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Roxanne Kirsch
Hospital Positions
Clinical Associate, Bioethics Department
Associate Chief, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Wellness and Faculty Development for Perioperative Services
Wellness Director, Critical Care Residency
Research Positions
Project Investigator
Biography
Dr. Roxanne Kirsch joined The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto in 2016. She is co-appointed to the Department of Critical Care Medicine, Division of Cardiac Critical Care and the Department of Bioethics. In June 2023, Dr. Kirsch was appointed Chief for the Division of Cardiac Critical Care, having served as Interim Chief since January 2022. In addition, she is Associate Chief of the Department of Perioperative Services for Equity, Diversity, Inclusiveness, Wellness and Faculty Development.
Dr. Kirsch grew up in Saskatchewan, Canada and upon completion of training was on staff in the cardiac ICU at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia prior to joining the SickKids team. She has completed a Master’s degree in Biomedical Ethics at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Kirsch’s academic work focuses on the ethical and social challenges of stopping advanced technologic therapies, end of life care, introduction of innovative therapies, and resource allocation and prioritization. Additionally, she works to educate clinicians and enhance their facility with ethical issues intendant to pediatric critical care and cardiology to improve patient care delivery.
Research
Dr. Kirsch's research involves the application of clinical ethics to develop conceptual frameworks, operations frameworks, decision making support, communications support and bioethics education for clinicians to improve patient care and ethical facility among care providers. Key projects include ethical considerations for: discontinuation of ECMO or ventricular assist device support, offering intensive care therapies, innovational care and institutional resource allocation.
Education and experience
- 2016: MBE, Masters of Bioethics, with certificate in Bioethics Mediation, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
- 2008–2009: Clinical Fellow, Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, PA
- 2007–2008: Chief Fellow, Pediatric Critical Care, Stollery Children’s Hospital, Edmonton, AB
- 2006–2008: Fellow in Pediatric Critical Care, Stollery Children’s Hospital, Edmonton
- 2005: Registrar in Pediatrics, Mater Children’s Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- 2004–2005: Chief Resident, Pediatrics, Alberta Children’s Hospital, Calgary, AB
- 2002–2006: Resident in Pediatrics, Alberta Children’s Hospital, Calgary, AB
- 2002: MD, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK (Great Distinction)
- 1998: BA, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK (Magna cum Laude, History)