Mark Gilbert

Dr. Mark Gilbert is a public health physician in Clinical Prevention Services at the BC Centre for Disease Control, and an Associate Professor (Partner) in the School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia. At the BCCDC, Mark leads the development, implementation, and evaluation of policies, programs and interventions related to testing for sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBI), including BC’s digital testing program GetCheckedOnline. Dr. Gilbert holds an Applied Public Health Chair with a program of research focused on equitable and sustainable implementation and scale-up of STBBI testing interventions, 2SLGBTQIA+ health and digital public health. He leads multi-disciplinary research teams and works alongside community members and public health decision-makers through the Digital Sexual Health Initiative (DiSHI) and other endeavours. He is a settler of European descent and a public health physician grateful to be living and working on the lands of the Coast Salish peoples.