Cynthia Cupido
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Dr. Cynthia Cupido is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Critical Care at McMaster University. Dr. Cupido has worked as a staff pediatric intensivist at McMaster Children’s Hospitals for more than 2 decades during which time she has held numerous leadership roles including PICU Medical Director, Pediatric Critical Care Division Chief, Program Director of the Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship training program, McMaster Children’s Hospital Organ Donation Physician Lead, Chair of Hamilton Health Sciences Clinical Ethics Committee and Chair of Hamilton Health Sciences Organ and Tissue Donation Committee, to name just a few.

Most recently, Dr. Cupido has taken on the role of developing and launching McMaster Children’s Hospital new Pediatric Critical Care Transport Team as the Transport Team Medical Director. In this role, Dr. Cupido has developed numerous local, regional and provincial collaborations including working together with the College of Respiratory Therapists of Ontario to expand the scope of practice for Registered Respiratory Therapist Transport Team members.