Karen Watanabe Duffy MD, FRCPC
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Karen Watanabe Duffy MD, FRCPC
Associate Professor and Rheumatologist
Office: 613-737-7600 ext. 1015
Work E-mail: kwatanabeduffy@cheo.on.ca
Biography
Dr. Karen Watanabe Duffy graduated from medical school at the University of Western Ontario in 1986. She then completed a residency in internal medicine at the University of Toronto in 1989, followed by a rheumatology fellowship at the University of Toronto in 1990 and McGill University in Montreal in 1991. She practiced rheumatology at the Montreal Children’s Hospital and the McGill University Health Centre for 19 years and was the training program director for pediatric rheumatology between 2007 and 2011. In August 2012, she relocated to the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario and the University of Ottawa. Dr. Watanabe Duffy’s clinical research focus is in the area of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and outcomes, JIA-related uveitis, and transition of youth with rheumatic diseases to adult care.