Alexandra King

Research interests

As a First Nation physician, my practice is grounded in Indigenous philosophy, with a focus on care for those experiencing HIV/AIDS, HCV and other liver diseases, for which First Nation, Inuit and Métis people bear a disproportionate burden. I co-lead Pewaseskwan (the Indigenous Wellness Research Group), a world-class health and wellness research group.

The Pewaseskwan team and I are cartographers of Ethical Space, pioneering research that privileges First Nations, Inuit and Métis ways of knowing, being and doing that improves Indigenous health and wellness outcomes. My research interests include Indigenous wellness, research philosophies, methodologies, ethics, health training and mentorship, along with Indigenous women’s health. My other research interests include heart and heart-brain health, pediatric, cancer, regenerative medicine and clinical trials.

Graduate supervision and student opportunities

I am currently accepting applications from graduate students with research interests related to:

• Indigenous health research, particularly in the context of infectious diseases (especially HIV, HCV) and brain-heart or heart health
• Indigenous wellness research
• Land-based research
• Culture-based research
• Arts-based research
• Health systems research

Graduate studies application details

Teaching interests

• Indigenous health
• Indigenous wellness
• Indigenous research methodologies

Education

FRCPC (Internal Medicine)

General Internal Medicine Fellowship, University of British Columbia

Core Internal Medicine Residency, University of Alberta

Doctor of Medicine, University of Toronto

BSc, Honours (Human Biology and Psychology), University of Toronto

BBA, Honours, Magna Cum Laude, (Finance and Economics), St. Francis Xavier University

Selected awards

• Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS)
• Annual Excellence in Research Award Recipient, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan
• Principal’s Indigenous Education Award (Part of the Indigenous Community Research Partnerships (ICRP) Team) Queen's University at Kingston
• Researcher of the Year, Unified Head Award, University of Saskatchewan

Selected publications

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Michael V. Sefton, Malcolm King and Alexandra King. (2025). Regenerative Healing. Tissue Engineering. Part A. 31: 23-24.

Heather J. A. Foulds, Leah J. Ferguson, Colin P. T. Baillie, Alexandra King, Lucie Lévesque, TriciaMcGuire-Adams, Tara-Leigh F. McHugh, Kate Storey, Treena Delormier. (2025). A journey of partnership: Supporting Indigenous science in Western, colonial-grounded academic institutions. PLOS One. 20(10):1-19.

Daniel N. Elakpa, David Lawton, Trinity H Tooley, Kerryn van Rooyen, Julie Bruneau, Curtis Cooper, Melisa Dickie, Jordan J Feld, Naveed Z Janjua, Alexandra King, Nadine Kronfli, Justin Presseau, Joyce Wilson, Marie-Louise Vachon, Guillaume Fontaine. (2025). The 14th Canadian Symposium on Hepatitis C Virus: From research breakthroughs to equitable healthcare for priority populations. Canadian Liver Journal. 8(4):540-553.

Ryan Lamont, Malcolm King, Alexandra King, Kerri Schellenberg, Gerald Pfeffer. (2024). Higher than expected incident cases of spinal bulbar muscular atrophy in western Canada. Brain. 147(5): e43-e44.

Rusty Souleymanov, Marni Still, Tara Christianson, Melissa Morris, Ann Favel, Danita Wahpoosewyan, *Albert McLeod, *Laverne Gervais, Alexandra King, *Margaret Kîsikâw Piyesis, Randy Jackson, *Mike Payne, *Laurie Ringaert, Linda Larcombe, Gayle Restall, *Dallas Montpetit. (2024). The Gigii-Bapiimin Study: resilience and the impacts of COVID-19 on health and wellbeing of Indigenous people living with HIV in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. AIDS Care. 36(7): Epub.

Jay S. Shavadia MBChB, MHS, *Udoka Okpalauwaekwe MBBS, MPH, *Minyoung Kim MSc, Jason Orvold MD, Colin Pearce MD, Alexandra King MD, *Kehinde Ametepee MBBS, MPH, Haissam Haddad MD. (2024). Contemporary Outcomes of Acute Coronary Syndromes in Indigenous Compared With Non-Indigenous Patients: A Northern Saskatchewan Perspective. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 40(11): 2094-2101.