Dr. Nathan Hecht

Dr. Nathan Hecht
Dr. Nathan Hecht MBBS, FRCPC
Assistant Professor
TOH DEM Roles:
Post-Graduate Director of Emergency Ultrasound

Site: The Ottawa Hospital (TOH)



Biography

Medical school

  • University of Queensland (2010)

Residency

  • University of Ottawa - FRCPC Emergency Medicine

Speciality 

  • Emergency Ultrasound - Northern Ontario School of Medicine (2015)

Academic Focus

  • EM Ultrasound

Selected Publications

  • Comparison of peer-assisted learning with expert-led learning in undergraduate medical students’ PoCUS education: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    Raj Bapuji; Debra Eagles; Nathan Ferreira; Nathan Hecht; Yuxin Zhang; Michael Woo; Warren Cheung; Valentina Ly; Paul Pageau
    Can J Emerg Med 26, 188–197 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43678-024-00663-
  • Gottlieb, M., Marks, A. E., Hecht, N., & Atkinson, P. (2021). Just the facts: point-of-care ultrasound for painless loss of vision. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine, 23(5), 590-592.
  • Validation of UGME PoCUS assessment tool study – PoCUS Image Reviewer
    Gillian Sheppard – Memorial University, Newfoundland  
  • Test Characteristics of Point-of-Care Ultrasonography for the Diagnosis of Acute Posterior Ocular Pathology in Emergency Published: Journal of Canadian Opthalmology, Sept. 2 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcjo.2016.03.020

Personal interests

  • Cycling
  • Skiing / Backcountry skiing
  • Hiking
  • Camping / Canoe Camping
  • Golf


Updated - June 2026