ostrom and Pauley Scholarship, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto
Federation of Chinese Canadian Professionals (Ontario) Education Foundation Entrance Scholarship, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto
University of Toronto Scholar Award, University of Toronto
Anna and Alex Beverly Memorial Scholarship, University College, University of Toronto
J.S. McLean Scholarship, University College, University of Toronto

Publications

Cannabis use and work-related injuries: a cross-sectional analysis
Zhang JC, Carnide, N, Holness, L, Cram P. Occup Med (Lond). 2020 Dec 12;70(8):570-577. First author. 

Return to work for healthcare workers with confirmed COVID-19 infectionZhang JC, Findlater A, Cram P, Adisesh A. Occupational Medicine (Oxford) May 2020. First author

Controversies in respiratory protective equipment selection and use during COVID-19Zhang JC, Cram P, Adisesh A. Journal of Hospital Medicine April 2020. First author.

Disparities in receipt of bariatric surgery in Canada: an analysis of data from an Ontario bariatric surgery referral centre.
Zhang JC, Tomlinson G, Wnuk S, Sockalingam S, Cram P. Med Care. 2019 Sep;57(9):723-727. First author. 

Can Patient Selection Explain the Obesity Paradox in Orthopaedic Hip Surgery? An Analysis of the ACS-NSQIP RegistryZhang JC, Matelski J, Gandhi R, Jackson T, Urbach D, Cram P.  Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2018 May;476(5):964-973. First author. 

Complications of the Arteriovenous Fistula: A Systematic Review.
Al-Jaishi AA, Liu AR, Lok CE, Zhang JC, Moist LM. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2016 Dec 28. 
Data analyst and co-author. 

Hemodialysis vascular access creation in patients switching from peritoneal dialysis to hemodialysis: A population-based retrospective cohort. Al-Jaishi AA, Jain AK, Garg AX, Zhang JC, Moist LM. Am J Kidney Dis. 2016 May: 67(5): 813-6. Data analyst and co-author. 

Hemodialysis vascular access creation after kidney transplant failureZhang JC, Al-Jaishi AA, Perl J, Garg AX, Moist LM. Am J Kidney Dis. 2015 Oct; 66(4):646-54. First author. 

Vascular Access Creation and Use among Incident Hemodialysis Patients: A Population-Based Cohort Study. Al-Jaishi AA, Lok CE, Garg,AX, Zhang JC, Moist LM. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2015 Mar 6;10(3):418-27. Data analyst and co-author. 

Association between vascular access type and patient mortality among elderly patients on hemodialysis in CanadaZhang JC, Al-Jaishi AA, Na Y, de Sa E, Moist LM. Hemodial Int. 2014 Jul;18(3):616-24. First author. 

Patency Rates of the Arteriovenous Fistula for Hemodialysis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Al-Jaishi AA, Oliver MJ, Thomas SM, Lok CE, Zhang JC, Garg AX, Kosa SD, Quinn RR, Moist LM. Am J Kidney Dis. 2014 Mar 63(3): 464-78. Data analyst and co-author.