Organ Donation & Transplantation Expert Advisory Committee Members List CHAIR Dr. Norman Kneteman
Regional Program Clinical Director, Transplantation Co-Zone Clinical Section Chief, Northern Alberta Renal Program & Transplant University of Alberta Hospital, Alberta Health Services Edmonton, Alberta
OTHER COMMITTEE CHAIRS Dr. David Landsberg, LDAC Chair
Medical Director, Kidney Transplant Program British Columbia Transplant Society St. Paul’s Hospital Vancouver, British Columbia
Dr. Charles Scudamore, LTAC Chair
Associate Professor of Surgery Director, BC Liver Transplant Program Section of Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Surgery University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia
Dr. Patricia Campbell, NHLAAC Chair
Director, Histocompatibility Laboratory University of Alberta Hospital Professor, Division of Nephrology, University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta
Dr. Edward Cole, NKRAC Chair
Amgen Professor of Nephrology and Director Division of Nephrology University Health Network and Mount Sinai Hospital Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario
Dr. Stephen Beed, DDAC Chair
Medical Director, Critical Care Organ Donation Program QEII Health Science Centre Capital District Health Authority Halifax, Nova Scotia
APPOINTED REPRESENTATIVES Dr. Tom Blydt-Hansen, CST President
Section Head, Pediatric Kidney Program Transplant Manitoba Gift of Life Manitoba Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg, Manitoba
Mr. Jean-Marie Berthelot, CIHI Representative
Vice-President, Programs Canadian Institute for Health Information Ottawa, Ontario
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Dr. Joseph Kim, CORR Representative
Transplant Nephrologist University Health Network Toronto General Hospital Toronto, Ontario
Dr. Lisa P. Kenny, CCCS Representative
Internal Medicine University Health Network Toronto Western Hospital Toronto, Ontario
Dr. Marc Ouellette, CIHR Representative
Scientific Director Institute of Infection and Immunity, Canadian Institutes of Health Research Canada Research Chair in Antimicrobial Resistance Professor, Microbiology, Université Laval Quebec, Quebec
OPO MEDICAL/ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTORS Dr. Greg Grant
Provincial Executive Director British Columbia Transplant Critical Care, St. Paul’s Hospital Vancouver, British Columbia
Ms. Deanna Paulson
Executive Director Northern Alberta Renal Program & Transplant Services University of Alberta Hospital, Alberta Health Services Edmonton, Alberta
Dr. Brendan McCarthy
Medical Director Transplant Manitoba Gift of Life Manitoba Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg, Manitoba
Ms. Ronnie Gavsie
President and Chief Executive Officer Trillium Gift of Life Network Toronto, Ontario
Dr. Sonny Dhanani
Chief Medical Officer - Donation, Trillium Gift of Life Network Medical Lead, Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Ottawa, Ontario
Dr. Jeffrey Zaltzman
Chief Medical Officer - Transplantation, Trillium Gift of Life Network Medical Director, Renal Transplant Program St. Michael’s Hospital Toronto, Ontario
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Dr. Gary Levy
Medical Director, Multi-Organ Transplant Program University Health Network Toronto General Hospital Toronto, Ontario
Mr. Louis Beaulieu
Chief Executive Officer Transplant Québec Montreal, Quebec
Dr. Jean-François Lizé
Assistant Medical Director, Transplant Québec Intensivist and Pulmonologist Director, Intensive Care Notre Dame Hospital Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal Montreal, Quebec
Dr. Frank Noel
Medical Director, Organ Procurement Exchange Network – Eastern Health Critical Care, St. John’s Health Sciences Centre St. John’s, Newfoundland
PRACTITIONER REPRESENTATIVES Dr. Robert Levy
Medical Director, Lung Transplant Program British Columbia Transplant Vancouver, British Columbia
Dr. Debra Isaac
Medical Director, Heart Transplant Program Foothills Medical Centre Albert Health Services Calgary, Alberta
Dr. David Rush
Medical Director, Kidney Transplant Program Transplant Manitoba Gift of Life Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg, Manitoba
Dr. Anthony Jevnikar
Medical Co-Director, Multi-Organ Transplant Program London Health Sciences Centre, University Hospital London, Ontario
Dr. Shaf Keshavjee
Surgeon-in-Chief Director, Toronto Lung Transplant Program University Health Network Toronto General Hospital Toronto, Ontario
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Dr. Michel Carrier
Surgical Director, Heart Transplant Program Montreal Heart Institute Medical Director, Transplant Québec Montreal, Quebec
Dr. Steven Paraskevas
Director, Pancreas and Islet Transplant Program McGill University Health Centre Royal Victoria Hospital Montreal, Quebec
Dr. Ian Alwayn
Surgical Lead Multi Organ Transplant Program QEII Health Sciences Centre Capital District Health Authority Halifax, Nova Scotia
Dr. Nessa Gogan
Internal Medicine, Nephrology Program Saint John Regional Hospital Saint John, New Brunswick
Dr. Mark James
Site Director, Intensive Care Unit St. Paul’s Hospital Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
ETHICS / LEGAL EXPERTS Dr. Bashir Jiwani
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Director, Ethics Services Fraser Health Surrey, British Columbia
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CANADIAN BLOOD SERVICES Ms. Kimberly Young
Executive Director, Organ Donation and Transplantation Edmonton, Alberta
Mr. Sean Delaney
Director, Registries Edmonton, Alberta
Ms. Prudence Taylor
Director, Organ Donation and Transplantation Edmonton, Alberta
Ms. Kathy Yetzer
Senior Program Manager, Organ Registries Edmonton, Alberta
Ms. Tracy Brand
Director, Organ Donation and Transplantation Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Dr. Peter Nickerson
Executive Medical Director – Transplantation Winnipeg, Manitoba
Mr. Jean-Paul Bédard
Vice-President, Public Affairs Ottawa, Ontario
Ms. Dena Mercer-Rice
Director, Organ Donation and Transplantation Ottawa, Ontario
Ms. Sylvia Torrance
Director, Strategic Planning Ottawa, Ontario
Ms. Lindy McIntyre
Director, Government Relations Ottawa, Ontario
Ms. Debra Cadelli
Project Management Support Specialist Ottawa, Ontario
Dr. Sam Shemie
Executive Medical Director – Donation Montreal, Quebec
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