James King MSc, MD, FRCPC

Biography

Dr. James King received his medical degree from Memorial University in 1985 and completed his pediatric residency training at the University of Ottawa in 1990. He completed a teaching fellowship in 1991 and a Master’s of Science degree in epidemiology in 1994 at the University of Ottawa. He completed certification in health informatics at the University of Waterloo in 2003. Dr. King joined the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) in 1992. He was chief for the Division of Pediatric Medicine from 1995 to 2006 and president of the medical staff from 2007 to 2010. Dr. King is currently the medical director for informatics at CHEO. His scholarly activity has focused on injury control and the application of evidence-based medicine and health informatics to pediatric patient safety.