Director, Centre for Health Services and Policy Research
UBC Professor in Health Services and Policy
jason.sutherland@ubc.ca
(604) 822-6812
www.healthcarefunding.ca
Profile
Dr. Jason M. Sutherland is the UBC Professor in Health Services and Policy and the Director of the Centre for Health Services and Policy Research (CHSPR) in the UBC Faculty of Medicine, School of Population and Public Health; the Program Head, Health Services and Outcomes, at the Centre for Advancing Health Outcomes; and has been Canada’s Harkness Fellow in Clinical Practice and Health Policy.
Dr. Sutherland’s research spans two complementary themes: health system funding policy and patients’ outcomes from surgery. Dr. Sutherland has been active in advising provincial and federal governments on healthcare funding policy.
Dr. Sutherland is also the Division Head for Health Services and Policy in the School of Population and Public Health, the editor-in-chief of Healthcare Policy, and an associate editor of Health Policy. Dr. Sutherland’s current research projects include cross-sector funding policy and investigating associations between healthcare funding policy and patients’ health and health outcomes.
Education
PhD, Statistics, Simon Fraser University, 2003
MSc, Statistics, Simon Fraser University, 1997
BA, Mathematics, University of British Columbia, 1992
Research Interests
- Development of methods for monitoring and evaluating health system performance
- Measuring burden of illness and surgical outcomes
- Exploring causes and consequences of variations in health system utilization and funding
Affiliations and Awards
- Editor-in-chief, Healthcare Policy
- Associate Editor, Health Policy
- Co-Chair, Thesis Screening Panel, UBC School of Population and Public Health
- Member, Research Leaders Forum, Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research
Current Graduate Students
- Margarita Andreeva, MSc Student, School of Population and Public Health
- Aidan Beresford, MSc Student, School of Population and Public Health
- Mattheus Bicknell, MSc Student, School of Population and Public Health
- Michael Bond, PhD Student, School of Population and Public Health
- Dibbya Dasgupta, PhD Student, School of Population and Public Health
- Mehdi Jafari, PhD Student (with Dr. B. Quon), School of Population and Public Health
- Noriki Kamihiro, PhD Student, School of Population and Public Health
- Momenul Mondol, PhD Student, School of Population and Public Health
- Max Xie, PhD Student, School of Population and Public Health
Currently Recruiting Graduate Students Interested in
- Developing methods for measuring surgical outcomes
- Evaluating hospital spending and cost
- Measuring burden of illness
- Continuity of care
Dr. Sutherland is recruiting MSc, but not PhD, students at this time.
Courses Currently Taught
SPPH 581C Methods for Analyzing Routinely Collected Data
Recent Publications
Valle Soto L, Manges A, Gadermann A, Thamboo A, Sutherland JM. Systemic Corticosteroid Dispensing Patterns Among Patients with Sinonasal Polyps: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study. J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2026 Jan-Dec;55:19160216261466629. doi: 10.1177/19160216261466629. Epub 2026 Jul 22. Read more
Liu C, Warburton R, Pao JS, Dingee CK, Bazzarelli A, Liu G, Crump T, Sutherland J, McKevitt EC. Age-stratified difference in patient-reported health-related quality of life following breast cancer surgery. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2026 Jul 10;218(1):11. doi: 10.1007/s10549-026-08028-x. Read more
Beresford A, Bicknell M, Dasgupta DP, Ghirmay ET, Jafari M, Mondol MH, Xie M, Schulmeister S, Sutherland JM. The Quintuple Aim Can’t Get There From Here? Conference Summary. Vancouver (BC): UBC Centre for Health Services and Policy Research; Jul 2026. Read more
Rotem-Kohavi N, Xu J, Waheed Z, Fallah N, Bond M, Sutherland JM, Ailon T, Charest-Morin R, Dandurand C, Dea N, Evaniew N, Fisher CG, Paquette S, Street J, Townson A, Vu V, Willms R, Chong M, Noonan VK, Kwon BK, Dvorak MF. Role of specialized care in reducing unplanned readmissions after incomplete traumatic spinal cord injury: a population based observational study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2026 Jul 9. doi: 10.1186/s12913-026-14614-y. Online ahead of print. Read more
Bond M, Beresford A, Noonan V, Rotem-Kohavi N, Kwon B, Wong ST, Liu G, Sutherland JM. Implications of Polypharmacy to Clinical Practice for Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: A Population-Based Approach in British Columbia, Canada. 2026 May 31;7(1):1-10. doi: 10.1089/neur.2025.0149. Read more
Guo MY, Li C, Karimuddin AA, Sutherland JM. A Population-Based Comparison of Wait Times for Common Elective General Surgery Procedures Between Immigrants and Non-Immigrants in British Columbia. Healthc Policy. 2026 May;21(3):86-99. doi: 10.12927/hcpol.2026.27800. Read more
Sutherland JM. The Urgent Call for Reform in Surgical Policy Making in Canada. Healthc Policy. 2026 May;21(3):6-18. doi: 10.12927/hcpol.2026.27840. Read more
Wang Y, Sutherland JM, Jessri M. Cardiovascular Disease Events and Life Expectancy Lost Attributable to Machine Learning-Derived Dietary Networks: Evidence from Canadian National Nutrition Survey Linked to Routinely Collected Administrative Databases. J Nutr. 2026 May 14:101598. doi: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2026.101598. Online ahead of print. Read more
Guo M, Bola R, Karimuddin A, Sutherland JM. In-hospital Wait Times for Emergency General Surgery: Do Immigrants Wait Longer? J Immigr Minor Health. 2026 Apr 1. doi: 10.1007/s10903-026-01900-4. Online ahead of print. Read more
Sutherland JM. Do Politics and Healthcare Intersect in 2026? Healthc Policy. 2026 Feb;21(2):6-18. doi: 10.12927/hcpol.2026.27798. Read more
Guo MY, Karimuddin AA, Bond M, Sutherland JM. Barriers and Solutions to Healthcare Access for Immigrants in Canada. Healthc Policy. 2026 Feb;21(2):19-27. doi: 10.12927/hcpol.2025.27653. Read more
Heybati K, Jacox N, Satkunasivam R, Salles A, Coburn N, Detsky AS, Mamas MA, Ko DT, Alam F, Zipursky J, Yu AYX, Sutherland JM, Wallis CJD, Jerath A. Physician Age and Patient Outcomes: A Systematic Review. J Gen Intern Med. 2026 Feb 25. doi: 10.1007/s11606-025-10163-y. Online ahead of print. Read more
Zhou LW, Dasgupta D, Shoamanesh A, Menon BK, Sutherland J. Temporal Trends in the Use of Direct Oral Anticoagulants Prior to Stroke Admission. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2026 Jan 24:108574. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2026.108574. Online ahead of print. Read more
Guo M, Mourad N, Karimuddin A, Sutherland J. Comparing Preoperative Healthcare Utilization Between Immigrants and Non-Immigrants Undergoing Emergency General Surgery in British Columbia. J Immigr Minor Health. 2026 Jan 12. doi: 10.1007/s10903-026-01847-6. Online ahead of print. Read more
Sutherland JM. Is Health Canada the Key to Cracking the Nut of Healthcare Reform? Healthc Pap. 2025 Dec;23(3):78-81. doi: 10.12927/hcpap.2025.27755. Read more