Dr. Michael A. Baker
CM, O.Ont., MD
Dr Michael Baker is the Rose Family Chair in Medicine at University Health Network and Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and the Royal College of Physicians of Canada.
His career interests have included cancer research, medical administration, leadership in patient safety, and a consulting practice in hematology and complex medical care.
Dr Baker's research has focussed on the diagnosis and treatment of leukemia and aspects of cancer control, leading to more than 100 publications in this field. He has Chaired several national and provincial cancer research committees, and served as President of the National Cancer Institute of Canada for three years. He has been elected as a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences.
Dr. Robert S. Bell
President and CEO, University Health Network
Dr. Robert Bell was appointed as President and CEO of University Health Network (UHN) in June 2005. An internationally recognized Orthopaedic surgeon, health care executive, clinician-scientist, and educator, Dr. Bell brings more than 20 years of experience in academic health care to leadership of Canada's largest research hospital. From 2000 to 2005, he served as Chief Operating Officer of UHN's Princess Margaret Hospital where he was responsible for leading Canada's largest comprehensive cancer centre. From 2003 to 2005, he served as Regional Vice President and Chair of the Clinical Council of Cancer Care Ontario.
Dr. Bell earned a Doctor of Medicine from McGill University in 1975 and a Masters of Science from the University of Toronto in 1981. He completed a Fellowship in Orthopaedic Oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard University in 1985. During his career as a clinician-scientist at the University of Toronto, he received more than five million dollars in peer reviewed funding and published more than 170 peer-reviewed papers. He participated in the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in 2005. Dr. Bell is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, the American College of Surgeons and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
Dr. Simon Carette
Dr Carette graduated from Laval University in 1975 and he completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Laval and McGill Universities. He trained in rheumatology at the University of Toronto and did post-graduate work at the National Institutes of Health. He was affiliated with Laval University from 1983 until 1998 where he was successively head of the division of rheumatology and Physician in Chief of le Centre Hospitalier de l'Université Laval. In 1997, he completed a sabbatical year at the University of Cambridge, UK following which he moved to the University of Toronto in 1998 as Professor of Medicine and Director of the Division of Rheumatology at the University Health Network and Mount Sinai Hospital. Since July 2009, he has been Deputy Physician-in-Chief, Education at UHN/MSH and as of June 15, 2010, he is serving as acting Vice-President, Education for UHN.
Dr. Edward Cole
Dr. Edward Cole received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science from the University of Toronto in 1972 and 1973, respectively, and his MD from Memorial University of Newfoundland in 1975. Following four years of post-graduate training in internal medicine and nephrology at the University of Toronto, he received a Medical Research Council of Canada Fellowship for work in the laboratory of Dr. Curtis Wilson at the Research Institute of the Scripps Clinic that focused on glomerular immunopathology. He has been a member of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto since 1981, having worked at the Wellesley Hospital until 1984, St. Michael's Hospital until 1992, and is presently a staff nephrologist in the Renal Transplantation Program at the Toronto General Hospital.
In 2001 he was appointed as Director, Division of Nephrology, University Health Network & Mount Sinai Hospital and in 2007 became the Amgen Professor of Nephrology. He is currently Professor of Medicine and, from 1996-2006; he was the Director of the Division of Nephrology, University of Toronto. He is founder and Chair of The Canadian Transplantation Society Kidney Working Group and Chair of the Steering Committee for National Kidney Registries. Dr. Cole was appointed Physician-in-Chief, University Health Network and Dr Charles H. Hollenberg Chair in Medicine in May, 2010. His major research interests are in immunosuppressive drugs and clinical trials in renal transplantation with over 130 peer-reviewed publications.
Dr. Tirone E. David
Professor of Surgery at the University of Toronto, Chief of Cardiac Surgery at Toronto General Hospital
Doctor Tirone E. David is a Professor of Surgery at the University of Toronto, Chief of Cardiac Surgery at Toronto General Hospital, and the holder of the Melanie Munk Chair at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre. Doctor David has published close to 300 scientific papers, 45 chapters in medical textbooks as well as 5 surgical textbooks. He has developed numerous operative procedures to treat patients with heart valve disease, complications of myocardial infarction, and thoracic aneurysms. He has been a member of the editorial board of several medical journals. Doctor David is a member of numerous surgical and medical societies and honorary member of the European Cardio-Thoracic Association, the Brazilian Cardiovascular Society, the Italian Society for Cardiac Surgery, the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular, and the Society of Cardiac Surgeons. He was President of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery in 2004-2005, the most prestigious professional organization of cardiac and thoracic surgeons. He received the Order of Ontario in 1993 and the Order of Canada in 1996. He was elected University Professor in 2004, the highest honor the University of Toronto bestows to its professors.
Dr. Michael G. Fehlings
MD PhD FRCSC FACS
Professor of Neurosurgery, University of Toronto
Krembil Chair in Neural Repair and Regeneration
McLaughlin Scholar in Molecular Medicine
Director, University of Toronto Neuroscience Program
Co-Director, University of Toronto Spinal Program
Medical Director, Krembil Neuroscience Center
Head, Spine and Spinal Cord Injury Program
Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network
Dr. Fehlings is the Medical Director of the Krembil Neuroscience Center and heads the Spinal Program at the Toronto Western Hospital. Dr. Fehlings is a Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Toronto, holds the Krembil Chair in Neural Repair and Regeneration, a Scientist at the McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine and a McLaughlin Scholar in Molecular Medicine. In the fall of 2008, Dr. Fehlings was appointed the inaugural Director of the University of Toronto Neuroscience Program and Co-Director of the newly formed University of Toronto Spinal Program.
Dr. Johnny Lau
MD, MSc, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, University of Toronto
Dr. Johnny Lau is an Orthopaedic Surgeon with subspecialty training in reconstructive foot and ankle surgery. He completed his medical and surgical training at the University of Toronto. He then completed subspecialty training in foot and ankle surgery in Baltimore, MD.
His research interest is in the treatment of foot and ankle arthritis. He is studying joint replacements for foot and ankle arthritis and is involved in developing a new ankle replacement. He is involved in a national study evaluating ankle replacements, and is spear heading a study to evaluate toe replacements.
Dr. Andres Lozano
RR Tasker Professor and Chair in Functional Neurosurgery at the University of Toronto and the Toronto Western Hospital
Dr. Lozano received his MD degree at the University of Ottawa and his neurosurgical training and PhD degree in Neurobiology at McGill. He received post-doctoral training in movement disorders at Queens Square, London, UK and in cell and molecular biology in Toronto. He is the Professor and Chairman of Neurosurgery at the University of Toronto (as of Sept 1, 2010) and holds both the RR Tasker Chair in Functional Neurosurgery at the University of Toronto and the Toronto Western Hospital and a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Neuroscience. He has an active laboratory dedicated to the study of neuronal degeneration and regeneration and Functional Neurosurgery.
Dr. Lozano has over 350 publications in neurosciences including publications in several prestigious journals. He serves on the executive board of several international organizations including the Michael J Fox Foundation and is on the international editorial board of 14 journals. A recognized international authority on the surgery and pathophysiology of Parkinson's disease, he has led over 400 invited lectures throughout the world. He has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and has received the Order of Spain
Dr. Nizar Mahomed
Head of the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery; Director, Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis Program;
Scientist, Division of Outcomes & Population Health, Toronto Western Research Institute, University Health Network;
Smith & Nephew Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery;
Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto; Managing Director, Rehabilitation Solutions
Dr. Nizar Mahomed is a leading orthopaedic surgeon at Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network. In addition to being Director of the Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis Program, he directs the Lower Extremity Arthritis Program. Dr. Mahomed graduated from the University of Toronto in 1988. His orthopaedic training and arthroplasty fellowship was at U of T, where he is currently Professor of Surgery.
Dr. Darrell Ogilvie-Harris
Dr. Ogilvie-Harris attended the University of Liverpool in England where he received a B.Sc. Honours degree in Biochemistry. He was awarded a Distinction in Medicine and in Surgery receiving his medical degree with Honours (M.B.,Ch.B. Hons.)
In Canada he did a Masters Degree in Medical Science researching on continuous passive motion. He received his specialist certification in Orthopedic Surgery after completing a residency in the University of Toronto. He has been a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Orthopaedic Surgery since 1981 (F.R..C.S).
Dr. Christopher J. Paige, PhD
Vice President, Research, UHN
Ronald Buick Chair in Cancer Research
Professor, Departments of Immunology and Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto
Dr. Paige is an internationally recognized leader in the area of lymphocyte development and antibody formation and his original research has been published in the leading scientific journals. He earned a Ph.D. in Immunology at the Sloan-Kettering Division of Cornell University Graduate School of Medical Sciences in 1979. He was a Member of the Basel Institute for Immunology in Switzerland (1980-1987) before joining the Ontario Cancer Institute as a Senior Scientist.
Dr. Harry Rakowski
Development Director of the Peter Munk Cardiac Imaging Centre
University Health Network
In 1972 Dr. Harry Rakowski graduated with an Honours MD from the University of Toronto. He did his postgraduate training in Toronto followed by a Research Fellowship at Stanford University.
A dedicated professor and practitioner, Dr. Rakowski has taught hundreds of cardiology residents. He has led an illustrious career of over 30 years at Toronto General Hospital. There he has served as Director of Clinical Cardiology and Deputy Director for the renowned Peter Munk Cardiac Centre. He has served as Chief Examiner in Cardiology, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
Dr. Vivek Rao
Surgical Director of Heart Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Assistance
Toronto General Hospital
Dr. Vivek Rao is the Surgical Director of Heart Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Assistance at the Toronto General Hospital and the Alfredo and Teresa DeGasperis Chair in the Surgical Management of Heart Failure. Dr. Rao is a Full Professor of Surgery at the University of Toronto. Dr. Rao completed his medical and surgical training at the University of Toronto prior to completing a fellowship in cardiac transplantation and mechanical circulatory support at New York's Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital.
Dr. Rao's research lab is currently investigating novel techniques of myocardial protection for cardiac transplantation and new therapeutic strategies to prevent transplant coronary artery disease.
Dr. Barry Rubin
BSc, MD CM, PhD, FACS, FRCSC
Dr. Barry Rubin is Medical Director of the Peter Munk Cardiac Center and Head of the Division of Vascular Surgery at University Health Network. He completed his undergraduate and medical education at McGill, and then obtained a PhD in Experimental Medicine and trained in General and Vascular Surgery at the University of Toronto.
Dr. Rubin leads a tertiary/quaternary care practice in vascular surgery and manages patients with thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysms, carotid stenosis and impaired lower extremity circulation.
Dr. Bryce Taylor
Surgeon-in-Chief & Director of Surgical Services, University Health Network
Dr. Bryce Taylor obtained his medical degree from the University of Toronto (U of T) and completed postgraduate surgical training at U of T followed by research training in London, England.
He returned to Toronto Western Hospital where he practiced general surgery and endoscopy and was Coordinator of Undergraduate Education. Shortly thereafter, he moved to the Toronto General Hospital where he and his colleagues initiated a hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery program including transplantation with clinical, educational, and research objectives.
Dr. Michael Tymianski
MD PhD FRCSC
Neurosurgeon and Senior Scientist, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network
Dr. Michael Tymianski is the Medical Director of the Neurovascular Therapeutics Program of the University Health Network. Dr. Tymianski specializes in the neurosurgical treatment of patients with complex brain vascular disorders, including stroke. He graduated from Medical School at the University of Toronto in 1987 and began his Neurosurgery training, which he completed in 1995. During his training, he also obtained his PhD in neurosciences (1994). Afterwards, Dr. Tymianski undertook additional specialty training in cerebrovascular and skull base neurosurgery at Toronto Western Hospital (TWH) in 1995 and at the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona in 1996.
Dr. Christopher Wallace
Head, Division of Neurosurgery, University Health Network
Program Director, Division of Neurosurgery, University of Toronto
Dr. Christopher Wallace has worked at the University Health network for over 20 years and is one of Canada's best known clinician scientists specializing in cerebrovascular disease. As Head of a Division of 11 neurosurgeons at the Toronto Western Hospital, he directs one of the most academic neurosurgery units in North America.
Dr. Wallace is a Professor at the University of Toronto and holds the Foundation Baxter et Alma Ricard Chair in Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery. He co-founded the University of Toronto Brain Vascular Malformation Study Group (1989), which has become a national referral centre for patients suffering cerebrovascular conditions and is known internationally for its clinical research. Patient education in these disease areas is available through the group's website www.brainavm.com.