Dr. Karim Ladha is an associate professor at the University of Toronto and an associate scientist at Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital. He received his undergraduate degree in Economics from Brown University and obtained his medical degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. After completing his residency training at the Massachusetts General Hospital, he pursued additional fellowship training in Cardiac Anesthesia at Toronto General Hospital. He also holds a Master of Science degree in Epidemiology from the Harvard School of Public Health.

He runs a broad research program that centers around trying to improve recovery and pain management after surgery and is involved in an innovative collaboration between the Departments of Anesthesia and Psychiatry at St. Michael's Hospital.