Biography
Medical school
- Schulich School of Medicine at University of Western Ontario (2013)
Residency
- RCPSC Pain Medicine Subspecialty Residency Program, University of Ottawa (2019)
- RCPSC Emergency Medicine Residency Program, University of Ottawa (2018)
Academic Focus
- Pain Medicine
Award Highlights
- IFPOC (Innovation Fund Provincial Oversight Committee) grant co-recipient with Dr. Rebecca Gomez and Dr. Jakov Shlik at Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre for stellate ganglion block research in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (2026)
- The Ottawa Hospital Department of Emergency Medicine POCUS-EM Teacher of the Year Award (2024)
- The Ottawa Hospital Department of Emergency Medicine Gord Wallace Teaching Award (2023)
- TOHAMO Innovation Fund Grant co-recipient with Dr. Patricia Poulin for the project “Improving Access to Chronic Pain Care: A pilot window-of-opportunity study of the Power Over Pain portal at The Ottawa Hospital.” (2021)
- University Medical Research Fund (UMRF) Grant co-recipient with Dr. Rebecca Gomez and Dr. Jakov Shlik at Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre. For ongoing research into the role of stellate ganglion blockade in the treatment of refractory post-traumatic stress disorder, using fMRI analysis. (2021)
Publications
- James D. “Ethopoiesis,” CMAJ. 2013;186(4):297. Original poem. www.cmaj.ca/content/186/4/297.full
- James D. “Whisper Pectoriloquy,” CMAJ. 2011;183(14):1633. Original poem. www.cmaj.ca/content/183/14/1633.full
Personal interests
- Cooking
- Fitness
Updated - April 2026