Dr. Valerie Charbonneau

Dr. Valerie Charbonneau
Dr. Valerie Charbonneau MD MSc FRCPC
Assistant Professor

Site: The Ottawa Hospital (TOH)



Biography

Medical school

  • University of Ottawa (2011)

Residency

  • FRCPC Emergency Medicine, University of Ottawa
  • Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, University of Ottawa

Academic Focus

  • Prehospital Transport and Disaster Medicine

Award Highlights

  • 2024 - Emergency Physician of the Year (Ontario Urban) 
  • 2021 - The Ottawa Hospital Department of Emergency Medicine Dr. Adam Cwinn Excellence in Emergency Department Quality and Safety Award

Selected Publications

  • Valérie Charbonneau MD MSc, Edmund Kwok MD MSc MHA, Loree Boyle MD, Ian G Stiell MD, “Impact of Emergency Department Surge and End of Shift on Patient Workup and Treatment Prior to Referral to Internal Medicine” Emerg Med J 2018;35:309-315

Personal interests

  • Community Paramedicine, tactical paramedicine and expanded scope paramedicine
  • Neurodivergent conditions and impact on quality of life
     

Updated - July 2026