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Michael Bravo

Title:
Staff Physician, Division of Paediatric Emergency Medicine
Designations:
MB, BCh, BAO, MSc, MHI
Alternate Contact Name:
Courtney Sanderson
U of T Positions:
Assistant Professor, University of Toronto
Other Positions:
Associate Physician, Department of Paediatrics, Humber River Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Biography

Dr. Michael Bravo is a Paediatric Emergency Medicine Physician at SickKids and a Paediatrician at Humber River Hospital. He has a strong interest in clinical artificial intelligence (AI) and health informatics. Dr. Bravo is an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto and is currently completing a Master of Health Informatics at the University of Toronto. His interests include using emerging technologies to improve paediatric care delivery, streamline clinical workflows and support medical education.

Education and experience

  • 2024–Present: Master of Health Informatics (MHI) candidate, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • 2022–2024: Fellow, Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Supervisor: Dr. Iwona Baran
  • 2021–2022: Fellow, Paediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of Paediatrics, London Health Sciences Centre and Western University, London, Ontario, Canada. Supervisor: Dr. Jonathan Sniderman
  • 2017–2021: Resident, Paediatrics, Department of Paediatrics, London Health Sciences Centre and Western University, London, Ontario, Canada. Supervisor: Dr. Tamara Van Hooren
  • 2011–2017: MB, BCh, BAO, Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
  • 2011–2013: Bachelor of Science (Honours), Biology and Medical Science, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
  • 2009–2011: Master of Science, Kinesiology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Supervisor: Michael Tschakovsky
  • 2003–2008: Bachelor of Science (Honours), Self-Designed Programme, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Publications

  1. Aljahdali N, Doria A, Man C, RamjistJ, Bravo M, Davis A, Shahar-Nissan K, Ram R, Daviko A, Schuh S. Identification of children with a nondiagnostic ultrasound at a low appendicitis risk using a pediatric Appendicitis Risk Calculator. Academic Emergency Medicine. 2025. doi: 10.1111/acem.14990. COLL
  2. Bravo M, Palnizky-Soffer G, Man C, Moineddin R, Singer-Harel D, Zani A, Doria AS, Schuh S. Identification of children with a nondiagnostic ultrasound at a low appendicitis risk using a pediatric Appendicitis Risk Calculator. Acad Emerg Med. 2024. doi: 10.1111/acem.14990. Impact Factor: 4.4. PA
  3. Filler G, Bravo M. Appreciating the need for greater understanding of the pharmacokinetics of drugs in children and adolescents. Pediatric Transplantation. 2018. 22(8).  https://doi.org/10.1111/petr.13312. Impact Factor 1.502. SRA
  4. Ting, DK, Thoma B, Luckett-Gatopoulos S, Thomas A, Syed S, Bravo M, Zaver F, Kwok ESH, Chan T. CanadiEM: Accessing a virtual community of practice to create a Canadian national medical education institution. AEM Education and Training. 2018. 3(1):86-91. doi: 10.1002/aet2.10199. Impact Factor: 1.7. CA.
  5. Bravo M, Lim R, Poonai R, Chen B. Clinical suspicion and language translation in the pediatric emergency department. Paediatric Emergency Care. 2018. Impact Factor: 1.8. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000001606. PA
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