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Keith Colaco

Keith Colaco
Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream
Telephone number
416-287-5635
Building HL 218

Biography

Keith Colaco earned his PhD from the Institute of Medical Science, Temerty Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto. He conducts clinical research at Women’s College Hospital and University Health Network. His research is focused on cardiovascular disease in adults with inflammatory skin and joint diseases. His team's research comprise epidemiological and cohort studies that have been published in leading peer-reviewed journals in dermatology and rheumatology, including The Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, and Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.

Keith is interested in enhancing career development and planning opportunities for undergraduate students and research trainees. Of note, he serves as the External Affairs Officer for the Canadian Arthritis Trainee Association and collaborates with external stakeholders to facilitate professional development of trainees across Canada.

Education

  • PhD, Medical Science (University of Toronto)
  • MSc, Global Health (McMaster University)
  • BSc(Hons), Biomedical Science (University of Waterloo)

Affiliations

  • Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto

  • Women’s College Research Institute, Women’s College Hospital

  • Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network

Teaching Interests

  • Chronic Diseases
  • Biological Determinants of Health
  • Epidemiology
  • Global health innovations

Research Interests

  • Cardiovascular diseases
  • Inflammatory arthritis and skin disease
  • Risk prediction
  • Clinical epidemiology

Awards and Grants

Selected Awards and Grants

  • Early Career Grant, National Psoriasis Foundation USA (2019-2022, Principal Investigator)
  • Bridge Grant, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (2019-2020, Collaborator)
  • PhD Salary Award, Arthritis Society
  • Enid Walker Graduate Award in Women’s Health Research, Women’s College Hospital
  • Queen Elizabeth II / Heart & Stroke Foundation Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology, University of Toronto

Publications

Selected Publications

  • Colaco K, Lee K-A, Akhtari S, et al. Association of cardiac biomarkers with cardiovascular outcomes in patients with psoriatic Arthritis and psoriasis: A longitudinal cohort study. Arthritis Rheumatol 2022; Online ahead of print.
  • Colaco K, Willan A, Stimec J, et al. Home management versus primary care physician follow-up of children with distal radius buckle fractures: A randomized control trial. Annals of Emerg Med 2021; 77(2): 163-173.
  • Colaco K, Lee K-A, Akhtari S, et al. Targeted metabolomic profiling and prediction of cardiovascular events: a prospective study of patients with psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis. Ann Rheum Dis 2021; 80(11): 1429-1435.
  • Colaco K, Ocampo V, Ayala AP, et al. Predictive utility of cardiovascular risk prediction algorithms in inflammatory rheumatic diseases: A systematic review. J Rheumatol 2020; 47(6): 928-938.
  • Colaco K, Widdifield J, Luo J, et al. Trends in Mortality and Cause-specific Mortality among Patients with Psoriatic Disease in Ontario, Canada. J Am Acad Dermatol 2020; 84(5): 1302-1309.
  • Colaco K, Courtright A, Andreychuk S, et al. Ethics Consultation in Pediatric and Adult Emergency Departments: An Assessment of Clinical, Ethical, Learning and Resource Needs. J Med Ethics 2018; 44(1): 13-20.