Dr. Austin Zygmunt

Public Health Physician
Communicable Disease Control

ON WHY PUBLIC HEALTH ONTARIO IS IMPORTANT

“I joined Public Health Ontario to contribute to the organization’s scientific and technical expertise that informs and supports the work of its many stakeholders and partners, including in government, public health, and the health care system. Through my work, I strive to collaborate with our stakeholders and partners to advance our common goal of protecting and promoting the health of Ontarians while addressing health inequities, particularly amongst those most marginalized in our province. ”

Areas of Expertise

Novel/emerging infectious diseases
Communicable diseases
Surveillance and epidemiology
Infection prevention and control
Outbreak prevention and management

Appointments

Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa

Academic Degrees and Accreditations

Bachelor of Science (Life Sciences), Queen’s University
Master of Science (Community Health & Epidemiology), Dalhousie University
Doctor of Medicine, Dalhousie University
Family Medicine Residency Program, University of Ottawa
Public Health and Preventive Medicine Residency Program, University of Ottawa
Certification in the College of Family Physicians (CCFP)
Fellow, The Royal College of Physicians of Canada (RCPSC), Public Health and Preventive Medicine

PHO Research Interests

Emerging infectious diseases
Social determinants of health, marginalization, and health inequity
2SLGBTQ+ health

PHO Research Activities

COVID-19 epidemiology in correctional facilities in Ontario
Mpox epidemiology, transmission dynamics, and co-infection

Selected Publications

Zygmunt A, Tanuseputro P, Brown C, Lima I, Rhodes E, Myran D. Changes in rates of hospitalizations due to cannabis harms in Ontario, Canada prior to the legalization of non-medical cannabis: retrospective population-level study between 2003 and 2017. J Addict Med. 2022;16(3):e177-84.
Zygmunt A, Tanuseputro P, James P, Lima I, Tuna M, Kendall CE. Neighbourhood-level marginalization and avoidable mortality in Ontario, Canada: a population-based study. Can J Public Health. 2020;111(2):169-81.
Zygmunt A, Kendall CE, James P, Lima I, Tuna M, Tanuseputro P. Avoidable mortality rates decrease but inequity gaps widen for marginalized neighborhoods: a population-based analysis in Ontario, Canada from 1993 to 2014. J Community Health. 2020;45(3):579-97.

View more publications by Dr. Austin Zygmunt on PubMed.gov

Updated 12 Oct 2023