Education & Training History

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2013   Institute of Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner (IFMCP)

            First pioneering graduating class in North America.

            First Public Health Specialist in Canada to be certified as IFMCP.

 

2010   American Board of Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine

            Completed Part 1 and 2 of the examinations for certification.

 

2005   Certified with the American Board of Physician Nutrition Specialists (PNS)

 

2004   Diplomate of the American Board of Preventive Medicine (D.A.B.P.M.)

            Certification in Public Health and General Preventive Medicine

 

2003   Public Health and Preventive Medicine Specialist

            Fellow of the Royal College of Canada (F.R.C.P.C), University of Toronto.

            Comprehensive 5-year residency training.

            (Previously called Community Medicine Specialty – name changed February

             2011)

 

2002   Clinical Nutrition and Public Health Fellowship, University of Toronto

 

2000   Certificant of the College of Family Physicians of Canada (C.C.F.P.)

            University of Toronto, Family Practice Unit at the Toronto Western Hospital.

 

1998   Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), University of Toronto

 

1993   Master of Health Science (M.H.Sc.) in Community Health and Epidemiology,

            University of Toronto  - Toronto, Ontario.

 

1991   Honors Bachelor of Science (H.BSc.) in Microbiology and Philosophy Applied

            to Life Science

 

 

 

Honours & Awards

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1999/05 • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society ("A professional medical organization which recognizes and advocates for excellence in scholarship and the highest ideals in the profession of medicine. The top 25 percent of a medical school class is eligible for nomination to the society, and up to 16 percent may be elected based on leadership, character, community service, and professionalism. Members may also be elected by chapters after demonstrating scholarly achievement and professional contributions and values during their careers in medicine." AOA)

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1997/07 • Dr. Howard Moldofsky Scholarship for research in Psychiatry, U of T.

1995/07 • Toronto Eye Foundation Scholarship. Research on viscoelastics and lasers.

1992/09 • University of Toronto Open Master’s Fellowship Award.

1990/06 • Institute of Medical Science Summer Award from Life Sciences, U of T.

 

 

 

Publications (some examples)

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​Clinical public health: harnessing the best of both worlds in sickness and in health

Choi B, KingA, Graham K, Bilotta R, Selby P, Harvey B, Gupta N, Morris S, Young E, Buklis P,  Reynolds D,  Rachlis B, Upshur R. 

Health Promot Chronic Dis Prev Can. 2022 Oct; 42(10): 440–444.

PMID: 36223159

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Defining Clinical Public Health.

Choi B, Pakes B, Bilotta R, Graham K, Gupta N, King AS, Dimaras H, Wei X, Gibson B, Reynolds DL, Morris SK, Selby P, Harvey BJ, Fox AL, Rachlis B, Bhuiyan S, Nnorom O, Upshur R.

Clin Invest Med. 2021 Jun 14;44(2):E71-76. doi: 10.25011/cim.v44i2.36479.

PMID: 34152710

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Symptomatic acute reactive arthritis after an outbreak of salmonella.

Rohekar S, Tsui FW, Tsui HW, Xi N, Riarh R, Bilotta R, Inman RD.

J Rheumatol. 2008 Aug;35(8):1599-602. Epub 2008 Jun 1.

PMID: 18528961

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Toll-like receptor 2 variants are associated with acute reactive arthritis.

Tsui FW, Xi N, Rohekar S, Riarh R, Bilotta R, Tsui HW, Inman RD.

Arthritis Rheum. 2008 Nov;58(11):3436-8. doi: 10.1002/art.23967.

PMID: 18975326

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Healthy Weights, Healthy Lives.  Chief Medical Officer of Health Report 2004,  Ministry of Health and Long-term Care, Ontario. Dr. Bilotta was the Chair of the Committee, and project lead to oversee the report from the development to its media release. The report was released at the Ontario Public Health Association Meeting on November 24, 2004 in Toronto, Ontario.