Description
Dr. Ian Zenlea (he/him) is a paediatric endocrinologist and Division Head & Medical Director of Children’s Health at Trillium Health Partners (THP). At the Institute for Better Health at Trillium Health Partners, he is a Clinician Scientist and Lead of the Family and Child Health Initiative, a community-based participatory research program that co-designs, implements and evaluates health and social solutions to improve the health and overall well-being of children and families. As a father of three boys and a clinician working alongside children with chronic disease and their families, Dr. Zenlea appreciates the challenges with our current healthcare system and the impacts of the social and structural determinants of health on the well-being of children and families. Dr. Zenlea envisions a community-driven and community-centred learning health system that fosters thriving and flourishing families in their local communities.
