The members of CANet’s Board of Directors, Committees and Operations Centre come from across Canada and bring a diverse range of professional, health and leadership expertise.
Mr. François Labonté (Chair)
Senior Finance Executive, Consultant
Richard Alvarez
CEO, Richard Alvarez & Associates
Dr. Jim Calvin
Chair/Chief, Department of Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University
Dr. Shurjeel Choudhri
Senior Vice President & Head of Medical and Scientific Affairs, Bayer Inc.
Denis Godin (Observer)
Program Deputy Director at Networks of Centres of Excellence
Andrew Hyrmak
Provost and Vice-President (Academic) at Western University
Shannon Kelly (Observer)
Ph.D Student, University of Ottawa
José Mussi
Senior Advisor, Digital Health and Innovation
Dr. Ratika Parkash
Track Captain (Atrial Fibrilation), CANet
Pam Ramsay
Provincial Director, Stroke Services BC
Dr. John Sapp
Professor, Division of Cardiology, Dalhousie University
Dr. Anthony Tang
Scientific Director and CEO, CANet
Dr. George Wells (Observer)
Associate Scientific Director, CANet
Dr. Anthony Tang (Chair)
Scientific Director and CEO, CANet
Dr. Katherine Allan
Research Associate (Cardiology), St. Michael’s Hospital
Dr. Rafik Goubran
Vice President Research & International, Carleton University
Shannon Kelly
Ph.D Student, University of Ottawa
Dr. L. Brent Mitchell
Track Captain (Sudden Cardiac Death), CANet
Dr. Ratika Parkash
Track Captain (Atrial Fibrilation), CANet
Dr. Robert Sheldon
Track Captain (Syncope), CANet
Dr. Allan Skanes
Track Captain (Atrial Fibrillation), CANet
Dr. William Stevenson
Professor of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Dr. Mario Talajic
Cardiologist, Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal
Dr. George Wells
Associate Scientific Director, CANet
Hugh Winsor (Patient Partner)
Dr. George Wyse
Professor Emeritus, University of Calgary
Mary Runte (Chair)
Associate Professor, University of Lethbridge
Darrin Bauer (Patient Partner)
Jacinthe Bisson (Patient Partner)
Alison Headland (Patient Partner)
Rose Anne MacIsaac (Patient Partner)
Robert MacLachlan (Patient Partner)
Danaka Porter (Patient Partner)
Tim Westhaver (Patient Partner)
Hugh Winsor (Patient Partner)
Shannon Kelly (Lead)
PhD Candidate, University of Ottawa
William McIntyre (Lead)
Clinical and Research Fellow, McMaster University
Chris Cheung
Resident, University of British Columbia
Derek Chew
Cardiology Fellow, University of Calgary
Daniel Gelman
PhD Candidate, Western University
Karen Giddens
Project Manager, Nova Scotia Health Authority
Kai Homer
Medical Student, University of Alberta
Muhammad Mukarram
Research Associate, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Soo-Min Kim
MHA Student, University of Ottawa
Zardasht Oqab
Cardiology Fellow, University of Calgary
Dr. Katherine Allan (Chair)
Research Associate (Cardiology), St. Michael’s Hospital
Dr. Martin Gardner (Chair)
Professor, Dalhousie University
Mary Greene
Director Field Clinical Affairs Canada, St. Jude Medical
Heather Jackson
Provincial Clinical Director, Cardiac Services BC
Dr. William McIntyre
Cardiologist, McMaster University
Dr. Kevin O’Neil
Director of Research and Training, CANet
Pam Ramsay
Provincial Directo, Stroke Services BC
Patricia Theoret-Patrick
Project Manager, University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Dr. Anthony Tang
Scientific Director and CEO
Dr. George Wells
Associate Scientific Director
Dr.Ratika Parkash
Associate Scientific Director
Dr. Kevin O’Neil
Director of Research and Training
Fabian A. Folias
Director of Digital Marketing and Communications
David Brazier
Director of Finance
Courtney Gingrich
Project Coordinator