ICRH Institute Advisory Board

The Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health's (ICRH) Advisory Board includes a diverse group of national and international representatives of the public, private and non-profit sectors, including the research community and health practitioners. The Institute Advisory Board (IAB) provides support and guidance to our Scientific Director and CIHR's Governing Council with respect to the full range of Institute activities.

For more information about the IABs, please consult CIHR's Institute Advisory Boards page.

Members

(as of September 2012)

Yves Berthiaume, MD, MSc, FRCPC (Chair)
Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal
Senior Researcher, Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM)
Executive Director, Clinic and Clinical Research, IRCM

Dr. Pam Ratner, PhD, RN, FCAHS (Vice-chair)
Professor
School of Nursing
University of British Columbia

Dr. Dina Brooks, PhD, MSc, BSc (PT)
Professor, Department of Physical Therapy
University of Toronto

Dr. Elaine Chong, PharmD, BCPS
Director, Clinical Decision Support
Pharmaceutical Services
Ministry of Health
Government of British Columbia

Dr. Shurjeel Choudhri, MD
Senior Vice President and Head, Medical and Scientific Affairs
Bayer HealthCare

Dr. James A. Dosman, OC, SOM, MA, MD, FRCP(C), FRSC, FCAHS
Distinguished Research Chair
Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture (CCHSA)
College of Medicine
University of Saskatchewan

Mr. Vincent Dumez, MSc
Director, Bureau facultaire de l'expertise patient partenaire
Faculty of Medicine
Université de Montréal

Dr. Mark Eisenberg, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA
Professor of Medicine, McGill University
Director of Cardiovascular Health Services Research Group of the Jewish General Hospital

Dr. Marlys L. Koschinsky, PhD
Dean, Faculty of Science, and Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor
Adjunct Professor, Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen's University
Adjunct Professor, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University

Dr. Marilyn Mackay-Lyons, BSc, MScPT, PhD
Associate Professor
School of Physiotherapy
Dalhousie University

Dr. Denis O'Donnell, MD, FRCP(I), FRCPC
Professor, Queen's University

Dr. Robert J. Petrella, MD, PhD, FCFP, FACSM
Professor, Departments of Family Medicine, Medicine (Division of Cardiology) as well as Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation of the Schulich School of Medicine and School of Kinesiology
University of Western Ontario

Prof. Bernard Thébaud, MD, PhD
Senior Scientist, Regenerative Medicine Program
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI) & Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) Research Institute
Pediatrician, Division of Neonatology
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Professor of Pediatrics
University of Ottawa

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