Faculty Bio:
- Palliative care physician
- Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Queen's University
- Faculty Scientist, Division of Cancer Care and Epidemiology, Cancer Research Institute, Queen's University
- Member, Queen's Global Oncology Program
- Member, Queen's Health Sciences Research Ethics Board
Profile:
Dr. Jean Mathews is a palliative care physician from India. He moved to Canada in 2018 and completed a one-year clinical fellowship in palliative medicine at University Health Network, Toronto, and a two-year clinical research fellowship in palliative medicine at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto. He joined the Division of Palliative Medicine at Queen's University in 2021.
Dr. Mathews' areas of interest are quality improvement and global oncology palliative care. Since joining Queen's, he has received a SEAMO education grant to develop point-of-care ultrasound training in palliative care. In 2023, he received a SEAMO innovation grant to implement a social support intervention for patients with serious illness facing social isolation. This intervention is informed by the global Compassionate Communities movement and the volunteer-led community-based palliative care delivery model in Kerala, India. In 2024, he received a Department of Medicine TIME-UHKF Incubator Grant to measure and improve prognostic awareness in patients with advanced cancer.
Dr. Mathews is a member of the Queen's Global Oncology Program and through that program, he is working with partners in India to implement a fellowship in palliative care for healthcare providers from Low- and Middle-Income Countries. He has been published in several peer-reviewed oncology and palliative care journals, and he is working on research projects in Canada and in India to improve access to early palliative care.
Publications:
Dr. Mathews' publications are available on Google Scholar.