Daniel Rosenfield

Dr. Daniel Rosenfield is a paediatric emergency medicine specialist at The Hospital for Sick Children and an Assistant Professor of Paediatrics at the University of Toronto. After completing his undergraduate degree at McMaster University, he completed his medical paediatric and paediatric emergency medicine training at the University of Toronto. After additional training in trauma and injury prevention, he went on to obtain a Masters in Health Informatics through the Dalla Lana School of Public Health. He is currently the site director for the Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention (CHIRPP) program, and maintains active research and quality improvement projects looking at paediatric trauma and injuries. In the informatics space, he is the co-lead for virtual care operations across the hospital. He is also the lead for the Virtual Urgent Care Program in the Emergency Department.

Education and Experience

• 2017–2019: MHI. Masters in Health Informatics. Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• 2016–2017: Injury Prevention and Trauma Fellow, Division of Paediatric Emergency Medicine Department of Paediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• 2014–2016: Academic Fellow, Division of Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Department of Paediatrics Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
• 2011–2014: Paediatrics Resident, Department of Paediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
• 2007–2011: MD. Doctor of Medicine. Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• 2003–2007: B.Arts.Sc. Arts and Science Program. Double major in Arts & Science and Health Studies. McMaster University. Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Achievements

• 2024: Emerging Leader of the Year Award, Digital Health Canada. This award was given to up to three individuals in the first seven years of their digital or virtual health careers who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and achieved early success.
• 2018: President’s Award, Hospital for Sick Children. Award was given to the Epic Physician Advisory Group and Champions Group.
• 2016: Sub-specialty Resident CanMEDS Award, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto & Hospital for Sick Children. This award is given to one subspecialty trainee in paediatrics at the University of Toronto who, in addition to Medical Expert, exemplifies the Non-medical Expert competencies embodied in the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada CanMEDS 2005 Physician Competency Framework.

1. Rosenfield D, Lim R, Tse S. Implementing virtual care in the emergency department: building on the pediatric experience during COVID-19. CJEM. 2021 01; 23(1):15-18.
2. Rosenfield D, Strickland M, Fecteau A. Magnet ingestion by a 3-year-old boy. CMAJ. 2013 Aug 06; 185(11):972-4. 
3. Rosenfield D, Strickland M, Hepburn CM. After the Recall: Reexamining Multiple Magnet Ingestion at a Large Pediatric Hospital. J Pediatr. 2017 07; 186:78-81.
4. Rosenfield D, Eltorki M, VandenBerg S, Allain D, Freedman SB, Beno S. Single-Use Detergent Sacs: A Retrospective Multicenter Canadian Review of Emergency Department Cases. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2018 Oct; 34(10):736-739.
5. Rosenfield D, Strickland M, Hepburn CM. Translating evidence into impact: The case of 'supermagnet' desk toys. Paediatr Child Health. 2015 May; 20(4):175-8.