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| caption             = Naylor during a degree ceremony in 2009
| order               = 15th
| office              = President of the University of Toronto
| term_start          = {{start date|2005|10|01}}
| term_end            = {{end date|2013|10}}
| predecessor         = <small>[[Vivek Goel]] (Acting)</small><br /><small>[[Frank Iacobucci]] (Interim)</small><br />[[Robert Birgeneau]]
| successor           = [[Meric Gertler]]
| chancellor          = [[Vivienne Poy]]<br />[[David Peterson]]<br />[[Michael Wilson (Canadian politician)|Michael Wilson]]
| office2             = Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Toronto
| term_start2         = 1999
| term_end2           = 2005
| predecessor2        = [[Arnold Aberman]]
| successor2          = [[Catharine Whiteside]]
| birth_name          = Christopher David Naylor
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1954|10|26}}
| birth_place         = [[Woodstock, Ontario]], Canada
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| alma_mater          = [[University of Toronto]] ([[Doctor of Medicine|MD]])<br />[[Hertford College, Oxford]] ([[DPhil]])
| residence           = [[Toronto]], Ontario, Canada
| profession          = [[Professor]]
| awards              = 2018 Henry G. Friesen International Prize in Health Research<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ices.on.ca/announcements-and-events/ices-scientist-emeritus-dr-david-naylor-awarded-2018-henry-g-friesen-international-prize-in-health-research/|title=ICES &#124; ICES scientist emeritus Dr. David Naylor awarded 2018 Henry G. Friesen International Prize in Health Research|website=ICES}}</ref>
| website             = {{URL|www.president.utoronto.ca/|Office of the President}}
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'''Christopher David Naylor''' (born October 26, 1954) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] physician, medical researcher and former president of the [[University of Toronto]]. He is [[Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences|ICES]] scientist emeritus and founding CEO.<ref name="auto"/> In 2016, he was inducted into the [[Canadian Medical Hall of Fame]].<ref name="auto"/>

==Life and career==
Naylor was born in Woodstock, Ontario. A [[Rhodes Scholar]], Naylor received an [[Doctor of Medicine|MD]] from the [[University of Toronto]] in 1978, proceeding to [[Hertford College, Oxford]], where he earned a [[Doctor of Philosophy|D.Phil]] in 1983 in the Department of Social and Administrative Studies. His doctoral thesis was titled "The Canadian medical profession and state medical care insurance: Key developments, 1911-1966".<ref>{{cite thesis |last1=Naylor |first1=C. D. |title=The Canadian medical profession and state medical care insurance : Key developments, 1911-1966 |url=https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.347757 |website=E-Thesis Online Service |publisher=The British Library Board |access-date=14 May 2022 |date=1983|type=Ph.D }}</ref>

He completed work in [[internal medicine]] and clinical epidemiology at the [[University of Western Ontario]] and Toronto and joined the academic staff of the [[Faculty of Medicine, U of T|Faculty of Medicine]] at the University of Toronto in 1987 where his clinical base was at [[Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre]].

Naylor developed the proposal for the [[Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences]] in 1991 and served as the Institute's President and Chief Executive Officer from its inception in 1992 until June 1998.

Naylor was appointed Dean of [[Medicine]] and Vice Provost, Relations with Health Care Institutions of the University of Toronto in 1999. While in this position, he was named Chair of the [[National Advisory Committee on SARS and Public Health]], 2003, following the outbreak of SARS in Ontario.<ref name=sarsnaylor>{{cite book| url=http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/sars-sras/naylor/ |title=Learning from SARS - Renewal of Public Health in Canada. A report of the National Advisory Committee on SARS and Public Health October 2003 |date=8 November 2004 |publisher=Public Health Agency of Canada |access-date=2009-06-16}}</ref>

The appointment of Naylor as president of the University of Toronto was announced on 26 April 2005. He replaced acting president [[Vivek Goel]] who in turn had replaced interim president [[Frank Iacobucci]], who himself took over after the departure of [[Robert Birgeneau]]. Naylor officially took office on October 1, 2005.

In 2006 it was announced that Naylor had been appointed an Officer of the [[Order of Canada]].<ref name="w052">{{cite web | title=David Naylor | website=ICES | date=2023-06-13 | url=https://www.ices.on.ca/ices-scientists/david-naylor/ | access-date=2024-06-29}}</ref> He was appointed on April 6, 2006, and his investiture took place on February 9, 2007.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=9350|title=Order of Canada - C. David Naylor, O.C., M.D., F.R.C.P.C., F.R.S.C.|date=April 6, 2006|work=Office of the Governor General of Canada|access-date=2009-06-16}}{{dead link|date=October 2013}}</ref>

On June 24, 2014, Naylor was appointed by [[Rona Ambrose]], [[Minister of Health]], as Chair of the Advisory Panel on Healthcare Innovation. The Panel's report, ''Unleashing Innovation: Excellence for Healthcare in Canada'' was delivered in July 2015.<ref name=ramh>{{cite news |url=http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?nid=860909 |title=Minister Ambrose Launches Advisory Panel on Healthcare Innovation |publisher=Health Canada |access-date=2014-10-15 |archive-date=2015-07-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724212429/http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?nid=860909 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In June 2016, Dr. Naylor was appointed the chair of The Advisory panel for the report ''INVESTING IN CANADA’S FUTURE: Strengthening the Foundations of Canadian Research'' by the federal [[Minister of Science]], Dr. [[Kirsty Duncan]].  The 280 page "Naylor Report" <ref name="j527">{{Cite web |date=2022-07-07 |title=Canada's Fundamental Science Review |url=https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/canada-fundamental-science-review/en |access-date=2024-06-29 |website=ised-isde.canada.ca}}</ref> was delivered in April 2017, and finally acted upon in the Canadian government's budget of February 27, 2018.<ref name=scinaylor>{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/basic-science-makes-historic-gains-in-research-friendly-budget/article38143179/ |title=Basic science makes historic gains in research-friendly budget|date=27 February 2018}}</ref>

==Legacy==

In 2015, the erstwhile Tanz Building<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.acotoronto.ca/show_building.php?BuildingID=10520|title=ACO Toronto - Welcome|website=www.acotoronto.ca}}</ref> at the University of Toronto was renamed the C. David Naylor Building.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.utoronto.ca/news/honouring-accomplishments-david-naylor|title = Honouring the accomplishments of David Naylor}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Presidents of the University of Toronto}}
{{Canadian Medical Hall of Fame}}
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