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Maria Chiu

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Faculty memberInstitute of Health Policy, Management, and EvaluationUniversity of Toronto

Maria Chiu

Faculty member

Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation

Dalla Lana School of Public Health

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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13 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.

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Research

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Latest papers

Uptake of Publicly Funded Flash Glucose Monitoring Systems: A Population-based Cohort Study in Ontario, Canada.
Canadian journal of diabetes · 2026
PROCESS: a multimethods protocol to develop principles to operationalise community engagement, equity and sustainability in South Asian Health Research in Canada
BMJ Open · 2026
Area-Based Marginalization and Incidence of Childhood Cancer
JAMA Network Open · 2026 · first author

All 37 publications

Latest funding

Understanding the Evolution of Psychotic Disorders and Related Outcomes among First-Generation Migrant Groups
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$604,352
Disability and Access to Fertility Preservation in Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Patients
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$74,864
PROCESS - PRinciples to Operationalize Community Engagement, Equity, and Sustainability in South Asian Health Research in Canada
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$309,826

All 8 grants and awards

37 publications.

Uptake of Publicly Funded Flash Glucose Monitoring Systems: A Population-based Cohort Study in Ontario, Canada.

Elias MN, Allin S, Yang J, Chiu M, Shah BR, Wu F, Gomes T

Canadian journal of diabetes2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2025.12.001 PMID: 41371583

PROCESS: a multimethods protocol to develop principles to operationalise community engagement, equity and sustainability in South Asian Health Research in Canada

Banerjee AT, Ismail I, Sarwar A, Parvez M, Desai P, Arora M, Jayaprakash T, Kalra B, Dulai J, Khan B

BMJ Open2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-115614

Area-Based Marginalization and Incidence of Childhood Cancer

Chiu M, Leung F, Rohde J, Gibson P, Johnston D

JAMA Network Open2026First authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.23089

Immigration Status and Time to Accessing Publicly Funded Flash Glucose Monitoring Systems.

Elias MN, Allin S, Yang J, Chiu M, Shah BR, Wu F, Gomes T

JAMA network open2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.16141 PMID: 42228372

Identifying patients with obesity from health administrative data: Diagnostic accuracy of surgical billing claims.

Cusimano MC, Baxter NN, Moineddin R, Chiu M, Nguyen L, Aktar S, Liu N, Simpson AN, Johnson C, Ferguson SE

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2026Open Access

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-025-01114-5 PMID: 41396243

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and addictions-related visits among citizens of the Métis Nation of Ontario: A repeated cross-sectional study.

Tsui N, Beaulieu T, Simms AJ, Zagorski B, Paterson E, Adams T, Edwards SA, Chiu M

PLOS mental health2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmen.0000650 PMID: 42447093

Differences in Parkinson's Disease Populations: Teaching Hospitals Versus Other Settings and Implications for Clinical Trials.

Gros P, Marras C, Wang X, Chiu M, Farkouh ME, Emdin A, Bronskill SE

Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society20252 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1002/mds.30239 PMID: 40443171

Sociodemographic Factors and Utilization of Pediatric Oncology Satellite Clinics in Ontario, Canada

Chiu M, Ali A, Leung F, Dong C, Pechlivanoglou P, Hodgson D, Gibson P

JAMA Network Open20246 citationsFirst authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.52063 PMID: W4405802318

Sociodemographic Differences in Physician-Based Mental Health and Virtual Care Utilization and Uptake of Virtual Care Among Children and Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ontario, Canada: A Population-Based Study.

Toulany A, Kurdyak P, Stukel TA, Strauss R, Fu L, Guan J, Fiksenbaum L, Cohen E, Guttmann A, Vigod S, Chiu M, Moore Hepburn C, Moran K, Gardner W, Cappelli M, Sundar P, Saunders N

Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie202323 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1177/07067437231156254 PMID: 36855797

New and continuing physician-based outpatient mental health care among children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, Canada: a population-based study.

Toulany A, Vigod S, Kurdyak P, Stukel TA, Strauss R, Fu L, Guttmann A, Guan J, Cohen E, Chiu M, Hepburn CM, Moran K, Gardner W, Cappelli M, Sundar P, Saunders N

Frontiers in psychiatry20237 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1063203 PMID: 38025438

Understanding the Evolution of Psychotic Disorders and Related Outcomes among First-Generation Migrant Groups

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Anderson, Kelly K

Keywords: Access To Care; Epidemiology; Health Services Research; Migrant Groups; Psychotic Disorders; Public Mental Health; Risk; Social Determinants Of Health

$604,352

Disability and Access to Fertility Preservation in Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Patients

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Operating Grant: Data Analysis Using Existing CDN Databases and Cohorts

Principal investigators: Brown, Hilary; Mahar, Alyson L

Keywords: Adolescents And Young Adults; Cancer; Disability; Fertility Preservation; Reproductive Health Equity

$74,864

PROCESS - PRinciples to Operationalize Community Engagement, Equity, and Sustainability in South Asian Health Research in Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Banerjee, Ananya T

Keywords: Community Engagement; Intersectionality; Knowledge Mobilization; Mixed-Methods; Ownership; Research Principles; Social Justice; South Asian Health Equity; Sustainability

$309,826

The Mental Wellness of Citizens of the Métis Nation: Before and during COVID-19

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Operating Grant - Indigenous COVID-19 Rapid Research FO - Research

Principal investigators: of Ontario, The Métis Nation; Stewart, Wendy L; Thistle, Ralph W

Keywords: Data Linkage; Indigenous Health; Métis Mental Wellness; Population Health

$250,000

Equity of virtual mental health care uptake for children and youth during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Op Gr: COVID-19 MH & Substance Use - Understanding Rapid System Transformations

Principal investigators: Saunders, Natasha R; Toulany, Alene

Keywords: Children And Youth; Health System Intervention; Inequities; Mental Health; Pediatrics; Rapid System Transformation; Virtual Care

$87,756

Ethnic disparities in healthcare use for infectious diseases

Co-investigatorCIHR2012Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Kwong, Jeffrey C

Keywords: Cohort Study; Ethnicity; Healthcare Use; Infectious Diseases; Linked Data Sets; Mediation

$63,897

Tailoring birthweight and infant growth curves to Canadians of various ethnic backgrounds. Healthcare Renewal Policy Analysis.

Co-investigatorCIHR2012Healthcare Renewal Policy Analysis

Principal investigators: Ray, Joel G; Booth, Marilyn B

Keywords: Birthweight Curves; Canadians; Ethnicity; Immigrants; Infant Growth; Infants; Newborns; Percentiles; Policy; Who Curves

$134,800

Building Heart Healthy Communities by Reducing Geographical and Ethnic Disparities in Cardiovascular Health

Co-investigatorCIHR2010Operating Grant: Programmatic Grants to tackle health and health equity - LOI

Principal investigators: Tu, Jack V; Syron, Laura

Keywords: Cardiovascular Health; Disparities; Ethnicity; Population Health; Public Health; Stroke

$15,000

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Maria Chiu

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Uptake of Publicly Funded Flash Glucose Monitoring Systems: A Population-based Cohort Study in Ontario, Canada.

PROCESS: a multimethods protocol to develop principles to operationalise community engagement, equity and sustainability in South Asian Health Research in Canada

Area-Based Marginalization and Incidence of Childhood Cancer

Immigration Status and Time to Accessing Publicly Funded Flash Glucose Monitoring Systems.

Identifying patients with obesity from health administrative data: Diagnostic accuracy of surgical billing claims.

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and addictions-related visits among citizens of the M&#xe9;tis Nation of Ontario: A repeated cross-sectional study.

Differences in Parkinson's Disease Populations: Teaching Hospitals Versus Other Settings and Implications for Clinical Trials.

Sociodemographic Factors and Utilization of Pediatric Oncology Satellite Clinics in Ontario, Canada

Sociodemographic Differences in Physician-Based Mental Health and Virtual Care Utilization and Uptake of Virtual Care Among Children and Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ontario, Canada: A Population-Based Study.

New and continuing physician-based outpatient mental health care among children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, Canada: a population-based study.

Frequent collaborators

Paul Kurdyak

Simone Vigod

Astrid Guttmann

Natasha Saunders

Baiju Shah

Sarah Ferguson

Ning Liu

Rahim Moineddin

Nancy Baxter

Michael Lebenbaum

Tara Gomes

Peter Austin

Alene Toulany

Jack Tu

Charlotte Moore-Hepburn

Mario Cappelli

Paul Gibson

Jordan Edwards

Eyal Cohen

Amardeep Thind

Dennis Ko

Keli Anderson

Nadia Khan

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and addictions-related visits among citizens of the Métis Nation of Ontario: A repeated cross-sectional study.