Saverio Stranges, MD, PhD, FAHA
Professor and Chair
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E: Saverio.Stranges@uwo.ca
Dr. Saverio Stranges is currently Professor and Chair of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics within the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University in Canada. He holds cross-appointments as Professor in the Departments of Family Medicine and Medicine. At Western University, he is also Director of the Africa Institute. Dr. Stranges completed his medical education in 1996 (cum laude), and specialty training in Preventive and Public Health Medicine in 2000 at the University of Naples Federico II in Italy. He then completed the requirements for a PhD Program in Epidemiology and Environmental Health in the Department of Epidemiology & Environmental Health at the State University of New York at Buffalo in 2004. In 2005, Dr. Stranges began his academic career as an Assistant Professor at SUNY Buffalo. Thereafter, he was an Associate Clinical Professor of Cardiovascular Epidemiology in the Division of Health Sciences at the University of Warwick in the UK. Prior to his appointment at Western University, he worked as Scientific Director of the Department of Population Health within the Luxembourg Institute of Health.
Dr. Stranges is a medical doctor, public health specialist and chronic disease epidemiologist, with extensive experience in the field of epidemiology and public health research. His research focuses on Global Health as well as on the epidemiology and prevention of chronic disease and aging across the life-course, specifically regarding the role of lifestyles, behavioral and psychosocial factors, such as dietary patterns, sleep behaviors and social determinants of health. Throughout his career, Dr. Stranges has been involved in several international epidemiological projects, clinical trials, secondary data analyses and systematic review work, and has published extensively in epidemiology and public health research, with over 300 publications as scientific articles, reviews and book chapters (H-index=80). His research has been funded by several international agencies as the National Institute for Health Research in the UK, and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. He was recently elected as President of the Chronic Disease Section for the European Public Health Association. He is an Associate Editor for several scientific journals in the area of Public Health.
Appointments
- Professor and Chair, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Cross-Appointed Professor, Department of Family Medicine
- Director, Africa Institute, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, Canada
- Co-Director, Centre for Climate change, Sustainable Livelihoods & Health, Western University, Canada
- President, Chronic Diseases Section, European Public Health Association
- Visiting Professor of Epidemiology & Public Health, Humanitas University, Italy
- Visiting Professor of Epidemiology & Public Health, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Honorary Professor, State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo, USA
- Honorary Professor, Warwick Medical School, Coventry, UK
Research Cluster Membership
- Aging & Life-Course Epidemiology
- Behavioural & Environmental Risk Factors
- Chronic Disease & Multimorbidity (Co-Leader)
- Global Health
- Marginalized Populations & Social Determinants of Health
- Mental Health
- Epidemiological Observational Studies
- Evidence Synthesis & Health Technology Assessment
- Knowledge Translation
- Randomized Controlled Trials
Research Interests
- Cardio-metabolic disease epidemiology and prevention
- Nutritional epidemiology, dietary patterns and micronutrients
- Sleep patterns and chronic disease
- Quality of life and aging research
- Global Public Health
- Dietary patterns, micronutrients
- Evidence synthesis, systematic reviews, and meta-analysis
Education
- MD (MB BS), “Federico II” University of Naples Medical School, Italy
- Residency Preventive Medicine, “Federico II” University of Naples Medical School, Italy
- PhD Epidemiology, “Federico II” University of Naples Medical School, Italy (PhD requirements completed at SUNY Buffalo, NY, USA, 2002-2004)
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Social & Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Health Professions, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
- Postgraduate Certificate in Academic and Professional Practice (PCAPP), January 2007-November 2009, University of Warwick, UK
Honours and Awards
- 2015 Fellow of the American Heart Association (FAHA)
- 2014 Recipient of the Trudy Bush Fellowships for Cardiovascular Disease Research in Women’s Health, Epidemiology & Prevention/Nutrition, Physical Activity & Metabolism 2014 Scientific Sessions, March 18-21, 2014, San Francisco, CA, USA
- 2006 Finalist for the Sandra Daugherty Award for Excellence in Cardiovascular Disease or Hypertension Epidemiology at the 46th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention, March 2-5, 2006, Phoenix, AZ, USA
- 2004 First Prize for Research in Population Sciences, J. Warren Perry Lecture 2004, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
- 1996 Magna Cum Laude, "Federico II" University of Naples Medical School, Italy
Recent Research Grants
- Sisira Sarma, Saverio Stranges, et al. Access to primary care services, preventive care, chronic disease management and patient outcomes in alternative primary care remuneration models, Canadian Institutes of Health Research Project Grant – Fall 2023 competition (April 2024- March 2028)
- Piotr Wilk, Saverio Stranges, et al. Exploring the relationship between high temperatures and cardiovascular disease-related morbidity and mortality: Differences across vulnerable groups and geographic areas in Canada, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (HSFC)- Program: Grant-in-Aid
July 2023 – June 2026 - Sisira Sarma, Saverio Stranges, et al. Ontario Family Health Teams and Quadruple-aim Outcomes: Investigation of the Dynamic Effects, Ontario Ministry of Health - Catalyst Grant: Policy Research for Health System Transformation competition
- Kristin Clemens, Saverio Stranges, et al, Obesity management for Kidney TRANSPLANT-1: OK TRANSPLANT-1”, Collaborative Research Seed Grant, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry (April 2022-March 2024)
- Bridget Ryan, Amanda Terry, Saverio Stranges, et al. Exploring the Untold Story of COVID-19: Understanding the Wider and Future Impacts of the Pandemic and Finding Solutions to Improve Population Health, Resiliency, & Preparedness, CIHR, Operating Grant: Addressing the Wider Health Impacts of COVID-19 (February 2022 to January 2024)
- Manuel Montero Odasso, Saverio Stranges, et al., SYNERGIC 2. A Home-based RCT from the Canadian Therapeutic Platform for Multidomain Interventions to Prevent Dementia (CAN-Thumbs UP), Weston Brain Institute/Brain Health: Lifestyle Approaches and Microbiome Contributions 2021 (2021-2024)
- Vladimir Hachinski, Saverio Stranges, et al. The Dementia Prevention Initiative: Advancing Population Prevention Solutions (APPS): Comprehensive mapping of dementia and related disorders & offering cost-effective solutions, Weston Brain Institute/Transformational Research: Canada Alzheimer's & Related Diseases 2020 program (2021-2024)
- Marnin Heisel, Saverio Stranges, et al. Screening for suicide risk among older adults in Ontario long-term care homes: assessing the prevalence and correlates of suicide ideation in a vulnerable demographic, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Institute of Aging (2021-2025)
