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Medical editors
Nicolette Blase
Marg Gilks
James Harbeck, PhD
Joanne Lee, BSc
Angela L. McOrmond
Patsy Price, BA
Brent Wilson BA(Hons), BSc (Hons)
Alex Moore
Healthcare professional consultants
Adverse Drug Reactions, Allergies
Sandra Knowles, BScPharm, RPh
Anticoagulation
Cynthia Brocklebank, BScPharm., PharmD
Bill Semchuk, MSc, PharmD, FCSHP
Atopic Dermatitis
Penny Miller, BScPharm, MA(Ed)
Business/HR
Derek Desrosiers, BScPharm
Cardiovascular Health
Benita Chan, BScPharm, RPh
Joseph Chin, BScPharm, RPh
Cynthia Jackevicius, BScPhm., M.Sc., FCSHP
Chantal Pharand, PharmD, BCPS
Child Psychiatry and ADHD
Adil Virani, BSc(Pharm), Pharm D.
Community Pharmacy
Ruth Ackerman, BScPharm, RPh, MBA
Lynne Anderson, BScPharm
Michael Boivin, BScPharm
Andrea Hudson, BA Psych, BScPharm, PharmD, RPh
Rosemary Killeen, RPh, BScPharm
Daniel Kim, Hon. BSc (Tox), BScPharm, RPh
Byron Sarson, BScPharm
Rauvan Sidhu, BScPharm
Nancy Simonot, BScPharm
Kathy Tam, BScPharm, RPh
Rita Winn, BScPharm
Jennifer Ahn, BScPharm, RPh
Cathy Nguyen, BScPharm, RPh
Roxanne Hook, BScPhm, RPh
Zubair Saji, BScPharm, RPh
Critical Care Pharmacy
Lisa Burry, BScPharm, PharmD, FCCP
Anne-Julie Frenette, BScPharm
Customer Service
Neil MacKinnon, BScPharm, MSc, PhD
Diabetes
Jean Chen, BScPharm CDE
Bill Cornish, BSc Pharm
Randy Howden, BScPhm, CDE
Jen Iwanicki, BSc Pharm, CDE
Andrea Main, BScPharm CDE
Tino Montopoli, BScPharm CDE
Drug Diversion
Christine Landry, BScPharm, MSc
Drug Information
Susan Halasi, MScPhm.
Drug Safety
Brent Ruddock, BScPharm
Finance/Business
B.E.(Bev) Allen, BSP
Michael (Mike) Sullivan, BSP, MBA
Geriatrics
Barb Farrell, PharmD
Ruby Grymonpre, PharmD
Samantha Moe, BSc Phm, ACPR, PharmD
Rosemarie Patodia, BScPharm, CGP
Cheryl Sadowski, BScPharm, PharmD
Cheryl Wiens, BScPharm, PharmD
Herbal Medicine
Hanna Habdank, MPharm
Mario de Lemos, PharmD, MSc (Oncol)
Scott Walker, MSc, F.C.S.H.P.
Hospital and Community Pharmacy
Isabelle Boulanger, MSc.Pharm
Chantal Pharand, PharmD, BCPS
Trish Rawn, BScPharm, PharmD, RPh
Mariline Tardif, BScPharm, MSc.
Daniel Thirion, MSc, PharmD, BCPS
David Williamson, BScPharm, MSc, BCPS
Margaret Wong, BScPharm.
Gastroenterology
Chris Fan-Lun, BScPhm
Shallen Letwin, BScPharm, PharmD
Peter Thomson, PharmD
Ioanna Tzianetas
Hypertension
John Hawboldt, PharmD
Infectious Diseases
Tim T.Y. Lau, BScPharm, PharmD
Kathryn Slayter, BscPharm, PharmD
Internal Medicine
Shallen Letwin, BScPharm, PharmD
Men's Health
Randy McFadyen, BSc, BScPharm
Phil Rantucci, BScPharm
Natural Health Products
Carole Bevridge, BScPharm, RNCP, DHPh, DWH Hom
Lynda Eccott, MSc Pharm
Magued (Mike) Hannalah, BScPharm, RPh, FACA
Melaine Johnson, BScPharm, PharmD
Matthew Gowan, BSc, ND
Paul Richard Saunders, MSc, PhD, ND, DHANP, CCH
Nephrology
Mary Vo, BScPharm, RPh
Nutrition
Joan Bobyn, BSP, PhD
Obesity
Cathy Biggs, BScPharm
Oncology
Daniella Gallo, BScPharm, PharmD
Kathy Vu, BScPharm, PharmD
Paediatrics
Allison Dekker, BSP
Patricia Gerber, BScPharm, PharmD
Pain Management
Cathy Biggs, BScPharm
Brian E. Cairns
Jin-Hyeun Huh BScPharm, RPh, ACPR
Loren Regier BSP, BA
Patient Education
Jeff Taylor, B.S.P., MSc(Sask.), PhD(Auburn)
Pharmaceutical Consultants
Alan Low, BScPharm, PharmD, RPh., ACPR, FCSHP
Janice Meisner, Pharm D
Renée St-Jean, BScPharm
Pharmacist consultants
Ruth Ackerman, BScPhm, RPh, MBA
Jennifer Ahn, BScPharm, RPh
Zubin Austin, B.Sc.Pharm., M.B.A., M.I.S., Ph.D.
Bill Bartle, BScPhm, PharmD, FCSHP
Daniella Gallo, BScPharm, PharmD
Andrea Hudson, BA Psych, BScPharm, PharmD, RPh
Daniel Kim, Hon. BSc (Tox), BScPharm, RPh
Allan Mills, BScPharm, PharmD, CGP
Samantha Moe, BSc Pharm, ACPR, PharmD
Cathy Nguyen, BScPharm, RPh
Trish Rawn, BScPharm, PharmD, RPh
Tom Smiley, BScPharm, PharmD
Jason Thomas, BScPharm, RPh
Greg Ujiye, BScPharm, RPh
Pregnancy and Lactation
Ema Ferreira, BScPharm, MSc, PharmD
Psychiatry
Sonia Sen-Roy, BScPhm, RPh
Wende Wood, B.A., B.S.P.
Technology
George Edwards
Sean McKelvey, BScPharm
Allan Rajesky
Women's Health
Elaine Beltijar, BScPharm
Janet Cooper, BScPharm
Shallen Letwin, BScPharm, PharmD
Jodi Wilkie, BScPharm
Medical writers
Kurt Almquist
Sharon Aschaiek, Hon. BA
Lisa Bendall, Hon. BSc (Psychology)
Gisele Kane, BSc
Jaclyn Law, Hon. BA (English)
Brennan Robertson, Hon. B.Sc.(Nutrition)
Janice Quirt
Nora Smith
Amy Toffelmire
Marijke Vroomen-Durning, RN
Lesley Young
Medical advisors
Allergy, Immunology
Harold Kim, MD
Cardiology
Richard Choi, MD
Cuong R. Mao (fellow)
Martin Myers, MD
Dermatology
Charles Lynde, MD FRCPC
Eating Disorders
C. Laird Birmingham, MD
Emergency medicine
Ernie Murakami, MD
Family Medicine
Jane Hadley, MD
Gastroenterology
Mary Anne Cooper, MD
Paul Moayyedi, MB, ChB, PhD, MPH, FRCP (London) FRCPC
Geriatrics
Barbara Liu, MD
Gynecological Cancer
Joan Murphy, MD
Amit Oza, MD
Hematology
Darrell J. White, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Immunology, Genetics
Katherine A Siminovitch, FRCPC, MD
Infectious diseases
Lorne A. Babiuk, OC, SOM, PhD, DSc, FRSC
Jay Keystone, MD
Rob Reynolds, MD
Internal medicine
R. Reynolds, MD
Lyme Disease
Ernie Murakami, MD
Nephrology
Louise Vitou
Neurology
David Gladstone, MD
Jack Schneiderman, MD, FRCPC
Opthalmologist
Christine Erlich, MD
Orthopedic Surgery
Baxter Willis
Otolaryngology
Robert Irvine, MD
Paediatrics
Jeremy Friedman, MB ChB, FRCPC
Sanjay Mehta, MD, MEd, FRCPC, FAAP, FACEP
Dennis Scolnik, MSc, MB, ChB, DCH, FRCP
Pain Management
Vivian Bykerk
Alan Kaplan, MD
Psychiatry
Ronald A Remick, MD, FRCPC
Radiology
Daniel Mott
Respirology
Alan Kaplan, MD
Rheumatology
Katherine Siminovitch, MD
Sports medicine
E. Laura Cruz, MSc, MD, CCFP, Dip Sport Med
Surgery
P. Dauphinee, MD, FRCSC
Travel Medicine
Jay Keystone, MD
Women's Health
Faye Weisberg, OB/GYN
Dietician
Theresa Glanville, PhD, PDt
