Dr. James W. L. Wilson
MSc, MD, FRCSC, FACS
Dr. Wilson, a native of Port Colborne Ontario, received his medical degree from Queen’s University in 1977 and completed his residency education in Urology in 1982. Following a fellowship at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota, he joined the Queen’s Department of Urology in 1983. He was appointed Department Head in 1997 which he held until 2012.
From 1995 to 1998 he was Associate Dean of Postgraduate Medical Education at Queen’s. He was President of the Canadian Urological Association in 2001-02 and President of the Northeastern Section of the American Urological Association 2007-08. In 2010 he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement award by the CUA. He has chaired numerous committees of the Royal College. He received the James H Graham Award of Merit from the Royal College in 2019. He was a medical advisor for the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario from 2013 – 2020.
He transitioned into full retirement by 2020 but continues to be involved with the teaching program and looks forward to golf with those residents who don’t mind playing with a hacker.