Title/Position: 
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Clinician in Quality and Innovation
Endocrinologist and Internist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Research Description:
Dr. Ilana Halperin is a full time staff physician and assistant professor in the job description of Clinician in Quality and Innovation. Dr. Halperin received her MD from the University of Western Ontario and completed her training in internal medicine and endocrinology at the University of Toronto.  She received an MSc in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety at the Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto.

Dr. Halpern is the medical director of the Sunnybrook Diabetes in Pregnancy program and Chair of the Sunnybrook Diabetes Inpatient Committee. She is also the co-principal Investigator on a multi-site project to develop a balanced scorecard for diabetes care. She has established quality indicators for ambulatory diabetes.

PubMed Link:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=halperin+IJ