Imagination to innovation

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Roy Butler, PhD President and CEO, St. Joseph’s Health Care London

At St. Joseph’s Health Care London (St. Joseph’s), we’re proud of our illustrious legacy of discovery and our culture of innovation. 

Every day, we work to transform imagination to innovation to impact. 

Now, we are building a future of even more “firsts,” more breakthroughs – and even greater patient impact. 

Recently, our relentless quest for new knowledge leaped forward with the launch of our re-envisioned Lawson Research Institute – the research arm of St. Joseph’s. We are redefining the landscape of research across our organization to advance discovery in our unique areas of expertise: precision imaging, aging, mobility and activity, surgery, chronic disease and mental health. 

In each research space, in every care area and in all the critical questions we ask, we drive to ensure health care meets the diverse needs of our community. 

It’s about rigorous research that generates a better understanding of the human body. And, ultimately, it’s about mobilizing our individual and collective efforts to improve patient health and health systems. 

At St. Joseph’s, highly expert individuals and teams are making a difference – with ingenuity, curiosity, creativity, persistence and a commitment to collaboration and diverse perspectives. 

On these pages, we provide you with a glimpse of their cutting-edge pursuits and just what it means for our patients and health care globally. 

As you will see, Lawson leads health research. Join us as Lawson, and all of us at St. Joseph’s, chart an ambitious new course in discovery and the delivery of care. 

Roy Butler, PhD 
President and CEO, St. Joseph’s Health Care London.

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