Professor Emeritus, Department of Medicine, Schulich School, Western University

Calvin Stiller is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Western Ontario. He is known nationally and internationally as an outstanding physician, scientist and entrepreneur who has championed innovation in health and biomedical research and its application for the improvement of health and the economy. He is a pioneer in multi-organ transplantation and diabetes in Canada and led the Canadian multi-center study that established the importance of cyclosporine in transplantation that in turn, led to its worldwide use as ...

Director, Finestone Laboratory, McGill University

David Rosenblatt is Professor of Biology, Human Genetics, Medicine and Pediatrics, McGill University. He is a world authority in the area of inherited disorders of the vitamins folic acid and cobalamin (vitamin B12). His laboratory is the world reference centre for the diagnosis of these disorders and also has been responsible for the characterization of a number of these diseases and for the cloning of the responsible genes. This has allowed for proper diagnosis, carrier detection, and prenatal diagnosis. He also established the first Division of Medical Genetics in a Department of Medicine ...

Professor Emeritus, Department of Family Practice, University of British Columbia

Louise Nasmith has been Principal of the College of Health Disciplines at the University of British Columbia since 2007. She was previously Chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto from 2001-2007, and the Chair of the Department of Family Medicine at McGill from 1995-2002. Her scholarship has centred on medical education resulting in her obtaining a Master’s of Education from McGill in 1994 and a series of publications and presentations in this area. In addition she has been involved in a number of projects that focus on integration of care for ...

Dr. Fried is Professor and Chair of Surgery at McGill University. He has made major contributions to the surgical care of patients by introducing innovative minimally invasive therapies and to patient safety by developing validated simulation-based programs to teach and verify proficiency in them. He was elected to Presidency of the Canadian Association of General Surgeons, Central Surgical, and James IV Association of Surgeons, and sits on the Boards of 9 major medical organizations. His educational contributions were recognized by the national John Ruedy Award for Innovation in Education, ...

Professor of Peds & Emerg Med, University of Calgary

Dr. Freedman is Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine at the University of Calgary. He completed his residency at The Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto) and a pediatric emergency medicine fellowship and a Master’s of Science in Clinical Investigation at Northwestern University (Chicago). He is the Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation Professor in Child Health and Wellness and the Associate Dean, Clinical Trials at the University of Calgary. His research focuses on applying clinical research to improve outcomes in children seeking emergency department care. He has dedicated his ...