Dr. Scott Odorizzi

Dr. Scott Odorizzi

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Dr. Scott Odorizzi MD, MSc, MEng, FRCPC
Assistant Professor

Site: The Ottawa Hospital (TOH)



Biography

Medical school

  • Western University (2015)

Residency

  • FRCPC Emergency Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital/University of Ottawa (2020)

Academic Focus

  • Quality Improvement, Patient Safety and Health Administration 
  • Financial and Business Leadership 
  • Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Award Highlights

  • Top 5 Resident Research Paper Award - ICRE
  • Resident Research Abstract Award - CAEP
  • Canadian Operations Research Diploma

Selected Publications

  • Odorizzi, S., Adamakos, F., Lacroix, L., Lipinski, M., Perry, JJ., Zia, A. (2025). Gender Differences in Patient Assessment Times for Ambulatory Emergency Department Patients. Can J Emerg Med. https://doi: 10.1007/s43678-025-01030-0. Epub ahead of print.
  • Odorizzi, S., Blais-Amyot, S., Greenstreet, P., Anjum, O., Perry, JJ. (2025). Describing the Factors Associated with Patients Leaving Without Being Seen in a Canadian Emergency Department. West J Emerg Med 27(1):99-103. https://doi: 10.5811/westjem.47302.
  • Penciner, A., Iseman, R., Sheikh, H., Gilmour, K., Odorizzi, S. (2024). Evaluating the Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale as a Predictor of Nursing Workloads in an Emergency Department Ambulatory Care Setting. J Emerg Nurs 51(6):1167-1174. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jen.2025.07.007 
  • Odorizzi, S., Hogan, J. Idris, S. Marzano, L., Rowley, V., Yan, M., Zhang, Y., Perry, J.J. (2024). Time Motion Analysis of Emergency Physician Workload in Ambulatory Care Settings. West J Emerg Med 26(4). https://doi.org/10.5811/westjem.41536 
  • Maher, J., Landreville, J., Turk, J., Nemnom, M.J., Odorizzi, S. (2024). The impact of various learner arrangements on emergency department staff productivity. Can J Emerg Med 26, 883-889. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43678-024-00775-4
  • Turk, J., Odorizzi, S., Dewhirst, S. et al. (2024). Describing resident physician productivity in a Canadian academic emergency department. Can J Emerg Med 26, 890-896. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43678-024-00781-6
  • Stiell, I.G., Odorizzi, S., Perry, J.J. et al. (2024). Decreased patient discharges on weekends part 1: what do the data tell us? Can J Emerg Med 26, 628–632. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43678-024-00726-z 
  • Burcheri, A., Coutin, A., Bigham, B., Kruse, M., Lien, K., Lim, R., MacCormick, H., Morris, J., Ng, V., Primiani, N., Odorizzi, S., et al. (2023). Exploring a case for Education about Sexual and Gender Minorities in Postgraduate Emergency Medicine Training: A Narrative Review.  Postgraduate Medicine, https://doi:10.1080/00325481.2023.2225329.
  • Odorizzi, S., Clark, E., Nemnom, MJ., Clow, J., Kwok, E., Kozar, J., Perry JJ. (2022). Flow Impacts of Hot/Cold Zone Infection Control Procedures during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Emergency Department. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine, 24(4): 390-396. https://doi:10.1007/s43678-022-00278-0. 
  • Primavesi, R., Burcheri, A., Bigham, B.L., Coutin, A., Lien, K., Odorizzi, S., et al. (2022).  Education about sexual and gender minorities within Canadian emergency medicine residency programs. CJEM, 24(2):135-143. https://doi:10.1007/s43678-021-00236-2

Personal interests

  • Travel
  • Volleyball
  • Electronic Music
  • Good food



Updated - April 2026