Dr. Paula James is the Graduate Program Director for the Translational Medicine Graduate Program and Professor in the Department of Medicine, with cross-appointments to Pathology & Molecular Medicine and Pediatrics. She joined the Faculty in July of 2004 and is a Clinician Scientist with 75% protected time for research.
Dr. James is a Principal Investigator in the Clinical and Molecular Hemostasis Research Group at Queen’s University with an active basic and clinical research program investigating the genetic basis of inherited bleeding disorders as well as the quantitation of bleeding symptoms. Her group is comprised of post-doctoral fellows, graduate students and well as research associates. In recent years, activities have included validating and publishing the Condensed MCMDM-1VWD Bleeding Questionnaire, which has gained international recognition as well as optimizing a protocol for culturing ECFC (Endothelial Colony Forming Cells) from patients with both inherited and acquired diseases. In May 2015, the Let's Talk Period website and aligned social media accounts were launched to increase knowledge about abnormal bleeding.
In addition to her research activities, Dr. James is the Medical Director of the Southeastern Ontario Inherited Bleeding Disorders Program and was the Medical Director for its aligned Women and Bleeding Disorders Clinic from 2005-2023. She was awarded the Dr. Cecil Harris Award from the Canadian Hemophilia Society in 2017 for distinguished contributions to the field of inherited bleeding disorders.
- Deputy Head, Department of Medicine, Queen's University
- Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Queen's University
- Cross-Appointment, Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine
- Cross-Appointment, Department of Pediatrics
- Senior Investigator (Adjunct), Blood Research Institute, Blood Center of Wisconsin
- Regular Attending Staff, Kingston Health Sciences Centre
- Clinical Investigators Program (June 2004) – Clinical Investigators Program – Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (The)
- Hematology (June 2001) – Hematology – Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (The)
- Internal Medicine (June 1999) – Internal Medicine – University of Saskatchewan
- Doctor of Medicine (MD) - M.D. (May 1996) – University of Saskatchewan
International
- 2024-2025 Member of the Medical Program Committee for the WFH 2025 Comprehensive Care Summit to be held in April 2025
- 2022-2023 Co-Theme Leader of the subcommittee on Platelet Disorders, von Willebrand Disease and Thrombotic Microangiopathies for the ISTH 2023 Congress
- 2021-2022 Co-chair of the Scientific Medical Program Committee for the WFH 2022 World Congress
- 2021-2025 Member of the Scientific Committee on Hemostasis for the American Society of Hematology
- 2020-2022 Member of the World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) von Willebrand Disease and Rare Bleeding Disorders (VWD-RBD) Committee
- 2019 Member of the Inherited Bleeding Disorders Sub-Group for the NIH’s Hemostasis Trial Outcomes Working Group
- 2017 Clinical Co-Chair of the Diagnosis of VWD panel of the ASH ISTH NHF WFH Guidelines on von Willebrand disease
- 2017 Program co-chair – ASH Consultative Hematology Courses (CHC)
- 2017 Member of the ISTH SSC Hemophilia and Bleeding (including Transfusion) Scientific Topic Theme Subcommittee for ISTH 2019 Melbourne
- 2016 Member of the ISTH SSC Hemophilia and Bleeding (including Transfusion) Scientific Topic Theme Subcommittee for ISTH 2019 Melbourne
- 2015 Von Willebrand Disease and Rare Bleeding Disorders Committee of the WFH
- 2015 Medical Advisory Committee (MAC) of the Foundation for Women and Girls with Blood Disorders (FWGBD)
- 2013 Chair of the Scientific Subcommittee for Coagulation Factors and Inhibitors – planning for ISTH 2015 in Toronto
- 2012-2016 Co-Chair of the von Willebrand Factor Scientific and Standardization Committee (SSC) of ISTH
- 2010 Member of the ISTH SSC von Willebrand Factor Mutation Database Steering Committee
- 2008-2016 Member of Global Emerging Hemophilia Expert Panel (GEHEP) - sponsored by Bayer Inc.
National
- 2018 Chair of the VWD and Research Subcommittees of the Association of Hemophilia Clinic Directors of Canada
- 2013 Board Member of the Association of Hemophilia Clinic Directors of Canada
- 2010 Member of the Women and Bleeding Disorders Subcommittee of the AHCDC
Local
- 2012-2017 Member of the Department of Medicine Accountability Committee
- 2011-present Medical Director of the Inherited Bleeding Disorders Clinic of Southeastern Ontario
- 2010-2018 Member of the Department of Pathology Graduate Program Committee
- 2009-2021 Co-Director National Hemophilia Mutation Detection Program - Responsible for VWD genetic testing
- 2014-2018 Member of the Faculty of Health Sciences Student Appeals Board
- 2005-2023 Medical Director of the Women and Bleeding Disorders Clinic – Kingston General Hospital
- 2021 Aesculapian Society Queen's Medical School Lectureship Award
- 2018 The 2018 Distinguished Service Award - Queen's University Department of Medicine
- 2018 Best Medicine Grounds Presentation - Queen's University Department of Medicine
- 2017 The 2017 Dr. Cecil Harris Award - The Canadian Hemophilia Society
- 2015 The Inaugural Wallace H. Coulter Distringuished Lecture (Nominated) - International Society for Laboratory Hematology
- 2014 Research Achievement Award - Queen's University Department of Medicine
- 2012 Basmajian Award for Excellence in Health Sciences Research - Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen's University
- 2011 Researcher of the Year Award of Excellence - National Hemophilia Foundation (US Organization)
- 2011 Clinician Scientist Development Program Award - Southeastern Ontario Medical Organization
- 2008 Aesculapian Society Queen's Medical School Phase IIA Teaching Award
- 2008 CSL Behring Prof. Heimburger Award - Early Career Investigator Award
- 2007 Excellence in Research Award, Department of Medicine Queen's University
- 2007 Bayer International Hemophilia Awards - Early Career Investigator Award
- 2005 Young Investigator Award - International Society of Thrombosis and Hemostasis
- 2003 John H. Crookston Award - Canadian Hemotology Society
- 2003 Aventis Behring - CHS - AHCDC Fellowship
- 2002 Aventis Behring - CHS - AHCDC Fellowship
- 2000 Ian Holmes Senior Professionalism Award, University of Saskatchewan
- 1999 Chief Medicine Resident, University of Saskatchewan
- 1999 Critical Care Award for Excellence, University of Saskatchewan
- 1998 Third Place, Residents' Research Day, University of Saskatchewan
- 1994 SAHO Summer Student Externship
- 1990 Harold and Joyce Dietrich Scholarship, Luther College