About Me
Dr. James Douketis is Staff Physician in General Internal Medicine and Clinical Thromboembolism at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, and Professor of Medicine at McMaster University. He received his M.D. and did his residency in internal medicine at the University of Toronto followed by a thrombosis fellowship at McMaster University. Dr. Douketis' research interests include: perioperative anticoagulant and antiplatelet management and guideline development (2008, 2012, 2019 [in preparation] ACCP Guidelines); and prevention, treatment and prognosis of patients with venous thromboembolism. Dr. Douketis is President of Thrombosis Canada, Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Journal of General Internal Medicine, Deputy Editor of Annals of Internal Medicine ACP Journal Club, Associate Editor of the Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis and Internal and Emergency Medicine, and has over 335 peer-reviewed publications.