Biography
Dr. Forgie is a graduate of the University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine with Royal College specializations in Internal Medicine and in Hematology. She has a fellowship in Thromboembolic Disorders and a master’s in Clinical Epidemiology.
Dr. Forgie was appointed Interim Dean of the Faculty of Medicine in March 2025. She previously served in numerous senior leadership positions, including Senior Vice-Dean, Medical Education, Interim Vice-Dean, Postgraduate Medical Education (PGME), Vice-Dean, Undergraduate Medical Education, Assistant Dean, Student Affairs, Residency Program Director for Hematology, as well as National Co-Chair of the Association of Faculties of Medicine Resource Group for Admissions and Student Affairs.
She is also Vice President, Medical Education at The Ottawa Hospital, and a clinician investigator with the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. Her clinical practice specializes in thromboembolic diseases.
Dr. Forgie has taught in both the Anglophone and Francophone streams of the Undergraduate Medical Education Program and has received recognition for her advocacy for, and assessment of, the learning environment. She developed a program for social accountability for the MD program, which encompasses humanities, community service learning, global health, leadership and social determinants of health.
The recipient of numerous teaching and patient care awards, Dr. Forgie was honoured with the 2009 Ottawa Hospital Physician Recognition Award, and is currently one of the most highly awarded physicians at The Ottawa Hospital.
Dr. Forgie has publications in a wide array of prestigious journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine and Nature, and continues to publish in her area of clinical expertise. She is an active investigator in a number of both peer-reviewed and industry-funded clinical trials.
Dr. Forgie is an invited member of the International Women’s Forum, which features women world leaders who have broken through barriers and achieved recognition for their leadership. She is currently Chair of the Board of Governors for Ashbury College and served on the Board of Directors for the Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa from 2020 to 2025. She served on CHEO’s Board of Trustees from 2015 to 2021.