Daniel Roth
MD, PhD
Qualification
- PhD, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (2006-2011)
- MSc, Medical Sciences (Pediatrics), University of Alberta (2005-2006)
- MD, University of British Columbia (1997-2002)
- BSc, Microbiology and Immunology, McGill University (1993-1997)
Other Academic and Clinical Appointments
Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto (primary appointment)
Associate Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
Associate Professor, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto
Staff Physician, Division of Paediatric Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children
At a Glance
- Dr. Roth’s research over the past 10 years has largely focused on the role of vitamin D in pregnancy, lactation and early childhood, with a particular emphasis on settings with a high prevalence of prenatal vitamin D deficiency (i.e., South Asia).
- He has led several studies that have documented the low vitamin D status and response to supplementation among pregnant women in Dhaka, and the effects of vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy on maternal and child health outcomes.
- Dr. Roth is currently the principal investigator of a large multi-component study of infant sepsis and the microbiome in Bangladesh.
About Dr. Daniel Roth
Daniel Roth received his MD in 2002 from the University of British Columbia (Vancouver, British Columbia), completed a paediatric residency (2006) and M.Sc. (2006) at the University of Alberta (Edmonton, Alberta), and has a PhD (2011) in global public health and human nutrition from The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (Baltimore, Maryland). Dr. Roth is a clinician-scientist and associate professor in the Division of Paediatric Medicine, Department of Paediatrics at The Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto. He is a Senior Scientist at the SickKids Research Institute and a core faculty member of the SickKids Centre for Global Child Health. His research focuses on maternal and child nutrition, growth and infectious diseases in low-income settings. He is currently leading an international collaborative study of the early neonatal microbiome and sepsis in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Research Synopsis
Dr. Roth's research over the past 10 years has largely focused on the role of vitamin D in pregnancy, lactation and early childhood, with a particular emphasis on settings with a high prevalence of prenatal vitamin D deficiency (i.e., South Asia). He has led several studies that have documented the low vitamin D status and response to supplementation among pregnant women in Dhaka, and the effects of vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy on maternal and child health outcomes. Currently, Dr. Roth is the principal investigator of a large multi-component study of infant sepsis and the microbiome in Bangladesh, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Recent Awards and Distinctions (Selected)
Junior Faculty Researcher Award, Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto (2019)
Fitzgerald Academy Health Science Research Teaching Award, Fitzgerald Academy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto (2019)
Samuel J. Fomon Young Physician Awarded, American Society of Nutrition (2016)
In the News
Should you take a vitamin D supplement? Discover. April 1, 2021.
Current Lab Members (within the Department of Nutritional Sciences)
Afreen Khan - PhD student
Jennifer Onuora - PhD student
Maimuna Gias - MSc student
Maria-Elena Lautatzis - MSc student
Kelly Watson - MSc student