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Daniel Rosenfield

Designations:
Staff Physician, Division of Paediatric Emergency Medicine
Alternate Contact Name:
Courtney Sanderson
U of T Positions:
Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics
Chair Positions:
Chair, Injury Prevention Committee, Canadian Paediatric Society Co-Chair, Early Career Advisory Committee, Department of Paediatrics
Other Positions:
Medical & Site Director, Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program (CHIRPP)

Hospital Positions

Co-Lead, Virtual Care Operations, Paediatric Emergency Medicine

Lead, Virtual Urgent Care Program, Paediatric Emergency Medicine

Research Positions

Project Investigator, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Biography

Dr. Daniel Rosenfield is a paediatric emergency medicine specialist at The Hospital for Sick Children and an Associate 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

  • 2018–2019: 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

  • 2026: University of Toronto Undergraduate Faculty of Medicine Teaching Excellence Award. In recognition by the students of the MD program for exampling excellent in undergraduate medical education. 
  • 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.
  • 2018: G.B. Rosenfeld Poster Award, Award for top poster at IHPME Research Day Poster: Implementing 
    Tablet-Based Triage and Registration in the Paediatric Emergency Department Institute for Health, Policy, Management and Evaluation Research Day. Supervisor: J. Zarb.
  • 2018: Outstanding Clinical Contribution Award, Department of Paediatrics Award - Given to Epic Physician Champion Team, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • 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.
  • 2016: Co-Learning Quality Improvement Award for Best Project: Low Risk Ankle Rule Implementation in the Paediatric Emergency Department. Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. Award given to best Quality Improvement Project at Annual Co-Learning Quality Improvement Day at the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Collaborators: Drs. Greg Harvey, Max Ben-Yakov, Faisal Al-Sani and Jessica Gantz.ework.

Publications

  1. Singh D, Celik A, Zhang E. WJ, Liu E, Rosenfield D. AI-Driven Injury Reporting in Pediatric Emergency Departments. JAMAOpen. 2025;8; (7): e2524154. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.24154. SRA

  2. Grandjean-Blanchet C, Eltorki M, Strickland M, Kang A, Wen A, Rosenfield D. Evaluating Multiple Magnet Ingestion at 2 Large Canadian Pediatric Hospitals After Reintroduction to the US Marketplace. Pediatric Emergency Care. Vol 40 (3): 214-217. 2024. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000002948. SRA

  3. Rosenfield D, Litwin S, Ostrow O. Establishing a virtual pediatric emergency department follow‑up program: A novel strategy for improving access to care. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2022 Sep;24(6):670. June 2022. doi: 10.1007/s43678-022-00338-5. PA

  4. Beno S, Paluck F, Greenspoon T, Rosenfield D, Principi T. Safely Reducing Abdominal/Pelvic Computed Tomography Imaging in Pediatric Trauma: A Quality Improvement Initiative. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2022 Aug;24(5):535-543. May 2022. doi: 10.1007/s43678-022-00311-2. Coll

  5. Zhang E, Davis A, Finkelstein Y, Rosenfield D. The effects of COVID-19 on Poisonings in the Paediatric Emergency Department. Paediatrics & Child Health. Nov. 2021. doi: 10.1093/pch/pxab100. SRA

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