Dr. Thomas Emmett Francoeur reviews medical content for Healthwise, a
nonprofit organization with a mission to help people make better health
decisions. His research and clinical interests include developmental and behavioral pediatrics, pain syndromes in children, stress and coping in school-aged children, neurodevelopmental assessment techniques, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, psychosocial effects of chronic disease, suggestibility of children's testimony, and child and adolescent psychopharmacology. Dr. Francoeur is a former president of the Canadian Pediatric Society and is the Director of the Child Development Programme and the Co-Director of the Psychopharmacology
Clinic of the Developmental Behavioural Pediatric Service at the Montreal Children's Hospital in Montreal, Quebec. He has participated in numerous lecture series in Montreal
and is a frequent presenter throughout Canada.
Education and Training
MDCM: McGill University, Montreal, QC, 1974
Rotating Internship: St. Joseph's Hospital, London, ON,
1974–1975
Resident in Pediatrics: Montreal Children's
Hospital, Montreal, QC, 1975–1978
Resident and Chief Resident in
Pediatrics: Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, QC,
1978–1979
Fellowship in Ambulatory Pediatrics: Montreal Children's
Hospital, Montreal, QC, 1979–1980
Research Fellow in Developmental
Pediatrics: McGill University-Montreal Children's Hospital Research Institute,
Montreal, QC, 1980–1981
Certifications
Royal College of Physicians of Canada
Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics
Academic Appointments
Associate Professor, McGill University,
Montreal, QC, 1984–present
Financial Disclosure
This reviewer reported no financial conflicts.
