Dr. Erin O'Connor appointed Division Director - Emergency Medicine

The Department of Medicine is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Erin O’Connor as Division Director – Emergency Medicine, effective June 1, 2023.

Dr. O’Connor is an Assistant Professor in the divisions of Emergency Medicine and Palliative Medicine here in the DoM and a staff Emergency and Palliative physician at University Health Network (UHN).  Her academic interests include improving care of palliative patients in the Emergency Department (ED) and she teaches symptom management and communication skills.

Dr. O’Connor co-founded the Palliative Medicine Committee of the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians and currently serves as Vice-Chair. She developed two national courses to teach palliative medicine skills to paramedics and emergency physicians and for the past four years has served as the Deputy Medical Director of the EDs at UHN, proving herself a strong and effective leader. She has been nominated for and received numerous teaching and leadership awards.  

Stepping into this role, Dr. O’Connor plans to work closely with her counterparts from the departments of Pediatrics and Family and Community Medicine to develop a unified strategy for Emergency Medicine to build community and raise the division’s international profile. She looks forward to connecting with faculty and learners from across the division as she takes on this leadership role and plans to spend the first three months attending team meetings, connecting with faculty and learners and visiting hospital sites to gain perspective on the division’s position across the city.

Congratulations and a warm welcome to Dr. O’Connor! Our sincere thanks to Dr. Anil Chopra for his incredible leadership and contribution over the last ten years. The Department of Medicine has much to be grateful for as we celebrate the leadership of these two remarkable individuals!