Jess G. Fiedorowicz, MD, PhD
Head and Chief - Department of Mental Health at The Ottawa Hospital
Professor and Senior Research Chair - Adult Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry and the School of Epidemiology and Public Health at the University of Ottawa
Scientist - Neurosciences Program of the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Adjunct Scientist - University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research at The Royal
Editor-in-Chief - Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Member - U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committee
Member - Brain Mind Research Institute University of Ottawa
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280+ Publications
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150+ Students/Faculty Mentored
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60+ Grants Received
Education
Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
B.A. Psychology, Biology and Philosophy minors,
summa cum laude
1993-1997
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
M.D. with Honors in Research
1997-2001
Iowa Scholars in Clinical Investigation Program
Department of Internal Medicine and College of Public Health (K30)
Graduate Student, Clinical Investigation (Epidemiology)
M.S. Clinical Investigation
Fellow, Clinical Neurobiology
2005-2007
The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Graduate student, Translational Biomedicine (College of Medicine)
Ph.D. Translational Biomedicine
2007-2011
The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Graduate Student, Biostatistics
Graduate Certificate in Biostatistics
2012-2013
The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Graduate Student (non-degree, professional development), Statistics
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
2013
Schulich School of Business at York University, Toronto, ON, Canada
Mini-MBA Physician Business Leadership Program
2021
Current Contributions to Institutional Programs
The Ottawa Hospital
Medical Advisory Committee (2020-Present)
Senior Management Committee (2020-Present)
Outpatient Department Redesign Committee (2020-Present)
Alternate Funding Plan Committee, Department of Mental Health (2021-Present)
Medical Affairs Administrative Committee (2022-Present)
Capital Investment Committee (2022-Present)
Faculty Council, governing body of the University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine, Representative of The Ottawa Hospital (2024-Present)
International Society for Bipolar Disorders
Nutrition and Exercise Task Force, Member (2022-Present)
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) Mental Health Specialty Program Project
Steering Committee (2021-Present)
The University of Ottawa
Department of Psychiatry Executive Committee (2020-Present)
Department of Psychiatry Research Committee (2023-Present)
Editorial Boards
General Hospital Psychiatry (2016–Present)
Annals of Clinical Psychiatry (2018-Present)
Journal of Affective Disorders (2018-Present)
Journal of Affective Disorders Reports (2018-Present)
Heart and Mind (2019-Present)
Psychiatry Research – Case Reports (Advisory Board 2021-Present)
Recent Awards
Educator Award for Professional Competency (2023)
Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa
Physician Leadership Award (2022)
The Ottawa Hospital Excellence Awards
Expertscape Expert in Mood Disorders (2021)
Top 1% of Scholars Writing about Mood Disorders in the past 10 years
John W. Clancy Faculty Award for Outstanding Didactic Teaching (2019-2020)
Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Jess Fiedorowicz is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Psychosomatic Research. Since his appointment in 2018, the Journal has experienced considerable growth, notably in the areas of Citation Score, Editorial Board Diversity, and Submissions.
Highlights: 2018-2024
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5.0 to 7.4
CITATION SCORE
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17% to 56%
WOMEN IN CORE LEADERSHIP
(Editorial Board Diversity)
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9 to 16
COUNTRIES
(Editorial Board Diversity)