Dr. Matthew Lipinski
Dr. Matthew Lipinski MD, MHA, FRCPC
Assistant Professor
TOH DEM Roles:
Wellness Director, Co-Medical Director EM Ottawa ACLS
External Roles:
Co-Medical Director EM Ottawa ACLS

Site: The Ottawa Hospital (TOH)



Biography

Medical school

  • McMaster – Waterloo Campus (2014)

Residency

  • University of Ottawa - FRCPC Emergency Medicine (2019)

Postgraduate

  • Master of Health Administration - University of Regina – Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy (2020)

Academic Focus

  • Quality Improvement, Patient Safety and Health Administration
  • Wellness
  • Artificial Intelligence

Award Highlights

  • 2024 The Ottawa Hospital Excellence Awards – Medical Staff Health and Wellness Award
    Awarded to an exemplary medical staff who promotes the wellness of colleagues through supporting spiritual or emotional needs, enhancing social connections, addressing financial challenges, improving the work environment and/or promoting planetary health.
  • 2018 The Ottawa Hospital Excellence Awards – Resident Physician Team Player Award
    This award recognizes a resident physician who is in a full-time residency program at The Ottawa Hospital and has demonstrated the skills as an outstanding team player
  • 2022 Department of Emergency Medicine – Off-Service Resident Education Teacher of the Year
    Nominee
  • 2020 Department of Emergency Medicine – Dr. Janet Nuth EM teacher of the Year
    Nominee

Selected Publications

  • Lipinski, M., Smith, E., Vaillancourt, C. (2026). "Human vs. Artificial Intelligence in Medical Charting: A Comparative Study in the Simulated Emergency Medicine Context." Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine (Accepted for publication December 12, 2025)
  • MacDonald, Z., Costain, N. & Lipinski, M. Enhancing emergency department nursing retention through in-house ACLS training: a quality improvement initiative. Can J Emerg Med (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43678-025-01067-1 
  • Lipinski, M., Kareemi, H., Elder, J., & Thoma, B. (2025). Has generative AI made our medical exams obsolete? Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine, 27(12), 944–945. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43678-025-01062-6 
  • Lipinski, M., Sonnenberg, L. K., Harvey, K., Maniate, J., & Do, V. (2025). Wicked problems, collective solutions: Centring well-being via Nominal Group Technique. Medical Education. https://doi.org/10.1111/MEDU.70119 
  • Odorizzi, S., Adamakos, F., Lacroix, L., Lipinski, M., Perry, J. J., & Zia, A. (2025). Gender differences in patient assessment times for ambulatory emergency department patients. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine 2025, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1007/S43678-025-01030-0 
  • Sanders, S., Lipinski, M., & Hooper, J. (2025). Just the facts: diagnosis and management of heat stroke. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43678-025-00867-9 
  • Lipinski, M., Ahn, E., Cheung, W.J. et al. Evaluating a Canadian tertiary care emergency department physician wellness program. Can J Emerg Med (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43678-025-00887-5
  • Lipinski M, Luks V, Rosenberg H. Just the facts: approach to the patient with Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) in the emergency department. CJEM. 2024 May 8. doi: 10.1007/s43678-024-00695-3. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38720142.
  • Lipinski M, Syed S, Maniate JM. Development of an institutional “good practices” policy for resident and attending-physician on-call responsibilities: a nominal group technique quality improvement project. Can J Physician Leadersh 2022;8(4):127-132. https://doi.org/10.37964/cr24760 
  • Hendin, A., & Lipinski, M. (2020). Extending the window for thrombolysis in acute ischemic stroke? CJEM, 22(2), 159-160. doi:10.1017/cem.2019.441

Personal interests

  • Canoeing and portaging (especially through Algonquin park)
  • Painting
  • Snowboarding/Skiing

Relevant Links

LinkedIn

ORCID


Updated - April 2026