Dr. Moledina’s research focuses on health equity, the well-being of vulnerable populations, health advocacy, equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI), and serious illness communication.
Dr. Aliza Moledina is a General Internal Medicine physician at The Ottawa Hospital. She obtained her medical degree from the University of Ottawa and completed her core Internal Medicine residency at the University of Calgary, followed by subspecialty training in General Internal Medicine at the University of Ottawa. She also holds a Master of Science in Epidemiology from the University of Ottawa and is a former Action Canada Fellow, Canada’s top accelerator for emerging leaders interested in public policy. Dr. Moledina has held several leadership roles at The Ottawa Hospital, including serving as the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Representative for the Division of General Internal Medicine, Global Health Lead for the Department of Medicine, and Just Culture Physician Champion. She received the University of Ottawa Award for Leadership in Global Health in 2024.
Hakimjavadi R, Yin CY, Scott M, Talarico R, Ramsay T, Webber C, Manuel D,
Moledina A, Hsu AT, Fung C, Kaasalainen S, Kierulf J, Molnar F, Shamon S, Robert B, Ronksley PE, Tanuseputro P, Wilson K, Kobewka D. Cognitive and Functional Decline Among Long-Term Care Residents.
JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Apr 1;8(4):e255635. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.5635
Yin CY, Scott MM, Talarico R, Hakimjavadi R, Kierulf J, Webber C, Hawken S,
Moledina A, Manuel D, Hsu A, Tanuseputro P, Fung C, Kaasalainen S, Molnar F, Shamon S, McIsaac DI, Kobewka D. Transfer from long-term care to acute care and risk of new permanent cognitive or physical disability among long-term care residents in Canada: protocol for a retrospective cohort study.
BMJ Open. 2025 Jan 20;15(1):e086932. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-086932
Moledina A, Ruller S, Halman S, Ying Y. Assessing resident experience of a new experiential learning health advocacy curriculum: a mixed methods study.
BMC Med Educ. 2024 Sep 11;24(1):988. doi: 10.1186/s12909-024-05961-7
Moledina A, Thabet C, Munene P, Isenberg SR, Ruller S, Sanders JJ, Kobewka D. Adapting the Serious Illness Conversation Guide to Crisis Settings: A Qualitative Study.
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2024 May;67(5):e67-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2024.02.130
Xu Y, Cole K, Collins E, Moledina A, Mallity C, Carrier M. Anticoagulation for the Prevention of Arterial Thrombosis in Ambulatory Cancer Patients: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Am Coll Cardiol CardioOnc. 2023 Aug, 5 (4) 520–32. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccao.2023.04.003
King S, Douglas M, Javed S, Semenchuk J, Ghosh S, Dunne F,
Moledina A, Fassbender K, Simon J. Content of Serious Illness Care conversation documentation is associated with goals of care orders—a quantitative evaluation in hospital.
BMC Palliat Care 21, 116 (2022). doi: 10.1186/s12904-022-01006-2
Moledina A, Magwood O, Agbata E, Hung JH, Saad A, Thavorn K, Pottie K. A comprehensive review of prioritised interventions to improve the health and wellbeing of persons with lived experience of homelessness.
Campbell Syst Rev. 2021 Jun 24;17(2):e1154. doi: 10.1002/cl2.1154.
Moledina A, Tang KL. Socioeconomic status, mortality, and access to cardiac services after acute myocardial infarction in Canada: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
CJC Open. 2021;3(7). doi: 10.1016/j.cjco.2021.02.006
