Janice Fitzgerald

Janice Fitzgerald ONL is a Canadian family physician. Since September 2019, she currently serves as Newfoundland and Labrador's Chief Medical Officer of Health, and has provided public health guidance to lead the province during the COVID-19 pandemic in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Early life and education Fitzgerald was born in Trinity, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Career Fitzgerald completed her medical residency at Dalhousie University in Halifax, before moving back to work as a family physician in Springdale from 1996 to 1998, then in emergency medicine in Grand Falls-Windsor, and family medicine in the St. John's area in 2000.

Fitzgerald has spoken about different aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the COVID-19 vaccines, preparations for vaccine delivery and the subsequent roll-out in Newfoundland and Labrador, and public health practices.

Public support and awards Polls from Narrative Research have consistently found Fitzgerald to have a higher public approval rating than her counterparts in other provinces.

In recognition of her public health guidance amid the pandemic, Fitzgerald was awarded a YWCA St. John's Honorary Woman of Distinction Award (2020),

On July 22, 2022, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador announced that Dr. Fitzgerald would be Invested into the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador for her outstanding work in health care during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ceremony, held at the Government House (Newfoundland and Labrador), took place on September 28, 2022.

Personal She lives with her husband and their two dogs in Mount Pearl, and has three children pursuing post-secondary education.