Meet The Team

Leading Canadian experts dedicated to delivering the latest, evidence-based insights for improved bleed management.

Authors

Andrew Shih MD, MSc, FRCPC, DRCPSC

Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University

Regional Director, Transfusion Medicine, Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program

Christine Cserti-Gazdewich HBSc MD FRCSC

Associate Medical Director, Blood Transfusion Laboratory, & Consultant Hematologist, UHN

Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine Laboratory Medicine/Pathobiology, & Division of Hematology, University of Toronto

Filomena Meffe MD FRCSC MSc

Professor & Director of OB/GYN Faculty Development, University of Toronto

Chief, Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St. Michael’s Hospital; Associate

Jeannie Callum BA, MD, FRCPC

Professor, Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine,
Queen’s University

Director, Transfusion Medicine, Kingston Health Sciences Centre

Nour Alhomsi

Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct), Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University

Transfusion Medicine Technical Specialist and Transfusion Safety Officer, Hamilton Health Sciences and St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton

Oksana Prokopchuk-Gauk MD, FRCPC

Faculty, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Saskatchewan

Transfusion Medicine Physician, The Saskatchewan Health Authority

Omar Dabash

Bachelor of Medical Sciences (BMSc), Research Assistant to Dr. Ziad Solh

Stuart McCluskey MD, PhD, FRCSC

Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Toronto Chair, Surgical Blood Management Program and Anesthesia Director, Abdominal Organ Transplant Program, UHN

Tyler James MD, FRCPC

Lecturer, University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine, Hematology and Thrombosis,The Ottawa Hospital

Ziad Solh MD, MSc, FRCPC, DRCPSC

Associate Professor, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University

Division Head, Transfusion Medicine, London Health Sciences Centre & St. Joseph’s Health Care London

Treat The Bleed is a scientific initiative made possible through an unrestricted educational grant from Octapharma Canada Inc, a global leader in the research and development of treatments for rare, inherited bleeding disorders.

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