Fiona Kouyoumdjian
About Fiona Kouyoumdjian
Fiona Kouyoumdjian serves as the Associate Chief Medical Officer of Health for Health Promotion at the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. She has an extensive background in public health and medicine, with academic qualifications including a PhD in Epidemiology from the University of Toronto and an MD from Dalhousie University.
Current Role at Ontario Ministry of Health
Fiona Kouyoumdjian serves as the Associate Chief Medical Officer of Health, Health Promotion at the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. She has held this position since 2016. In this role, she focuses on health promotion initiatives and strategies aimed at improving public health outcomes across Ontario.
Academic Position at McMaster University
Kouyoumdjian is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at McMaster University. She began this role in 2018, contributing to the academic and clinical training of future healthcare professionals. Her involvement in the department emphasizes her commitment to education in the field of family medicine.
Educational Background
Fiona Kouyoumdjian holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Epidemiology from the University of Toronto, which she completed from 2007 to 2012. She also earned a Doctor of Medicine (MD) from Dalhousie University between 2000 and 2005. Additionally, she has a Master of Public Health (MPH) from The Johns Hopkins University, completed in 2003, and an undergraduate degree (AB with Honors) in History and Biology from Brown University, obtained in 1999.
Previous Academic and Clinical Roles
Prior to her current positions, Kouyoumdjian worked as an Assistant Clinical Professor at the Department of Family Medicine at McMaster University from 2016 to 2018. She also served as a Public Health and Preventive Medicine Fellow at the University of Toronto from 2011 to 2013 and completed her residency in Public Health and Preventive Medicine at the same institution from 2005 to 2011. Additionally, she was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Centre for Research on Inner City Health at St. Michael's Hospital from 2013 to 2016.
International Experience and Studies
Kouyoumdjian has a diverse educational background that includes international studies. She participated in a semester abroad at the University of Tuebingen in Germany in 1998. Her studies in International Health and Health and Human Rights at The Johns Hopkins University further enhanced her global health perspective.