Anil Adisesh

Anil Adisesh is an Associate Professor in the Division of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at the Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University. He holds academic and clinical affiliations with Nova Scotia Health and the QEII Health Sciences Centre. His research focuses on occupational medicine, particularly healthcare worker well-being, workplace safety, and environmental health risks. He leads projects analyzing occupational exposure, infectious disease control, and shift work impacts through large cohort studies like the Atlantic PATH initiative.

Research interests include: occupational hazards (e.g., toxicant exposure, musculoskeletal injuries), pandemic preparedness (with emphases on SARS-CoV-2 transmission and mental health impacts on healthcare workers), and innovative solutions like telemedicine and AI-driven occupational coding systems. His work integrates epidemiological methods with clinical practice to improve occupational health outcomes.

His publications highlight trends in pandemic-driven occupational health challenges, such as analyzing PPE efficacy, mental health support systems, and long-COVID effects on workforce productivity. He also explores environmental exposures (e.g., arsenic biomarkers in cancer research) and ergonomic solutions for high-risk professions. Collaborations span public health policy, global health security, and occupational safety guideline development.

Labs/Teams: Central roles in the Atlantic PATH Cohort Study and ECHO OEM virtual learning networks. His work bridges academic research with practical interventions in occupational health systems.