Dr. Randy Wax
MD, MEd, dABEM(EMS), FRCPC, FCCM
Dr. Randy Wax is an Associate Professor in the Department of Critical Care Medicine. He also serves as the Chief of Staff at Lakeridge Health, where he also provides clinical care and teaching within the Critical Care Units and Critical Care Response Teams. Dr. Wax provides regional critical care leadership for the Central East subregion of Ontario Health. As a Transport Medicine Physician with Ornge Transport Medicine, Dr. Wax provides education and oversight of critical care paramedics supporting critical care transport and air ambulance across the province.
Dr. Wax has lectured extensively across Canada and internationally on topics such as Patient Deterioration, Rapid Response Systems, Disaster Medicine, Transport Medicine, Resuscitation, Shock and Medical Education/Simulation. He is active in clinical research and has led clinical guideline development and education programs for the Society of Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Wax is active in clinical research and knowledge translation with multiple authored publications, including one of the most highly cited papers providing guidance for clinical critical care of patients with COVID-19 early in the pandemic.
Dr. Wax has received multiple awards for his academic work in Critical Care Medicine, including the Certificate of Merit Award from the Canadian Association for Medical Education and the King Charles III Coronation Medal. He was inducted as a Fellow in the American College of Critical Care Medicine in 2009.
Research Interests
Disaster Medicine/Triage
Detection of the Deteriorating Patient/Patient Safety
Out-of-hospital/In-hospital Resuscitation
Clinical/Education Areas of Focus
Resuscitation
Simulation and Crisis Resource Management Education Prehospital
Transport and Retrieval Medicine
Disaster Medicine