Long Citation
Dr. Jonathan Lomas is an academic pioneer in the truest sense. He is the author of an impressive array of seminal and widely cited publications in the area of health services and policy research – particularly around the role of evidence in health services decision-making. Yet he did not rest with this prolific academic productivity. His vision, energy, principles and leadership have pinnacled with his appointment as the founding Director and CEO of the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation, where the sheer force of his personal convictions and sharpness of his ideas have combined to create a unique Canadian institution with worldwide profile and influence. Dr. Lomas has singularly shaped global discourse with his work on bridging health research and policy, not only changing the Canadian landscape of health services research and delivery, but also creating an unparalleled reputation for Canadian leadership in this field. His exceptional intellectual contributions combined with his ability to innovate and inspire explain his outstanding achievements in health services research and delivery, but also create an unparalleled reputation for Canadian leadership in this field. His exceptional intellectual contributions combined with his ability to innovate and inspire explain his outstanding achievements in health services and in the transfer of knowledge to users beyond academic circles. He is greatly admired and respected by scholars, policy makers and practitioners within and beyond Canada. He embodies the Society’s role in creating a community of Fellows who exemplify fundamentally relevant and socially useful sources of inspiration and expertise for the Canadian population at large.

Short Citation
Dr. Lomas is an academic pioneer and the author of an impressive array of seminal and widely cited publications in the area of health services and policy research. He has singularly shaped global discourse with his work on bridging health research and policy, not only changing the Canadian landscape of health services research and delivery, but also creating an unparalleled reputation for Canadian leadership in this field.