Senior Scientist, University Health Network

Prof. Tymianski is a Senior Scientist at the Krembil Brain Institute. Among his scientific contributions is the discovery and development of PSD95 inhibitors for the treatment of stroke and related neurological disorders. His research spans from protein chemistry to global clinical trials. A lead compound, nerinetide, has completed Phase 3 trials and continues to be developed. Next generation compounds are also entering clinical studies. He is a retired neurosurgeon, having treated patients with complex cerebrovascular disorders, and leads NoNO Inc., a biotechnology company that sponsors the ...

Distinguished University Professor Emeritus, Western University

Dr.Moira Stewart PhD, is a Distinguished University Professor Emeritus at theCentre for Studies in Family Medicine at Western University and formerly theDr. Brian W. Gilbert Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Primary Health CareResearch (2003-2017). Dr. Stewart has published widely on the topic of Patient-Centered Care and hasedited, with colleagues, an international series of books applying thepatient-centered clinical method. She is Co-Principal Investigator of a CIHRCommunity-based Primary Health Care Team Grant on Patient-Centered Innovationsfor Persons with Multimorbidity. An innovation, ...

Prof./Scientific Dir.-Cardio Health and Stroke Clinic, University of Alberta

Dr. Colleen Norris, Professor and Clinician Scientist, Faculties of Nursing, Medicine & Dentistry, and School of Public Health, University of Alberta, is Scientific Director, Cardiovascular Health and Stroke Strategic Clinical Network; Fellow, American Heart Association; and Chair, Canadian Women's Heart Health Alliance, Health Policy and Services Working Group. Dr. Norris is internationally recognized for her leadership in developing and disseminating evidence informed strategies to transform clinical practice and impact public policy related to women's heart health. She established the ...

Prof. & Ontario Research Chair, Health Policy & System Des., University of Toronto

Greg Marchildon is Ontario Research Chair in Health Policy and System Design at the Institute of Health, Policy and Evaluation at the University of Toronto and Director of the North American Observatory on Health Systems and Policies. After obtaining his PhD at the London School of Economics, he taught for five years at Johns Hopkins University and then worked as a deputy minister in the Government of Saskatchewan. He was Executive Director of the Royal Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada, also known as Romanow Commission (2001-02).

Professor of Medicine, University of British Columbia

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Professor Jha is an influential figure in epidemiology and economics of global health. He leads the "Million Death Study" (MDS) in India, one of the largest health studies ever done. The MDS has demonstrated that smoking kills about 1 million adults annually, that malaria kills far more than estimated from earlier hospital records, but that the AIDS deaths are fewer than feared earlier. These studies have transformed Indian and global health. His research showing that prenatal sex determination followed by selective abortion in India accounted for up to 6 million missing females led to policy ...

Professor Emeritus, University of Waterloo

Susan Horton holds a BA in Economics from Cambridge University and an AM and PhD also in Economics from Harvard. She holds a research chair in Global Health Economics at University of Waterloo. She is also a Visiting Scholar in Residence at the Centre for Global Child Health at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto. She has worked in over 20 low- and middle-income countries and has consulted for the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, several United Nations agencies, and the International Development Research Centre, among others. She led the paper on nutrition for the Copenhagen ...

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, University of Ottawa

Dr. Angel M. Foster is a Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa. She holds a doctorate from the University of Oxford, an MD from Harvard Medical School, and master’s and bachelor’s degrees from Stanford University. A global abortion researcher, Dr. Foster leads projects in 22 countries. She has authored more than 100 articles and co-edited three books. She is the National Abortion Federation Canada’s Board Chair and Editor-in-Chief of Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health. The recipient of numerous awards, she received the Guttmacher Institute’s 2017 ...

Professor and Associate Dean, Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto Dr. George Fantus is an internationally recognized clinician, scientist and academic leader in the field of Endocrinology and Metabolism. His research into how the hormone insulin acts on tissues to lower blood sugar has provided new insights into what goes awry in people with diabetes. His research has also identified new metabolic pathways by which high sugar levels lead to the complications associated with diabetes, such as kidney failure. This research has been recognized by numerous national and ...