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ALLERGY
Paul K. Keith MD FRCPC
Paul K. Keith MD FRCPC
Associate Professor of Medicine,
Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, McMaster University
Staff, McMaster Division,
Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
Staff, Adverse Reactions Clinic,
Firestone Chest and Allergy Unit,
St. Joseph’s Hospital, Hamilton, ON
Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, McMaster University
Staff, McMaster Division,
Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
Staff, Adverse Reactions Clinic,
Firestone Chest and Allergy Unit,
St. Joseph’s Hospital, Hamilton, ON
CARDIOLOGY
Gregory P. Curnew MD FRCPC
Gregory P. Curnew MD FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor,
McMaster University
Staff, Hamilton General Hospital
and Hamilton General-McMaster University
Lipid Research Clinic
Director, Coronary Care Unit,
Hamilton General Hospital, Hamilton, ON
McMaster University
Staff, Hamilton General Hospital
and Hamilton General-McMaster University
Lipid Research Clinic
Director, Coronary Care Unit,
Hamilton General Hospital, Hamilton, ON
CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
Michael J. Rieder MD FRCPC
Michael J. Rieder MD FRCPC
CIHR-GSK Chair,
Pediatric Clinical Pharmacology
Professor and Chair,
Division of Clinical Pharmacology,
Departments of Pediatrics, Physiology
& Pharmacology, and Medicine
University of Western Ontario
Section Head,
Pediatric Clinical Pharmacology,
Children’s Hospital of Western Ontario — Children’s Health Research Institute,
London, ON
Pediatric Clinical Pharmacology
Professor and Chair,
Division of Clinical Pharmacology,
Departments of Pediatrics, Physiology
& Pharmacology, and Medicine
University of Western Ontario
Section Head,
Pediatric Clinical Pharmacology,
Children’s Hospital of Western Ontario — Children’s Health Research Institute,
London, ON
DERMATOLOGY
Gordon E. Searles MD OD FRCPC FACP
Gordon E. Searles MD OD FRCPC FACP
Assistant Professor, Director,
Dermatology Resident Training Program, Division of Dermatology and Cutaneous Medi-cine, Department of Medicine,
University of Alberta
Consultant, Royal Alexandra Hospital,
University of Alberta Hospital-SCC/WCM,
and Misericordia Health Centre,
Edmonton, AB
Dermatology Resident Training Program, Division of Dermatology and Cutaneous Medi-cine, Department of Medicine,
University of Alberta
Consultant, Royal Alexandra Hospital,
University of Alberta Hospital-SCC/WCM,
and Misericordia Health Centre,
Edmonton, AB
ENDOCRINOLOGY
Janine Malcolm MD FRCPC
Janine Malcolm MD FRCPC
Assistant Professor, Director,
Dermatology Resident Training Program, Division of Dermatology and Cutaneous Medi-cine, Department of Medicine,
University of Alberta
Consultant, Royal Alexandra Hospital,
University of Alberta Hospital-SCC/WCM,
and Misericordia Health Centre,
Edmonton, AB
Dermatology Resident Training Program, Division of Dermatology and Cutaneous Medi-cine, Department of Medicine,
University of Alberta
Consultant, Royal Alexandra Hospital,
University of Alberta Hospital-SCC/WCM,
and Misericordia Health Centre,
Edmonton, AB
GASTROENTEROLOGY
Arni S.C. Sekar MD FRCPC
Arni S.C. Sekar MD FRCPC
Assistant Professor,
Division of Gastroenterology,
University of Ottawa
Staff, Ottawa Civic Hospital, Ottawa, ON
Division of Gastroenterology,
University of Ottawa
Staff, Ottawa Civic Hospital, Ottawa, ON
GERIATRICS
Joel S. Hurwitz MB FRCPC
Joel S. Hurwitz MB FRCPC
Associate Professor,
Division of Geriatric Medicine,
Department of Medicine,
University of Western Ontario
Staff, St. Joseph’s Health Care
and London Health Sciences Centre,
London, ON
Division of Geriatric Medicine,
Department of Medicine,
University of Western Ontario
Staff, St. Joseph’s Health Care
and London Health Sciences Centre,
London, ON
HEMATOLOGY
A. Majid Shojania MD FRCPC
A. Majid Shojania MD FRCPC
Professor, Departments of Pediatrics, Medicine and Pathology, University of Manitoba
Staff, Clinical Hematology,
St. Boniface General Hospital
Member, Medical Oncology/Hematology,
CancerCare, Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB
Staff, Clinical Hematology,
St. Boniface General Hospital
Member, Medical Oncology/Hematology,
CancerCare, Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB
IMAGING
Michael Kenneth McLennan MD FRCPC
Michael Kenneth McLennan MD FRCPC
Staff radiologist,
Markham Stouffville Hospital, Markham, ON
Staff radiologist, Uxbridge Cottage Hospital, Uxbridge, ON
INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Kevin B. Laupland MD MSc FRCPC
Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine/Pathology & Laboratory Medi-cine/Community Health Sciences/Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary
Staff, Peter Lougheed Centre, Calgary, AB
Markham Stouffville Hospital, Markham, ON
Staff radiologist, Uxbridge Cottage Hospital, Uxbridge, ON
INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Kevin B. Laupland MD MSc FRCPC
Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine/Pathology & Laboratory Medi-cine/Community Health Sciences/Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary
Staff, Peter Lougheed Centre, Calgary, AB
INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Kevin B. Laupland MD MSc FRCPC
Kevin B. Laupland MD MSc FRCPC
Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine/Pathology & Laboratory Medi-cine/Community Health Sciences/Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary
Staff, Peter Lougheed Centre, Calgary, AB
Staff, Peter Lougheed Centre, Calgary, AB
LAW
Joyce Blond-Frank BA BCL LLM (Health Law)
Joyce Blond-Frank BA BCL LLM (Health Law)
Member, Quebec and Canadian Bar Associations
General law private practice, Montreal, QC
General law private practice, Montreal, QC
NEPHROLOGY
Malvinder S. Parmar MB MS FRCPC FACP FASN
Malvinder S. Parmar MB MS FRCPC FACP FASN
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa
Associate Professor, Northern Ontario School of Medicine
Staff and Director of Dialysis, Timmins and District Hospital, Timmins, ON
Associate Professor, Northern Ontario School of Medicine
Staff and Director of Dialysis, Timmins and District Hospital, Timmins, ON
NEUROLOGY
Andrew Kirk MD FRCPC
Andrew Kirk MD FRCPC
Professor and Head, Division of Neurology,
Department of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan
Staff neurologist, Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon, SK
Department of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan
Staff neurologist, Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon, SK
OB/GYN
Fay G. Weisberg MD FRCSC
Fay G. Weisberg MD FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Toronto
Staff, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, ON
Staff, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, ON
ONCOLOGY
Bruce Colwell MD FRCPC
Bruce Colwell MD FRCPC
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Program Director, Medical Oncology Training Program, Dalhousie University
Staff, Nova Scotia Cancer Centre, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS
Staff, Nova Scotia Cancer Centre, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS
OPHTHALMOLOGY
Alain A. Proulx MD MSc FRCSC
Alain A. Proulx MD MSc FRCSC
Assistant Professor, University of Western Ontario (UWO)
Director, UWO OphthalmologyResidency Program
Ophthalmologist, Ivey Eye Institute, London, ON
Director, UWO OphthalmologyResidency Program
Ophthalmologist, Ivey Eye Institute, London, ON
OTOLARYNGOLOGY
Steven R. Cohen MD BSc FRCSC
Steven R. Cohen MD BSc FRCSC
Retired, Staff and Chief,
Department of Otolaryngology,
Centenary Health Centre (Rouge Valley Health Care System), Toronto, ON
Active private office practice, evaluation and treatment of patients with dizziness and balance disorders, North York, ON
Department of Otolaryngology,
Centenary Health Centre (Rouge Valley Health Care System), Toronto, ON
Active private office practice, evaluation and treatment of patients with dizziness and balance disorders, North York, ON
PEDIATRICS
Jeff Weisbrot MD FRCPC
Jeff Weisbrot MD FRCPC
Assistant Professor, Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto
Staff, York Central Hospital, Richmond Hill, ON
Staff, Emergency Department, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON
Staff, York Central Hospital, Richmond Hill, ON
Staff, Emergency Department, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON
PSYCHIATRY
Anna K. Skorzewska MD FRCPC
Anna K. Skorzewska MD FRCPC
Lecturer, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto
Head, Acute Care Unit, Department of Psychiatry University Health Network — Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON
Head, Acute Care Unit, Department of Psychiatry University Health Network — Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON
RESPIROLOGY
Dennis M. Bowie MD FRCPC
Dennis M. Bowie MD FRCPC
Associate Professor, Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie Univer-sity
Staff respirologist, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS
Staff respirologist, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS
RHEUMATOLOGY
Laurence Anthony Rubin MD FRCPC FACP
Laurence Anthony Rubin MD FRCPC FACP
Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto
Division Head, Rheumatology, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON
Division Head, Rheumatology, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON
UROLOGY
Yoshinori Taguchi MD PhD FRCSC
Yoshinori Taguchi MD PhD FRCSC
Associate Professor, Division of Urology, McGill University
Senior Urologist, McGill University Health
Centre — Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, QC
Senior Urologist, McGill University Health
Centre — Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, QC
