Associate Professor, Université de Montréal
Education
2010 : PhD Biomedical Sciences, Université de Montréal
2010 : Re-certification in Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography, National Board of Echocardiography
1993 - 1995 : Residency in anesthesiology, Université de Montréal
1991 - 1993 : Fellowship in intensive care, Presbyterian University Hospital, Pittsburgh
1987 - 1991 : Residency in internal medicine, McGill University
1982 - 1987 : MD, Université de Montréal
Specialist
Anesthetist and intensivist
1999 : Associate medical staff member
1995 - 1999 : Active medical staff member
1995 : CHUM-Hôpital Notre-Dame
Anesthetist
1999 : Montreal Heart Institute
1999 : Active medical staff member
Researcher
2009 - present : Clinical Research Scholar, Senior, FRQS
2005 - 2008 : Clinical Research Scholar, Junior 2, FRQS
2002 - 2005 : Clinical Research Scholar, Junior 1, FRQS
Hemodynamic instability
Echocardiography and targeted ultrasound
Pulmonary hypertension; right ventricular function
2012 : Member of Team Canada (with Dr. Daniel Bainbridge and Dr. Massimiliano Meineri) for the Société cardiovasculaire d’anesthésiologie competition. First place for the international interactive session (Jeopardy) in cardiac anesthesiology.
2011 : Transesophageal Echocardiography Multimedia Manual, Second Edition, Informa Healthcare, nominated by the British Medical Association as one of the top five cardiology books of 2011.
2010 : Richard Knill Competition: Selected as an author of one of the top six abstracts in anesthesia in Canada at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society.
2010 : Raymond Martineau Award, Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society: best abstract in cardiovascular anesthesiology, Annual Meeting of the Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society
2010 : Esculape award in intensive care from the CHUM (clinical teaching award)
2010 : Certificate of appreciation, Department of Anesthesia, University of Calgary
2010 : Certificate of appreciation, Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of British Columbia
2010 : Cardiac Team Award, Cardiac Team Meeting, Mont-Tremblant
2010 : Teacher of the year award, Department of Medicine, CHUM-Hôpital Saint-Luc
2009 : Award from the Fondation du CHUM (clinical teaching award)
2009 : Esculape award in intensive care from the CHUM (clinical teaching award)
2007 : Certificate of appreciation, Fonds de la recherche du Québec – Santé
2007 : Award of excellence in heart surgery, Sanofi-Aventis/Bristol-Myers Squibb Canada, from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Québec
2007 : Herbert Black award, Bal du Cœur
2007 : Recognition award for ten years of service at Université de Montréal
2006 : Mentor of the Year Award, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (Region 4: Quebec)
2005 : Esculape award in anesthesiology from the CHUM (clinical teaching award)
2005 : Rising Star Committee. Poster Presentation Award, Young Investigators Forum, Winnipeg
2005 : Esculape award in intensive care from the CHUM (clinical teaching award)
2005 : Nominated for teacher of the year award, Department of Medicine, Université de Montréal
2005 : Esculape award in anesthesiology from the CHUM (clinical teaching award)
2004 : First prize: poster discussion, Canadian Society of Anesthesiology
2003 : IMS Canada award, top review article in The Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 2002.
2002 : Nominated for the Esculape award from the CHUM (clinical teaching award)
2002 : Teacher of the year award, Department of Medicine, CHUM-Hôpital Notre-Dame
2000 : Nominated for the Esculape award from the CHUM (clinical teaching award)
1998 : Nominated for the Esculape award from the CHUM (clinical teaching award)
1997 : Esculape award from the CHUM-Hôpital Notre-Dame (clinical teaching award)
1997 : Esculape award in anesthesia from the CHUM-Hôpital Notre-Dame (clinical teaching award)
1996 : Esculape award in anesthesia from the CHUM-Hôpital Notre-Dame (clinical teaching award)
1992 : Nominated for Critical Care Fellow of the Year, Presbyterian University Hospital, Pittsburgh