
Jess Fiedorowicz MD PhD
Head and Chief of Mental Health, The Ottawa Hospital; Senior Research Chair in Adult Psychiatry, uOttawa; Clinical Investigator, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; Editor-in-Chief (2018-2024), Journal of Psychosomatic Research
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501 Smyth RoadOttawa, ON K1H 8L6Iowa City, IA 52242
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Summary
- Jess Fiedorowicz, MD, PhD is a physician board certified in psychiatry and obesity medicine located in Ottawa, ON, Canada. His clinical expertise includes mood disorders, especially bipolar disorders, and obesity-related disorders, and he has been actively involved in clinical and translational research, including several clinical trials. Dr. Fiedorowicz has authored various publications related to psychiatry, with an interest in morbidity and mortality in bipolar disorder, particularly as it relates to cardiovascular disease and suicide. His awards include several teaching recognitions from the University of Iowa and leadership recognition in Ottawa.
Education & Training
- University of IowaGraduate Certificate, Biostatistics, 2012 - 2013
- University of IowaPh.D., Translational Biomedicine, 2007 - 2011
- University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsFellowship, Neurobiology, 2005 - 2007
- University of IowaM.S., Clinical Investigation, 2005 - 2007
- Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Psychiatry, 2002 - 2005
- Aurora Health CareInternship, Transitional Year, 2001 - 2002
- Medical College of WisconsinClass of 2001
Certifications & Licensure
- IA State Medical License 2005 - 2026
- MD State Medical License 2003 - 2006
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Psychiatry Clerkship Faculty Educator of the Year Award 2017
- John W. Clancy Faculty Award for Outstanding Didactic Teaching 2017
- M4 Junior Faculty of the Year Award Carver College of Medicine Student Government, 2013
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Clinical Trials
- Essential Fatty Acids for Major Depression Start of enrollment: 2005 Oct 01
- Citalopram to Enhance Cognition in HD Start of enrollment: 2005 Nov 01
- Antipsychotics and Blood Vessel Function Start of enrollment: 2007 Sep 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Psilocybin Dispensaries and Online Health Claims in Canada.Jenna Matsukubo, Sarah Dickson, Jennifer Xiao, Erik Loewen Friesen, Marco Solmi
JAMA Network Open. 2025-04-01 - 1 citationsCollaborative Outcomes Study on Health and Functioning During Infection Times (COH-FIT): Global and Risk-Group Stratified Course of Well-Being and Mental Health During...Marco Solmi, Trevor Thompson, Samuele Cortese, Andrés Estradé, Agorastos Agorastos
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2025-04-01 - Immune dysregulation in bipolar disorder.Benney M R Argue, Lucas G Casten, Shaylah McCool, Aysheh Alrfooh, Jenny Gringer Richards
Journal of Affective Disorders. 2025-04-01
Journal Articles
- Depressive symptoms related to low fractional anisotropy of white matter underlying the right ventral anterior cingulate in older adults with atherosclerotic vascular ...Bijanki KR, Matsui JT, Mayberg HS, Magnotta VA, Arndt S, Johnson HJ, Magnotta V, Arndt S, Johnson HJ, Nopoulos P, Paradiso S, McCormick L., Fiedorowicz J, Epping E and..., Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 1/1/2015
- A brief behavioral intervention targeting mental health risk factors for vascular diseaseDindo L, Gindes H, Marchman J, Fiedorowicz, JG, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Do inflammatory biomarkers vary with mood state in bipolar disorder?Fiedorowicz J.G., Prossin A.R., Johnson C.P., Christensen G.E., Magnotta V.A., Wemmie, J.A., National Network of Depression Centers (NNDC) Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, 1/23/2014
- Time to talk about funding issuesFiedorowicz JG, Iowa City Press Citizen, 1/22/2014
- Serum low-density lipoprotein and depressive symptoms in post-menopausal womenPersons J, Robinson J, Coryell W, Fiedorowicz J, Health Sciences Research Week the University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 1/22/2014
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Lectures
- A new picture of bipolar mood statesIowa City, IA - 1/27/2015
- Persistence of mood symptoms hastens vascular disease with musings on translation and causationIowa City, IA - 1/24/2015
- Can we ever have truly universal health care?Iowa City Public Library, Iowa City, IA - 1/23/2015
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Other
- The underrepresentation of tornado disasters in post-traumatic stress disorder literatureLaurenzo SA and Fiedorowicz JG
http://www.internetandpsychiatry.com/joomla/home-page/editorials-and-commentaries/999-the-underrepresentation-of-tornado-disasters-in-post-traumatic-stress-disorder-literature.html
1/19/2015 - Coming through the biasFiedorowicz JG, Daily Iowan
1/29/2014 - Coming through the rainFiedorowicz JG, Daily Iowan
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Press Mentions
- Eliminate Clozapine REMS, FDA Panels SayNovember 20th, 2024
- FDA Panel Shows Little Love for Prader-Willi Drug CandidateNovember 5th, 2021
- Fiedorowicz: Giving Ottawans the COVID Vaccine Left an Indelible ImpressionJanuary 8th, 2021
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