Dr. Fahad Alam is an Assistant Professor, Anesthesiologist and medical education researcher at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and the University of Toronto. He is also a Hyperbaric Medicine Physician at Restore Hyperbaric Oxygen & Medical Centre. During his residency training he completed a fellowship at the Wilson Centre for Research in Medical Education and completed the Clinician Investigator Program at the University of Toronto. He has a Masters in Health Sciences looking at enhancing medial education and knowledge translation.
Dr. Alam is the current Medical & Research Director at the Sunnybrook Canadian Simulation Centre, Chair of both the Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society(CAS) Simulation & Education Section and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Committee. Dr. Alam also co-created CHISIL (a virtual & augmented reality lab) and leads its satellite VR/AR learning and clinical application mobile lab at Sunnybrook Health Sciences.
Dr. Alam has published in leading medical journals including >28 co-authored publications, >70 abstracts, and >45 oral presentations. His studies have been published in Anaesthesia, British Journal of Anaesthesia, Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, Canadian Medical Association Journal and other top-ranked journals and media outlets. Dr. Alam has received scientific funding that exceeds $1.1 million as a Principal or Co-Investigator.
Dr. Alam’s recognition awards and honors include the National John Bradley Young Educator Award from the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society, New Faculty Teaching Excellence Award and Research Merit Award, Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto
As an Anesthesiologist, Dr. Alam is very experienced with injections under ultrasound guidance. He firmly believes that ultrasound guided cosmetic injections are safer and provide a better aesthetic result. Dr. Alam has further trained with leading ultrasound cosmetic injectors such as Dr. MJ Rowland-Warmann (Liverpool, UK) & Dr. Ihab Matta in advanced injection techniques and complication management. He is also an international member of the Complications in Medical Aesthetic Collaborative (CMAC).
Education/Training
- Bachelor of Health Sciences (BHSc)
McMaster University - Honors in Health Sciences - Hamilton, ON
- Doctor of Medicine (MD)
McMaster University Hamilton, ON
- Masters in Health Sciences (Knowledge Translation-MHSc)
University of Toronto Toronto, ON
- Diploma in Medical Education
University of Dundee - Dundee, Scotland UK
- Certificate in Hyperbaric Medicine
Wound Care Partners - Dundee, Scotland UK
- Certificate - New & Evolving Academic Leaders (NEAL) Program
Centre of Faculty Development (CFD) - University of Toronto - Toronto, ON
Residency and Fellowships
- Anesthesiology (FRCPC)
University of Toronto - Toronto, ON
- Clinician Investigator Program (CIP)
University of Toronto - Toronto, ON
- Fellowship in Research in Medical Education
University of Toronto - Toronto, ON
Leadership & Roles
- Staff physician, Ontario Ketamine and Infusion Centre, Mississauga ON, Canada
- Staff physician, Restore Hyperbaric Oxygen & Medical Centre, Mississauga ON, Canada
- Chair, Continuing Education and Professional Development, Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society
- Medical and Research Director, Sunnybrook Canadian Simulation Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto ON, Canada
- Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesia, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto ON, Canada
- Associate Member Restricted to Teaching, Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto ON, Canada
- Chair, Simulation & Education Section, Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society
- Co-Founder and Director - Collaborative Human Immersive Interactions Laboratory (CHISIL), University of Toronto, Toronto ON, Canada
- Associate Scientist, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto ON, Canada
- Education Researcher, Faculty of Medicine, The Wilson Centre for Research in Medical Education, Toronto ON, Canada
- Virtual Reality Lead, Anesthesia, Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto ON, Canada
- Staff Anesthesiologist, Anesthesia, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto ON, Canada
- Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada – Anesthesia Oral Board Examiner
- Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada – Anesthesia Written Test Committee
Specialty Interests
- Ultrasound Guided Injections and Complication Management
- Hyperbaric Medicine
- Medical Education & Simulation
- Technology Enhance Learning
Awards and Honours
- John Bradley Young Educator Award, Canadian Anaesthesiologists’ Society
- New Faculty Teaching Excellence Award, Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Best Junior Teacher Award, Department of Anesthesia, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
- Letter of Recognition for ‘the invaluable contributions to simulation-based education between September 1, 2021 - August 31, 2022.’ The Practice, Performance and Innovation Unit (PPI), The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
- The inaugural recipient for his work titled ‘Simulation for Operating Room Ergonomics – The SORE Study: Creating an inter-disciplinary simulation curriculum for operating room ergonomics’ funded by 2021 – 2022 Sunnybrook Education Advisory Council (SEAC) Education Research Unit (ERU) and the Alternative Funding Plan (AFP)
- Invited Participant, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) Roundtable Discussion on Human Rights Policy
- Participant, 2020-2021 New and Evolving Academic Leaders (NEAL) Program
- Research Merit Award, Department of Anesthesiolgy & Pain Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto ON, Canada
- Best PODIUM Presentation Award. Impact of Acute Care Physician’s Age on
- Crisis Management Performance and Learning after Simulation-based Education: A novel prospective cohort trial. 7th Annual Sunnybrook Education Conference: Revolutionizing Healthcare Future, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Best Research Oral Presentation. Failing to fail under-performing residents - do we have a problem? 6th Annual Sunnybrook Education Conference: Revolutionizing Healthcare Future, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Kosaka Best Abstract Award, Clinical Research Finalist (out of 650 abstratcs). International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS) Annual Meeting, Washington DC, United States
- 2nd Best Overall Research Prize at this year’s American Association of Pediatrics for the project titled “Virtual Reality for educating and reducing preoperative anxiety in children - Phase 2: Design, face validity and acceptability of children and their parents”. Society for Pediatric Anesthesia Annual Conference
Professional Memberships
- Collaborative of Medical Aesthetic Complications (CMAC)
- Canadian Medical Association
- Canadian Medical Protective Association
- Ontario Medical Association
- Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada
