Dr. Omar Anjum

Dr Omar Anjum

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Dr. Omar Anjum MD, MEng, FRCPC
Assistant Professor
TOH DEM Roles:
Associate Director, Physician Support and Engagement
External Roles:
Clinician Investigator, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

Site: The Ottawa Hospital (TOH)



Biography

Medical school

  • University of Ottawa (2018)

Residency

  • FRCPC in Emergency Medicine, University of Ottawa (2023)

Postgraduate

  • MEng in Healthcare Engineering, University of Toronto (2023)

Academic Focus

  • Quality Improvement, Patient Safety and Health Administration
  • Human Factors and Wellness
  • AI Applications in Healthcare

Award Highlights

  • Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award - Professional Association of Residents of Ontario (2026)
  • Off-Service Resident Education Teacher of the Year Award - Department of Emergency Medicine (2025)
  • Award of Excellence for Clerkship Teaching - University of Calgary (2024)
  • Resident Research Abstract Award - CAEP Conference (2022)
  • Nominee for Dr. Janet Nuth EM Teacher of the Year Award (2025, 2026)

Selected Publications

  • Odorizzi S, Blais-Amyot S, Greenstreet P, Anjum O, Perry JJ. Describing the Influences that Drive Patients to Leave Without Being Seen in a Canadian Emergency Department (2025). WestJEM 27(1): 99-103.
  • Price C, Anjum O, Ben-Yakov M, Orchanian-Cheff A, Thiruganasambandamoorthy V. Beyond the Emergency Department: The use of mobile health discharge interventions – A scoping review (2025). CJEM 27(9):729-743.
  • Anjum O, Yadav K, Chhabra S, Fournier K, Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Cortel-Leblanc M. Definitions and factors associated with emergency physician productivity: a scoping review (2023). CJEM. 25(4):314-325.
  • Paterson QS, Alrimawi H, Sample S, Bouwsema M, Anjum O, Vincent M, Cheung W, Hall A, Woods R, Martin LJ, Chan T. Examining enablers and barriers to entrustable professional activity acquisition using the theoretical domains framework: A qualitative framework analysis study (2023). AEM Education and Training. 7(2):e10849.
  • Endres K, Anjum O, Syed S. Creation and implementation of the Ottawa Handbook of Emergency Medicine (2021). CMEJ. 12(3):171-173.
  • Anjum O, Ohle R, Bleeker H, Luo L, Wells GA, Perry JJ. Computed tomography for suspected pulmonary embolism results in a large number of non-significant incidental findings and follow-up investigations (2018). Emerg Radiol. 26(1):29-35.
  • Ohle R, Anjum O, Bleeker H, Perry JJ. What is the specificity of the aortic dissection risk score in a low prevalence population? (2019) Acad Emerg Med. 26(6):632-638.
  • Ohle R, Anjum O, Bleeker H, Wells GA, Perry JJ. Variation in emergency department use of computed tomography for investigation of acute aortic syndrome (2017). Emerg Radiol. 25(3):293-298.
  • Ohle R, Um J, Anjum O, Bleeker H, Luo L, Wells GA, Perry JJ. High risk clinical features for acute aortic syndrome: a case control study (2017). Acad Emerg Med. 25(4):378-387.
  • Anjum O, Buttle S. Rural mental health: advocating for an inclusive provincial strategy (2017). Scrub-In. 12(1): 11-13.

Personal interests

  • Travelling and backpacking
  • Hiking
  • Running

Relevant Links

ORCID

EM Ottawa Handbook


Updated - July 2026