Medcan Health Management

James J. Aw, MD, DOHS, CTH (TM)

Dr. Aw is the Medical Director of the Medcan Clinic. He oversees the physician team, clinical protocols and medical programs and is involved with strategic research and business development at Medcan. His interests are in occupational, preventive and travel medicine. Dr. Aw is a Clinical Instructor in the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, USA.  He is a senior consultant for several companies in various industries including medical directorship for one of North America's largest international financial institutions and has been involved in corporate medicine for over 15 years. Dr. Aw is a graduate of the University of Ottawa School of Medicine (MD) and diplomate in occupational health and safety (DOHS) from McMaster University. He has acquired post-graduate training in international health and travel medicine in the U.K. (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine), Uganda (U. of Makerere), Barbados (U. of West Indies) and U.S.A. He is a certificant of the core curriculum in occupational medicine from the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, previously an American Board Certified Independent Medical Examiner (CIME) and certified in Travel Health (CTH) by the International Society of Travel Medicine. He maintains an active primary care clinical practice based in Toronto's financial district with past experience in community based medicine. Dr. Aw has previously been a physician peer reviewer for the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, published peer reviewed articles in his areas of interest, presented at international medical conferences and participates in clinical trial research. His research interests include preventive medicine, cardiology, clinical applications of genomics and travel medicine. He is a regular contributor for the National Post.  Dr. Aw is a member of the National Corporate Medical Associates of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York and maintains ongoing clinical observerships at Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine in Baltimore, USA.