Emilio Bazile, MD, LMCC, CSPQ, FRCP, FAPA, a Geriatrician & Geriatric Psychiatrist with The Ottawa Hospital

Get to know Geriatrician & Geriatric Psychiatrist Dr. Emilio Bazile, who serves patients in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Dr. Bazile is an established geriatrician & geriatric psychiatrist who practices at The Ottawa Hospital in Ontario, Canada, which he joined in 1988. Armed with experience and knowledge, he offers comprehensive and expert results, working to help treat each patient effectively and to provide quality care.

Alongside his clinical role at The Ottawa Hospital, he serves as an Assistant Professor within the Department of Psychiatry at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa. He is also the Co-founder and Board Chair of Groupes d’Etudes et d’Actions Civiques pour Haïti, the Board Chair of AQANU Outaouais, Vice Chair of AQANU, a member of Grace Children’s Hospital International Child Care, a Staff Geriatric Psychiatrist at Élisabeth Bruyère Hospital, a member of the International Child Care USA, as well as Co-founder and Secretary for the International Group for Action in Mental Health.

The doctor’s acclaimed career in medicine began after he earned his medical degree from the University of Haiti in 1976. Wanting to further his education, he served his internship at Université de Montréal/University of Montreal and his residency at The Ottawa Hospital.

A Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP) and a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association (FAPA), he is a member of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, the Canadian Academy of Geriatric Psychiatry, the Canadian Medical Association, and the American Geriatrics Society. 

Respected in his field, Dr. Bazile spoke for the International Psychiatric Association in Berlin, was nominated by The Ottawa Hospital as the Physician Who Represented Most Continuity to the Idea, Mission, and Philosophy of the Hospital, as well as authored a chapter on ethical issues in assessing cognitive impairment in the elderly. He feels that his success is attributable primarily to his faith, determination, and the belief that he always has to improve for the benefit of others. 

Geriatrics, or geriatric medicine, is a specialty that focuses on health care of elderly people. It aims to promote health by preventing and treating diseases and disabilities in older adults. A geriatrician is a primary care physician who specializes in treating conditions that affect older adults.

Geriatric psychiatry, also known as geropsychiatry, psychogeriatrics or psychiatry of old age, is a subspecialty of psychiatry dealing with the study, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders in humans with old age. Geriatric psychiatrists focus on prevention, evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of mental and emotional disorders in the elderly and improvement of psychiatric care for healthy and ill elderly patients.

In his spare time, Dr. Bazile enjoys playing soccer, as well as listening to classical music and oldies. His favorite professional publications include the Journal of the American Medical Association, the New England Journal of Medicine, and the Journal of the American Psychiatric Association. 

Learn More about Dr. Emilio Bazile:

Through his findatopdoc profile, https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/8130757-Emilio-Bazile-Geriatrician or through Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, https://med.uottawa.ca/psychiatry/people/bazile-emilio

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