Dr. Shahbaz Syed
Dr. Shahbaz Syed MD, FRCPC
Assistant Professor
TOH DEM Roles:
Director, Digital Scholarship and Knowledge Dissemination Academic Coach, FRCPC Competency Committee

Site: The Ottawa Hospital (TOH)



Biography

Medical school

  • University of Calgary (2012)

Residency

  • FRCPC Emergency Medicine - University of Ottawa

Fellowship

  • Digital Scholarship

Academic Focus

  • Social Media and Technology
  • Medical Education Leadership
  • Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Award Highlights

  • Department of Emergency Medicine Resident teacher of the year award (2016)
  • CIHR Resident Research Award (2015)
  • CAEP Top resident abstract research award (2015)
  • Department of Emergency Medicine top Resident research project award (2015)

Selected Publications

  • Syed S, Gatien M, Perry JJ, Chaudry H, Kim SM, Kwong K, Mukarram M, Thiruganasambandamoorthy V. 2007. Prospective validation of a clinical decision rule to identify patients presenting to the emergency department with chest pain who can safely be removed from cardiac monitoring. CMAJ. 30;189(4)
  • Syed, S., Wang, D., Goulard, D., Richt, T., Innes, G., Lang, E. Computer order entry systems in the emergency department significantly reduce the time to medication delivery for high acuity patients. 2012. International Journal of Emergency Medicine. July 5;6(1):20


Updated - June 2026