Kevin Kain is a tropical disease expert based at the
Toronto General Hospital
The Toronto General Hospital (TGH) is a major teaching hospital in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and the flagship campus of University Health Network (UHN). It is located in the Discovery District of Downtown Toronto along University Avenue's Hospital ...
, at which he serves as Director of the Centre for Travel and Tropical Medicine. He is a Professor of Medicine,
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution ...
, the Director of the Sandra A. Rotman Labs at the
Sandra Rotman Centre, and holds a
Canada Research Chair
Canada Research Chair (CRC) is a title given to certain Canadian university research professors by the Canada Research Chairs Program.
Program goals
The Canada Research Chair program was established in 2000 as a part of the Government of Canada ...
in Molecular Parasitology.
Kain's sister is the ballerina
Karen Kain
Karen Alexandria Kain (born March 28, 1951) is a Canadian former ballet dancer, and was the artistic director of the National Ballet of Canada from 2005 - 2021.
Early training and childhood
Kain's mother enrolled her daughter in ballet training ...
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Selected publications
*KC Kain, MA Harrington, S Tennyson, JS Keystone, 1998, ''Imported malaria: prospective analysis of problems in diagnosis and management'', Clinical Infectious Diseases 1998;27:142–
article
*ET Ryan, KC Kain, 2000, ''Health Advice and Immunizations for Travelers'', New England Journal of Medicine, Volume 342(23):1716-1725, June 8, 2000
extract
*KC Kain, DW MacPherson, T Kelton, JS Keystone, et al., 2001, ''Malaria deaths in visitors to Canada and in Canadian travellers: a case series'', Canadian Medical Association Journal, March 6, 2001; 164 (5
abstract
*ET Ryan, ME Wilson, KC Kain, 2002, ''Illness After International Travel'', New England Journal of Medicine, 347(7):505-516 August 15, 2002.
He has two sons Dylan and Taylor Kain.
Sources
"Current Medical Perspectives". University of Toronto Medical Journal (UTMJ). Issue 3 1983. p176. https://web.archive.org/web/20061013214849/http://www.utmj.org/issues/82.3/Current_Medical_Perspectives__82-3-176.pdf -
References
External links
UHN profileToronto General Hospital profileCanada Research Chair profile
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Canada Research Chairs
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people)