Dr. Manav Vyas appointed Faculty Lead, Mentorship, Culture and Inclusion Portfolio

The Department of Medicine is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Manav Vyas as Faculty Lead, Mentorship, Culture and Inclusion Portfolio, effective September 10, 2025.

Dr. Vyas is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Neurology at the University of Toronto and a clinician-scientist at St. Michael’s Hospital-Unity Health Toronto. He received academic training in India (medicine), Western University (epidemiology and biostatistics) and the University of Toronto (neurology and clinical epidemiology and health care research).

His research evaluates and addresses inequalities in health, with a focus on neurological disorders such as stroke, headache and multiple sclerosis. To date, he has published over 70 peer-reviewed publications in leading neurology and stroke journals. He has received the Heart and Stroke New Investigator Award, and his work has been funded by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

He has been involved in mentorship activities at UofT through the Summer Mentorship Program, the Diversity Mentorship Program and the Research Application Support Initiative, and he was a member of the DOM mentorship committee (2021-2024).

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Vyas on his appointment!