Dr. Erin Bearss

Dr. Erin Bearss is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto and the Family Physician-in-Chief in the Ray D. Wolfe Department of Family Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital. She has practiced comprehensive family medicine including emergency medicine for almost two decades at Mount Sinai Hospital.  

Dr. Bearss earned her medical degree at McMaster University. She completed her Family Medicine residency training at Mount Sinai Hospital and completed an Emergency Medicine Fellowship at the University of Toronto.

A physician at the Mount Sinai Academic Family Health Team, Dr. Bearss was the Associate Chief of Family Medicine responsible for Academic and Special Programs, where she provided outstanding academic leadership in the role of Family Medicine Residency Program Director for 12 years, from 2008-2020. She is the recipient of multiple awards for teaching excellence, educational achievement, leadership, resident wellness and, most recently, outstanding contributions to healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic.