David Moher

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| fields = Epidemiology
Journalology

| workplaces = Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
University of Ottawa

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| education = St Mary's College, Dublin
Queen's University
University of Amsterdam

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| awards = J. David Grimes Career Achievement Award from the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (2015)

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David Moher (born April 17, 1957){{Cite web |url=http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2003145251.html |title=Moher, David, 1957- |website=Library of Congress Name Authority File |access-date=2019-01-22}} is an Irish epidemiologist and senior scientist in the Clinical Epidemiology Program at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI), where he is also Director of the {{not a typo|Centre}} for Journalology, and the Canadian EQUATOR Centre. He is also an associate professor and University Research Chair at the University of Ottawa.{{Cite web |url=https://metrics.stanford.edu/about-us/bio/david-moher |title=David Moher |website=METRICS |language=en |access-date=2019-01-22}} An expert on systematic reviews in medical science,{{Cite news |url=https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/ottawa-hospital-epidemiologist-who-overcame-dyslexica-to-be-honoured-at-gala |title=Ottawa Hospital epidemiologist who overcame dyslexia to be honoured at gala |last=Duffy |first=Andrew |date=2015-11-20 |work=Ottawa Citizen |access-date=2019-01-22 |language=en}} he played a major role in the development of both the PRISMA and CONSORT statements. He is a co-editor-in-chief of the peer-reviewed journal Systematic Reviews.{{Cite web |url=https://systematicreviewsjournal.biomedcentral.com/about/editorial-board |title=Editorial Board |website=Systematic Reviews |language=en |access-date=2019-01-22}} He has been recognised as an ISI Highly Cited Researcher,{{Cite web |url=http://www.ohri.ca/profile/dmoher |title=David Moher |website=Ottawa Hospital Research Institute |access-date=2019-01-22}} and received the Grimes Research Career Achievement Award from OHRI in 2015.{{Cite web |url=http://www.ohri.ca/OurResearch/moher.asp |title=Research Awards: Dr. David Moher |website=Ottawa Hospital Research Institute |access-date=2019-01-22}}

Biography

Moher grew up in Dublin, Ireland, where he had undiagnosed dyslexia while in elementary school. This prevented him from learning to read and write until he was thirteen. He received his BSW from St Mary's College, Dublin in 1980, his B.A. in psychology from Queen's University in 1983, and his M.Sc. from Queen's University in 1986. In 2004, he received his Ph.D. in clinical epidemiology and biostatistics from the University of Amsterdam. He became an associate professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine at the University of Ottawa in 2004, and was named a University Research Chair there in 2006. He has been a senior scientist in the Knowledge Synthesis Group at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute since 2008, and the co-editor-in-chief of Systematic Reviews since 2011.{{cite web |url=https://metrics.stanford.edu/sites/default/files/David%20Moher_CV.pdf |title= David Moher Curriculum Vitae|last= Moher |first= David|date=2013-01-11 |website=Metrics |access-date=2019-01-22}}