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Sumeet Sodhi

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Associate ProfessorClinical Public Health DivisionUniversity of Toronto

Sumeet Sodhi

Associate Professor

Clinical Public Health Division

Dalla Lana School of Public Health

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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4 publications in the last five years, latest in 2025.
Principal investigator on 4 research grants (4 CIHR), most recently in 2022.

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Research

Community Health Workers Diabetes Indigenous Health Chronic Disease Model Implementation Science Two Eyed Seeing First Nations Antiretroviral Treatment

Latest papers

Does integration matter? an international cross-sectional study on the relationship between perceived public health and primary care integration and COVID-19 vaccination rates.
PloS one · 2025 · first author
Progression From Gestational Diabetes Mellitus to Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Among First Nations Women in Northwest Ontario: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
Canadian journal of diabetes · 2023
Protocol for a cross-sectional study on COVID-19 vaccination programmes in primary health care.
African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2023 · first author

All 16 publications

Latest funding

Diabetes Connections - Shookaawaapinewin Mamow Wicihiwewin: Reorienting diabetes care in First Nations communities in Northwestern Ontario through empowerment, autonomy and ownership for health and wellbeing
CIHR · 2022 · Nominated PI
$2,000,000
Diabetes Connections: Reorienting diabetes care in First Nations communities in Northwestern Ontario through empowerment, autonomy and ownership for health and wellbeing
CIHR · 2021 · Nominated PI
$35,000
Assessing the Impact of HIV/AIDS Services on Vulnerable Groups in South Eastern Malawi: Women of Child Bearing Age, Children and Elderly Adults
CIHR · 2012 · Nominated PI
$100,000

All 4 grants and awards

16 publications.

Does integration matter? an international cross-sectional study on the relationship between perceived public health and primary care integration and COVID-19 vaccination rates.

Sodhi S, Chamali R, Praveen D, Sharma M, Garcia Dieguez M, Mash R, Goodyear-Smith F, Ponka D

PloS one2025First author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0317970 PMID: 39982934

Progression From Gestational Diabetes Mellitus to Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Among First Nations Women in Northwest Ontario: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Hummelen R, Sodhi S, Poirier J, Gordon J, Asokan S, Matsumoto CL, Kelly L

Canadian journal of diabetes2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2023.05.003 PMID: 37196981

Protocol for a cross-sectional study on COVID-19 vaccination programmes in primary health care.

Sodhi S, Chamali R, Praveen D, Sharma M, Garcia Dieguez M, Mash R, Goodyear-Smith F, Ponka D

African journal of primary health care & family medicine2023First author

DOI: 10.4102/phcfm.v15i1.3649 PMID: 36744460

Traditional Medicine and Type 2 Diabetes in First Nations Patients.

Johnson R, Fiddler T, Pirozek J, Gordon J, Sodhi S, Poirier J, Kattini R, Kelly L

Canadian journal of diabetes2022

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2021.05.007 PMID: 34303621

Integrating shared decision-making into primary care: lessons learned from a multi-centre feasibility randomized controlled trial.

Yu CH, Medleg F, Choi D, Spagnuolo CM, Pinnaduwage L, Straus SE, Cantarutti P, Chu K, Frydrych P, Hoang-Kim A, Ivers N, Kaplan D, Leung FH, Maxted J, Rezmovitz J, Sale J, Sodhi S, Stacey D, Telner D

BMC medical informatics and decision making2021

DOI: 10.1186/s12911-021-01673-w PMID: 34809626

Calling non-governmental organisations to strengthen primary health care: Lessons following Alma-Ata.

Landes M, Pfaff C, Zerihun M, Wondimagegn D, Sodhi S, Rouleau K, Kidd MR

African journal of primary health care & family medicine2019

DOI: 10.4102/phcfm.v11i1.1945 PMID: 31038348

A systematic review of primary care models for non-communicable disease interventions in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Kane J, Landes M, Carroll C, Nolen A, Sodhi S

BMC family practice2017Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12875-017-0613-5 PMID: 28330453

Effectiveness of advertising availability of prenatal ultrasound on uptake of antenatal care in rural Uganda: A cluster randomized trial.

Cherniak W, Anguyo G, Meaney C, Yuan Kong L, Malhame I, Pace R, Sodhi S, Silverman M

PloS one2017

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0175440 PMID: 28403187

A Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Patients With Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: Recommendations for Patients With Mild, Moderate, and Severe Disease and Nonmyelopathic Patients With Evidence of Cord Compression

Fehlings MG, Tetreault LA, Riew KD, Middleton JW, Aarabi B, Arnold PM, Brodke DS, Burns AS, Carette S, Chen R

Global Spine Journal2017525 citations

DOI: 10.1177/2192568217701914

Trends in ART Initiation among Men and Non-Pregnant/Non-Breastfeeding Women before and after Option B+ in Southern Malawi.

Dovel K, Yeatman S, van Oosterhout JJ, Chan A, Mantengeni A, Landes M, Bedell R, Kawalazira G, Sodhi S

PloS one2016Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0165025 PMID: 28002413

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Community Health Workers Dear Professor Sodhi, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Does integration matter? an international cross-sectional study on the relationship between perceived public health and primary care integration and COVID-19 vaccination rates." (2025), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Diabetes Connections - Shookaawaapinewin Mamow Wicihiwewin: Reorienting diabetes care in First Nations communities in Northwestern Ontario through empowerment, autonomy and ownership for health and wellbeing" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

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Sumeet Sodhi

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Does integration matter? an international cross-sectional study on the relationship between perceived public health and primary care integration and COVID-19 vaccination rates.

Progression From Gestational Diabetes Mellitus to Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Among First Nations Women in Northwest Ontario: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Protocol for a cross-sectional study on COVID-19 vaccination programmes in primary health care.

Traditional Medicine and Type 2 Diabetes in First Nations Patients.

Integrating shared decision-making into primary care: lessons learned from a multi-centre feasibility randomized controlled trial.

Calling non-governmental organisations to strengthen primary health care: Lessons following Alma-Ata.

A systematic review of primary care models for non-communicable disease interventions in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Effectiveness of advertising availability of prenatal ultrasound on uptake of antenatal care in rural Uganda: A cluster randomized trial.

A Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Patients With Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: Recommendations for Patients With Mild, Moderate, and Severe Disease and Nonmyelopathic Patients With Evidence of Cord Compression

Trends in ART Initiation among Men and Non-Pregnant/Non-Breastfeeding Women before and after Option B+ in Southern Malawi.

Diabetes Connections - Shookaawaapinewin Mamow Wicihiwewin: Reorienting diabetes care in First Nations communities in Northwestern Ontario through empowerment, autonomy and ownership for health and wellbeing

Diabetes Connections: Reorienting diabetes care in First Nations communities in Northwestern Ontario through empowerment, autonomy and ownership for health and wellbeing

Assessing the Impact of HIV/AIDS Services on Vulnerable Groups in South Eastern Malawi: Women of Child Bearing Age, Children and Elderly Adults

Assessing the Impact of HIV/AIDS Service Delivery in Zomba District, Malawi: The Zomba District Observational Cohort Study

Frequent collaborators

Megan Landes

Joanna Sale

Alexandra Martiniuk

Jeremy Rezmovitz

Dawn Stacey

Noah Ivers

Isabelle Malhamé

Isabelle Malhamé

Romina Pace

Christopher Meaney

Isabelle Malhamé

David Ponka

Fok-Han Leung

James Orbinski

Michael Silverman

Kevin Thorpe

Michael Silverman

Katherine Rouleau

Noah Ivers

Beth Rachlis

James Milligan

Robert Chen

Albert Yee

David Kaplan