Bio
Dr. Mika Hamilton graduated in medicine from the University of Dundee in 2005. She completed her anesthesia and critical care medicine training in the North East of England, before moving to Toronto in 2015 to undertake a critical care medicine fellowship at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.
She was elected as Chief Fellow for the Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine during this time, and subsequently completed a second critical care medicine fellowship and thoracic anesthesia fellowship at University Health Network. She is now a staff anesthesiologist and intensivist at University Health Network, and is pursuing a Master’s Degree in Health Systems Research through the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at University of Toronto.
Dr. Hamilton has been the Program Director for the UHN-SHS Critical Care Medicine Fellowship since January of 2022.
Affiliations
- Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology, University of Toronto
- Staff Anesthesiologist and Intensivist, University Health Network
Honours and Awards
- August 2025 Dr. David Bevan Award for Excellence in Interprofessional Education, SH-UHN-WCH Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management
- May 2023 Staff Educator Award, 44th Annual Shields Day, Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, University of Toronto
- February 2023 Teaching Excellence Award, University of Toronto MD Program, 2021-22
- May 2022 Interprofessional Teaching Award, 43rd Annual Shields Day, Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, University of Toronto
Significant Publications
- Wozniak H, Doufle G, Hamilton M, Santangelo E, Urner M, Parotto M, Herridge M, Dragoi L. Behind the Mask of ICU Healthcare Workers [letter]. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2024;209(12):1429-1430. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202402-0350VP
- Piquette D, Burns KEA, Carnevale F, Sarti A, Hamilton M, Dodek PM. Moral Orientation, Moral Decision-Making and Moral Distress among Critical Care Physicians: A Qualitative Study. Critical Care Explorations. 2023;5(3):pe0879
- Piquette D, Burns KEA, Carnevale F, Sarti A, Hamilton M, Dodek PM. Moral Distress in Canadian Intensivists: A Complex Interplay of Contextual and Relational Factors. CHEST. 2022 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2022.12.022
- Hamilton M, Tomlinson G, Chu L et al. Determinants of Depressive Symptoms at One Year after Intensive Care Unit Discharge in Survivors of ≥ 7 Days of Mechanical Ventilation: Results from the RECOVER Program. CHEST. 2019;156(3):466-476 - PA
- Rajchgot J, Hamilton M, Wong D, Fischer S, Leligdowicz A. Severe lactic acidosis due to excessive consumption of Cellucor C4 supplement. Canadian Journal of Respiratory, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine. April 2019. Available from https://doi.org/10.1080/247453... - CPA
