Dr. Sharmistha Mishra

"At the heart of our work, the most rewarding moments are when we have the opportunity to work with communities and decision-makers to generate robust, transparent, model-based evidence that could be used to help shift a narrative around our understanding of HIV/STI epidemics. It’s rewarding to help front-line programs and services with their design or evaluation, or better inform policy-changes.”


Dr. Sharmistha Mishra

An infectious diseases physician and Canada Research Chair in Mathematical Modeling and Program Science, Dr. Sharmistha Mishra is an international leader in mathematical modelling and epidemiology of HIV and other STIs.

After completing medical school and residency training at the University of Toronto, Dr. Mishra obtained a Masters of Science degree in epidemiology and a Doctor of Philosophy in mathematical modelling at Imperial College London.

Dr. Mishra is a scientist with MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital, and a clinician-scientist in St. Michael’s Hospital’s Division of Infectious Disease in the Department of Medicine. She is an assistant professor in the University of Toronto’s Department of Medicine, and has graduate appointments with the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation and Institute of Medical Sciences. Visit her lab at mishra-lab.ca