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William G Paterson BSc, MD, FRCPC
Professor and Chair
Trained in Gastroenterology at Queen’s.
MRC Research Fellow - Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard (R Goyal)
Special clinical interests – Gastroesophageal motility and reflux diseases
Special research interests - Esophageal motility (physiology and pathophysiology)
- Pathophysiology of esophageal reflux disease

Christopher Justinich BSc, MD, FRCPC, Dip ABPG
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Chair Pediatric Gastroenterology
Trained in Pediatrics at University of Ottawa
Trained in Pediatric Gastroenterology at University of Montreal, St Justine
CFIC Research Fellow – St Justine Hospital (E Seidman)
Special clinical interests – Food allergy
Special research interests – Molecular pathophysiology of eosinophilic Esophagitis

Jerome Simon MD, FRCPC, FACG, FACP
Professor and Service Chief
Trained in Gastroenterology at Montreal General Hospital
Postdoctoral Fellow – Yale University, Yale-New Haven Hospital (G Klatskin)
Postdoctoral Research Fellow – Yale University (R Scheig)
Special clinical interests – Hepatology, Colon cancer
Special research interests – Colon cancer screening

William Depew BSc, MD, FRCPC, FACG
Professor and Program Director
Trained in Gastroenterology at Queen’s
MRC Clinical Research Fellow – University of Southern California
Los Angeles County Medical Center (TB Reynolds, A Redeker)
Special clinical interests – Hepatology, Inflammatory bowel disease, Endoscopic ultrasound
Special research interests – Alcoholic cirrhosis, Fatty liver disease, Pathogenesis of Crohn’s disease

Jacob Louw MBChB, MMed, FRCSA, PhD, FRCPC
Professor and Director, Gastroenterology Clinical Trials Group
Trained in Gastroenterology at University of Stellenbosch SA
PhD at University of Cape Town SA
Research Fellow – University of Stellenbosch, Tygerberg Hospital SA
Research Fellow – University of Cape Town, Groote Schuur Hospital SA
Special clinical interests – Foregut diseases, Helicobacter pylori
Special research interests – Helicobacter pylori, peptic ulcer disease, Clinical trials

Stephen Vanner BSc, MSc, MD, FRCPC
Professor and Director, Gastrointestinal Diseases Research Unit (GIDRU)
Trained in Gastroenterology at Queen’s
Glaxo Research Fellow – GIDRU, Queen’s (IT Beck)
Postdoctoral Research Fellow – Vollum Institute, Portland Ore. (A Surprenant)
Special clinical interests – Intestinal motility, Anorectal function
Special research interests – Physiology and pathophysiology of intestinal neural networks

Catherine Lowe BSc, MD, FRCPC
Assistant Professor
Trained in Gastroenterology at Queen’s
RCPSC CIP Research Fellow – Queen’s University (WT Depew)
Clinical Research Fellow – University of Southern California
Los Angeles County Medical Center (J Korula)
Special clinical interests – Hepatology
Special research interests – Clinical trials

Mark Ropeleski BSc, MD, FRCPC
Assistant Professor
Trained in Gastroenterology at McGill University
CAG/MRC Research Fellow – McGill (G Wild)
CAG/MRC/CHIR Research Fellow – University of Chicago IBD Research center (E Chang)
Special clinical, interests – Inflammatory bowel diseases
Special research interests - Molecular pathogenesis of mucosal Inflammation

Lawrence Hookey BSc, MD, FRCPC
Assistant Professor (December 2005)
Trained in Gastroenterology at Queen’s
CAG/CIHR Research Fellow – Brussels (J Deviere)
Marseilles ( M Giovanini)
Special clinical interests – Therapeutic endoscopy, Endoscopic ultrasound
Special research interests – Outcomes in endoscopy

Michael Beyak BSc, MD, FRCPC
Assistant Professor (July 2005)
Trained in Gastroenterology at University of Toronto
Postdoctoral Research Fellow – Queen’s University (S Vanner)
Postdoctoral Research Fellow – University of Sheffield (D Grundy, A Surprenant)
Special clinical interests – Gastrointestinal motility, pain, obesity
Special research interests – Motility, brain-gut axis

Michael Blennerhassett BSc, PhD
Associate Professor
CHF Research Fellowship (R Garfield)
Postdoctoral Research Fellow - McMaster University Intestinal Disease Research Unit (J Bienenstock)
CAG Research Fellow - McMaster University Intestinal Disease Research Unit (J Bienenstock)
MRC/CIHR Scholar - McMaster University
Special research interests - Inflammation, Gut muscle-nerve interactions, Morphology/function