Bell is an internationally recognized Orthopaedic Surgeon, Clinician-Scientist and Educator. He has chaired expert panels that provided advice to the MOHLTC on ER overcrowding, Critical Care capacity, Vision Care and Eye Surgery, and Neurosurgical Care in the province. Dr. Bell brought more than 40 years of health care experience to his role as Deputy Minister of Health in Canada’s largest province and resigned from this role in June 2018.