Associate Professor

Greg German

Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology

MD, PhD, FRCPC, DTM&H (UK)

Gregory.German@unityhealth.to

(416) 530-6000 - ext: 4005

(416) 530-6050

Website

Publications

Location

St. Joseph's Hospital: Unity Health Toronto

Address

30 The Queensway , Microbiology 3G-103, Toronto, Ontario Canada M6R 1B5

Research Interests

Artificial Intelligence, Genetics Genomics & Proteomics, Infectious Diseases & Immunopathology, Molecular & Cell Biology

Clinical Interests

Infectious Disease, Microbiology (Clinical and Medical), Global Health

Appointment Status

Primary

Accepting

Accepting medical students for shadowing

Professional Memberships

Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Canada (Chair Phage Therapy Steering Committee)
Infectious Disease Society of America
European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
American Society of Microbiology

See information on Bacteriophage therapy research at LMP.

You can follow Dr. German on Twitter @drgreggerman

I am a Phage Clinician / Chronic Infection Clinic Physician with the following activities:

Infectious Diseases Service St. Joseph's (Outpatients)
Phage Therapy for the Treatment of Urinary Tract Infection clinical trials
Chair, Global Clinical Phage Rounds (200+ members)
I see patients in Friday afternoon Clinic from across Canada, ready to help Canadian Clinicians and patients navigate the phage therapy landscape.

I am a Medical Microbiologist: A physician specialist in the clinical and laboratory diagnosis of infectious diseases, conducting the following:

Enteric (Stool) Molecular Testing
Blood Culture Quality
Personalized Medicine
Antibiotic Stewardship
Parasitology / Global Health

I am also a scientist conducting:

Clinical Trials
Phage Diagnostics / Microfluidics
Urinary Tract Infections Pre-Clinical Work
Urinary Tract Infections Advanced Diagnostics
Phage Biobank Guidelines

I am an educator interested in:

Interactive Quizzes
Game-Based Learning
Public Speaking and Social Media

I am the Co-founder of Phage Canada, Looking to engage the general public, patients, government, clinicians, educators, students, and industry on Phage Science and Phage Therapy.

See how Phage Therapy Innovation and Research is accelerating in Canada

Research

Clinical Trials in Phage Therapy
Systematic Reviews in Phage Therapy
Urinary Tract Infections pre-clinical and microbiome
Regulatory Guideline Development

Selected publications

See Dr. German on Google Scholar.

Appointments

St. Joseph's Health Centre, Toronto

St. Michael's Hospital

Prince Edward Island Hospitals

Honours and Awards

Dr. Art Vandenbroucke Award for teaching Technologists and Technicians, St. Michael's Hospital (2021)

President's Leadership Award for expert infectious diseases advice and initiatives, Medical Society of Prince Edward Island (2015)

Dr. Lewis Barbato Award for Outstanding Student Service, American College Health Association (1997)