Gillian Hawker MD MSc is a Professor of Medicine and Rheumatology in the Department of Medicine, and a Clinician Scientist and Staff Rheumatologist at Women’s College Hospital. She previously directed the university’s Clinical Epidemiology Program, was Chief of Medicine at Women’s College Hospital, and served from 2014-2024 as the Sir John and Lady Eaton Chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto.
Her research program is focused on identifying, understanding and addressing disparities in access to and outcomes of care for people living with osteoarthritis (OA). This research has helped redefine OA as a serious disease with multifaceted impacts, advanced understanding of how OA pain affects sleep, mood, comorbidities, and health care costs, documented sex- and gender-based disparities in OA care and demonstrated the importance of patient preferences and values in surgical outcomes.
She has over 500 co-authored publications as original research, reviews, white papers, and book chapters. Her impact on the field has been recognized through numerous honours, including The Canadian Rheumatology Association Distinguished Investigator Award (2011), the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012), Fellowship in the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (2014), and the OARSI Clinical Research Award (2022).
The Nerve of Osteoarthritis Pain: Neuropathic Pain Symptoms in a Community Knee OA Cohort
Published: 2009