Adam Yan

Associate Chief Medical Information Officer (Academic Paediatrics), Department of Paediatrics
Oncology Informatics Lead, Division of Haematology/Oncology

Other positions

Vice-Chair, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Area of Focused Competency in Clinical Informatics 
Past Chair, Epic Paediatric Oncology Steering Committee 

Dr. Adam Yan is a Staff Oncologist and the Associate Chief Medical Information Officer (Academic Paediatrics) at SickKids and an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto.

Dr. Yan completed his Paediatric Haematology/Oncology at SickKids & The University of Toronto, his Clinical Informatics Fellowship at Boston Children's Hospital & Harvard Medical School and his Master of Biomedical Informatics at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Yan is one of the few Canadian physicians with accredited training in Clinical Informatics. Dr. Yan's combined training in Paediatrics and Clinical Informatics uniquely position him to lead digital health transformation for paediatric patients and providers. In Dr. Yan's role as the Associate Chief Medical Information Officer (Academic Paediatrics) he is working to create a vibrant community of practice in Clinical Informatics at SickKids. 

Education and experience

Degrees:

• 2021–2023: Masters of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, U.S.
  
• 2012–2016: Doctor of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
• 2012–2016: Bachelors of Medicine in Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
• 2009–2012: Bachelor of Science, Western University, London, ON, Canada

Postgraduate and Specialty Training:

• 2021–2023: Clinical Informatics Fellow, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, U.S.
  
• 2019–2022: Paediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellow, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
• 2016–2019: Paediatric Resident, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

Achievements 

• 2025: International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) Outstanding Leadership Award
  
• 2023: Boston Combined Residency Program Faculty Feedback Honor Roll
• 2022: American Society of Hematology Annual Conference Abstract Award
• 2021: Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Professional Development Award 
• 2021: Communicator Award, The Hospital for Sick Children Division of Hematology/Oncology, Toronto, ON, Canada  
• 2020: Communicator Award, The Hospital for Sick Children Division of Hematology/Oncology, Toronto, ON, Canada

1. Yan AP,Guo LL, Inoue J, Arciniegas SE, Vettese E, Wolochacz A, Crellin-Parsons N, Purves B, Wallace S, Patel A, Roshdi M, Jessa K, Cardiff B, Sung L. (2025). A roadmap to implementing machine learning in healthcare: from concept to practice. Front Digital Health. 7(1): 1462751
2. Patel A, Kawpeng I, Potashner R, Jessa K, Yan AP.(2025). Preferences of Pediatric Oncology Patients and Caregivers on the Availability of Patient Results in an Online Patient Portal. JCO Clinical Cancer. 9(9): e2400235
3. Yan AP, Tomlinson D, Dupuis LL, Sung L. (2025). SSPedi and SPARK: Promise for the future of electronic patient reported outcomes in Pediatric Oncology. EJC Paediatric Oncology. 5(1): 100238.
4. Potashner R, Taylor T, Sarna A, Cooper M, Thayaparan S, Sung L, Jessa K, Yan AP. (2025). User- Centered Design and Comparison of Two Electronic Health Record Tools to Support the Ordering of Crisantaspase Recombinant Chemotherapy. JCO Clinical Cancer Information. 9(9): e2400306.
5. Hassan H, Zipursky AR, Rabbani N, You JG, Tse G, Orenstein E, Parsons CR, Jessa K, Lawton G, Shin HS, Sung L, Yan AP. (2025). Special Topic on Burnout: Clinical Implementation of Artificial Intelligence Scribes in Healthcare: A Systematic Review. Applied Clinical Informatics. 1(1): 1.

See a full list of Adam Yan's publications

External Funding:

Cancer Research Society 
Garron Family Comprehensive Cancer Centre 
Hold Em for Life
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada 
Paediatric Oncology Group of Ontario