Asim Alam, MD, FRCPC, DRCSPC

Chief of Anesthesia and Program Medical Co-Director of Surgery, Director of Transfusion Medicine

Asim Alam

Specialty

  • Anesthesiology
  • Transfusion Medicine

Clinical Interests

  • General Anesthesia
  • Trauma Anesthesia
  • Transfusion Medicine
  • Obstetrical Anesthesia

Research Interests

  • Transfusion and bleeding outcomes in severely injured trauma and obstetrical patients
  • Perioperative outcomes related to transfusion and bleeding
  • Anesthesia and surgical continuous quality improvement

Education

  • B.Arts Sc., 2003, Arts and Science Programme, McMaster University, Canada
  • MD, 2007, University of Toronto, Canada
  • FRCPC, 2012, Anesthesia, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
  • DRCSPC, 2015, Transfusion medicine, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
  • Green Belt, Lean Six Sigma Enterprise, 2017, Desautels School of Management, McGill University, Canada
  • Black Belt, Lean Six Sigma Certification (ICBB) – Council for Six Sigma Certification (2021) 

Appointments and Affiliations

  • Chief of Anesthesia, NYGH
  • Medical Co-Director of Surgery, NYGH
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesia, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Pathobiology and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto