Darren Larsen

Dr. Darren Larsen is the former Chief Medical Officer of OntarioMD, a leader in electronic medical records and digital health tools. Dr. Larsen’s focus is on how data and technology can be used as a driver for change and improvement in health care. Dr. Larsen has more than two decades of experience practising medicine and as a health technology leader. Dr. Larsen has played key roles in many provincial and national health IT, quality and leadership initiatives. He practices at Women’s College Hospital and teaches at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health and the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto.

Professional Interests

• Health Policy
• Public Policy
• Health Privacy and Security
• Family Medicine
• Leadership
• Medical Education
• Data analytics
• Population Health
• Quality Improvement

Impact

• Provincial Lead, OntarioMD Physician Peer Leader Program
• Vice Chair, Cancer Quality Council of Ontario
• Previous Board Member, Joule Inc (a CMA company)
• Clinician Leadership Award, Canadian Association of Health Informatics, 2017
• Member of 23 different Provincial health committees, at MOHLTC, HQO, eHO, CCO, Lung Association, CPAC, cSWO, etc.

Experience

• Senior Advisor, Canadian Health Practice
  Accenture

• Clinical Lecturer, Family Medicine, Women's College Hospital Family Health Team
  Women's College Hospital

• President
  The Ontario Chapter of HIMSS

• Chair, Cancer Quality Council of Ontario
  Cancer Care Ontario

• Board Member
  Canadian Partnership Against Cancer

• Lecturer
  University of Toronto

• OntarioMD
  Chief Medical Officer
  Physician Advisor - Quality, Innovation and Leadership
  Senior Physician Peer Lead / Physician Advisor on Quality, Partnerships and Integration

• Member of the Board of Directors
  Joule Inc.

• Director, Snowboard Programs and Member Experience
  Alpine Ski Club

• Canadian Medical Association
  Physician Consultant / Speaker
  Clinical Director, Professional Services and Leadership

• Chief Medical Information Officer
  Ontario Medical Association

• Lead Physician, IT Lead
  Thornhill Village Family Health Organization

• Mackenzie Health
  Family Physician , ER Physician (past)
  President of Medical Staff

• Medical Consultant, Primary Care Team
  Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

Education

• University of Calgary
  MD, Medicine
  1986 – 1989

• York University - Schulich School of Business
  Masters Certification in Physician Leadership, Organizational Leadership
  2010 – 2011

• University of Ottawa
  PGY1 Rotating, PGY2 Medicine
  1989 – 1991

• University of Alberta
  BSc, Microbiology
  1983 – 1988

• Cochrane High School
  1980 – 1983