Stone Shuai Li MD, MPH, CCFP, and FRCPC

Family Medicine, Occupational Health, Public Health and Preventive Medicine

Stone Shuai Li is a physician with expertise spanning occupational health, public health, and comprehensive clinical practice. Holding the MD, MPH, CCFP, and FRCPC designations, he has developed a career distinguished by interdisciplinary breadth, evidence-informed practice, and a strong commitment to worker, patient, and community health.

Dr. Li’s professional experience includes roles as an Occupational Health Consultant, Medical Consultant, General Practitioner, and virtual care physician. Across these settings, he has conducted fitness-for-duty assessments, occupational medical evaluations, return-to-work planning, preventive health screening, independent file review and medical opinion on causation, and comprehensive patient care. His work reflects an ability to integrate clinical decision-making with workplace health and broader public health considerations.

His postgraduate training includes substantial experience in occupational medicine, communicable disease control, environmental health, health policy and planning, chronic disease and injury prevention, and addictions medicine. These rotations, completed across leading institutions in Alberta and Ontario, have provided him with a strong foundation in both individual-level care and systems-level health practice.

In addition to his clinical and consulting work, Dr. Li has demonstrated sustained leadership in medical education, quality improvement, and resident advocacy. He has served in formal leadership positions including Chief Resident in Public Health and Preventive Medicine at NOSM University, while also contributing to program evaluation, academic governance, and learner support.

Dr. Li has also maintained an active scholarly profile, with peer-reviewed publications and presentations addressing occupational health, mental health and substance-related recovery, communicable disease epidemiology, and clinical research. His academic work reflects a continued interest in improving health systems, advancing evidence-based practice, and strengthening the interface between medicine and public health.

Areas of Expertise

Family Medicine
Biostatistics with Critical Appraisal of Health Literature
Public Health and Preventive Medicine - Environmental Health and Communicable Disease Control, Injury Prevention, Vaccine Preventable Illnesses
Occupational Health - Independent File Reviews, Medical Examinations/Opinions, Injury Specialty Assessments, Psychological Assessments, Biological and Chemical Monitoring
Organizational Health and Workplace Wellbeing

Education

Fellowship: Occupational Medicine, University of Alberta
Residency: Public Health and Preventive Medicine including Family Medicine, NOSM University
Medical School: MD, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta
Masters: Master of Public Health in Applied Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Alberta
Undergrad: Bachelor of Science, Double Major in Biological and Physical Sciences, University of Alberta

Li, S., Stewart-Patterson, R., Menten, J. et al. Workplace-Facilitated Recovery Through Substance Use Policies. SN Compr. Clin. Med. 7, 350 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42399-025-02120-x
Stewart-Patterson, R., Li, S., Noga, A.A. et al. Work as a Conduit to Recovery from Mental and Substance-Related Disorders. SN Compr. Clin. Med. 7, 372 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42399-025-02085-x
Zygmunt A, Warsame K, Mather RG, McKinnon L, Philipneri A, Li S, Menon S (2024), “COVID-19 in correctional facilities in Ontario, Canada: a retrospective epidemiological analysis from 15 January 2020 to 31 December 2022”. Int J Prison Health (2024), Vol. 20 No. 4 pp. 422–433, doi: https://doi-org.login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/10.1108/IJOPH-01-2024-0002

Referrals from Alberta physicians and beyond for consultation on general practice, public health, and occupational health. Also can review files on causality as well as considering consultations on organizational management.

Teaching clinical medicine and occupational health to medical students and residents. Involved in medical education at undergraduate level. Also involved in supporting education to health safety employees in businesses to reduce risk of injury.