Jonathan Fitzsimon

Biography

Dr. Jonathan Fitzsimon graduated from Sheffield University Medical School (U.K.) in 2007. From 2009–2010 he worked as a volunteer physician in Oruro, Bolivia, before returning to the U.K. to complete the General Practice Specialty Training Program. He moved to Ontario in 2014 and started a family practice in Renfrew County. 

In 2020, Dr. Fitzsimon was appointed Chief of Medicine at Arnprior Regional Health, Medical Lead of the Renfrew County Virtual Triage and Assessment Centre and Assistant Professor at the University of Ottawa, Department of Family Medicine. He was the recipient of the OMA’s 2021 Glenn Sawyer Service Award. 

Research Interests 

• Virtual care as a means to improve access to primary care in rural, remote and underserved communities.