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Not to be confused with Stanley Slotkin.
Stanley Zlotkin
NationalityCanadian
EducationDoctor of Medicine
Doctor of Philosophy
Medical career
ProfessionProfessor
FieldPaediatrics
InstitutionsHospital for Sick Children
University of Toronto
Sub-specialtiesPaediatrics
Public Health Sciences
Nutritional Science
ResearchMicronutrient malnutrition
AwardsH J Heinz Humanitarian Award
CIHR National Knowledge Translation Award
Ashoka Fellowship

Stanley Howard Zlotkin, CM OOnt is a Canadian Professor of Paediatrics, Public Health Sciences and Nutritional Sciences at the University of Toronto.[1]

Life and career

Zlotkin holds an undergraduate degree in Ecology from the University of Toronto, a M.D. from McMaster University (Hamilton, Ontario), and a Ph.D. in Nutritional Sciences from the University of Toronto. He also received a Paediatric Fellowship (FRCPC) from McGill University. As part of his career as a clinical nutritionist at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Zlotkin was Head of the multi-faceted Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition for two five-year terms between 1998 and 2008, and was followed in July 2008 by Dr. Anne Griffiths. Zlotkin is currently head of SickKids' Centre for Global Child Health.[2][3]

Achievements and honours

Zlotkin is a frequent consultant to governments and United Nations agencies on issues related to paediatric nutrition.

He received the H J Heinz Humanitarian Award in 2001 for his international contribution to the health of children globally,[4] The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) awarded him the CIHR National Knowledge Translation Award in 2006 for "outstanding contributions to the health of children worldwide".[5] In 2006 was awarded the Order of Canada for his contributions to improving the lives of children,[6] including his work on Sprinkles, a nutrient-packed powder that mothers around the world add to baby food to prevent anemia and other ailments.[7] In 2007 he received the International Ashoka Fellowship.[8] In January 2016, he was awarded Order of Ontario.[9]

Research interests

His research interests involve:

  • Examining mineral requirements and metabolism in premature and full-term infants, especially iron.
  • Clinical trials to treat and prevent iron and vitamin A deficiency.
  • Establishing evidence-based nutrition public policy.

He has active research in Canada (supported by Health Canada[10] and the CDC), Ghana (supported by the CIHR), Mongolia (supported by World Vision[11] and the H J Heinz Foundation[12]) and India (supported by the CIHR). He is the inaugural Chief of the Centre for Global Child Heath at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Stanley Zlotkin". SickKids. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  2. ^ http://www.sickkids.ca/AboutSickKids/Directory/People/Z/Stanley-Zlotkin.html
  3. ^ https://www.gainhealth.org/stanley-zlotkin
  4. ^ "H.J. Heinz - Investors - Press Release". phx.corporate-ir.net. 8 November 2001. Retrieved 4 December 2013..
  5. ^ "More About Knowledge Translation at CIHR - CIHR". Canadian Institutes of Health Research. 15 May 2013. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  6. ^ "Member of the Order of Canada". The Governor General of Canada. 6 April 2006. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  7. ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/programs/metromorning/sprinkles-zlotkin-child-nutrition-1.3419045
  8. ^ "Stanley Zlotkin ; Ashoka - Innovators for the Public". Ashoka. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  9. ^ "New Appointees to the Order of Ontario". Government of Ontario. 2016-01-23.
  10. ^ "Health Canada - Home Page". Health Canada. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  11. ^ "Sponsor a Child | Child Sponsorship Program". World Vision. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  12. ^ "H. J. Heinz Company Foundation". Heinz. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  13. ^ "Malnutrition? Just add powder developed by this Toronto doctor | CBC News".
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