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Dr. Cargill is a family physician and Royal College specialist in Windsor, ON with a full-time practice in Palliative Medicine. He currently practices at the Hospice of Windsor and Essex County, where he was Medical Director from 2006-2022.
In 2020, Dr. Cargill was named as the Ontario Palliative Care Network (OPCN) Provincial Clinical Co-Lead. He was the past Palliative Care Regional Lead for Erie St. Clair at Cancer Care Ontario (CCO). Dr. Cargill is an external medical advisor for the Ontario Ministry of Health.
He is an Adjunct Professor at the Schulich School of Medicine – University of Western Ontario, where he completed his medical school and residency training.
Dr. Cargill is the past Section Chair for Palliative Medicine at the Ontario Medical Association (OMA) and previous committee work has included the 2017 Negotiations Committee and 2019 Appropriateness Working Group.
Dr. Cargill has fellowship in the CFPC, Royal College and AAHPM. He is a certified Pallium LEAP (Learning Essential Approaches to Palliative Care) facilitator. He is a Certified Hospice Medical Directors (HMDC) through the AAHPM. Dr. Cargill completed the CMA-OMA Physician Leadership Program (PLDP) and has his designation as a Certified Canadian Physician Executive (CCPE).
He received an OCFP and OMA Award of Excellence for his work on “Dan’s Law,” which aimed to remove the 3-month OHIP waiting period for patients requiring palliative care. He also won the 2017 Larry Librach Award from HPCO for community leadership. In 2017, he was awarded the Schulich School of Medicine “Subspecialist of the Year” for the Windsor Campus. He also received the OMA’s Section Service Award in 2022.
In 2025, he received the King Charles III Coronation Medal for his significant contribution to Canada in the field of palliative care.
Darren enjoys spending time with his wife and family as well as travel, time at the cottage and watching his 12-year old son play hockey, lacrosse and golf.
