Dr. Peter Tanuseputro is a Public Health and Preventive Medicine physician, a Family Physician, and health services researcher. He is an Investigator at the Bruyère Research Institute. He is also an Associate Professor in the Division of Palliative Care, Department of Medicine, at the University of Ottawa.
He uses linked big data held at ICES (formerly the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences) to develop population perspectives on aging and end of life in Ontario. Dr. Tanuseputro is currently leading several projects that aim to inform and improve the care trajectories of the aging population. This includes works to: measure the performance of care delivery across health care sectors, build tools to improve risk prognostication for those nearing end-of-life, and ultimately improve care delivery for Ontarians with long-term care needs. Dr. Tanuseputro also practices family medicine in the community.