Clinical Immunology & Allergy – Full-Time Faculty
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Ali Ashkar
DVM, PhD
Professor, Division of Clinical Immunology & Allergy
Canada Research Chair in Innate Immunity and Natural Killer Cell Function (Tier 1)
Research Interests: Study of innate immunity to viral infections and cancer, experimental models of human specific diseases
Ali Ashkar
DVM, PhD
Professor, Division of Clinical Immunology & Allergy
Canada Research Chair in Innate Immunity and Natural Killer Cell Function (Tier 1)
Jan Brozek
MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Research Interests: Clinical practice guidelines; systematic reviews; allergy and immunology.
Derek Chu
MD, PhD, FRCPC
Assistant Professor
Food and Drug Allergy Fellowship Director
Faculty
Research Interests: Allergy & Immunology
Derek Chu
MD, PhD, FRCPC
Assistant Professor
Food and Drug Allergy Fellowship Director
Faculty
Judah Denburg
MD, FRCPC
Professor, Division of Clinical Immunology & Allergy
William J. Walsh Chair in Medicine
Judah Denburg
MD, FRCPC
Professor, Division of Clinical Immunology & Allergy
William J. Walsh Chair in Medicine
Rodrigo Jimenez-Saiz
MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Rodrigo Jimenez-Saiz
MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Manel Jordana
MD, PhD
Professor
Research Interests: Allergy, particularly food allergy, mucosal immunity
Charu Kaushic
PhD
Professor
Research Interests: Mucosal Immunity to HIV & sexually transmitted infections
Helen Neighbour
MB BS, MRCP(UK), PhD
Associate Professor
Internal Medicine Clerkship Director; Staff, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
Chair of Clerkship and CIR
Deputy Head of Service, Respirology, St. Joseph's Healthcare
Helen Neighbour
MB BS, MRCP(UK), PhD
Associate Professor
Internal Medicine Clerkship Director; Staff, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
Chair of Clerkship and CIR
Deputy Head of Service, Respirology, St. Joseph's Healthcare
Carl Richards
PhD
Professor
Research Interests: Cytokines in chronic inflammatory diseases, cancer microenvironment, fibroblast phenotypes, histopathology, IHC and in situ hybridization in FFPE tissue, animal models
Yonghong Wan
MD, PhD
Professor
Research Interests: Tumor immunity, cancer vaccines, adoptive T cell therapy, oncolytic viruses
Susan Waserman
MSc, MD, FRCPC
Professor; Director, Division of Clinical Immunology & Allergy
Schroeder Chair in Allergy and Immunology Research
Dr. Susan Waserman obtained her MSc and medical degree from McGill University. She specialized in internal medicine with subspecialty training in allergy and clinical immunology, completing fellowships at the Meakins Christie Laboratories at McGill University in Montreal, and at McMaster University.
She is a past president of the Canadian and Ontario Societies of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, and president of the Canadian Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Foundation. Her activities include continuing medical education for physicians, allied health professionals and the community, as well as developing practice guidelines in areas such as anaphylaxis, hereditary angioedema, urticaria and immunotherapy.
Director, Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Department of Medicine
Director of the Adverse Reactions Clinic, Firestone Institute of Respiratory Health
Staff physician, Hamilton Health Sciences
Research Interests: Clinical trials in a variety of therapeutic areas related to allergy, including rhinitis, asthma, as well as determinants of allergic reactivity in peanut allergy
Susan Waserman
MSc, MD, FRCPC
Professor; Director, Division of Clinical Immunology & Allergy
Schroeder Chair in Allergy and Immunology Research
Zhou Xing
MD, PhD
Professor
Research Interests: Anti-microbial mucosal immunity and tuberculosis vaccine development
Ali Ashkar
DVM, PhD
Professor, Division of Clinical Immunology & Allergy
Canada Research Chair in Innate Immunity and Natural Killer Cell Function (Tier 1)
Research Interests: Study of innate immunity to viral infections and cancer, experimental models of human specific diseases
Ali Ashkar
DVM, PhD
Professor, Division of Clinical Immunology & Allergy
Canada Research Chair in Innate Immunity and Natural Killer Cell Function (Tier 1)
Research Interests: Study of innate immunity to viral infections and cancer, experimental models of human specific diseases
Jan Brozek
MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Research Interests: Clinical practice guidelines; systematic reviews; allergy and immunology.
Jan Brozek
MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Research Interests: Clinical practice guidelines; systematic reviews; allergy and immunology.
Derek Chu
MD, PhD, FRCPC
Assistant Professor
Food and Drug Allergy Fellowship Director
Faculty
Research Interests: Allergy & Immunology
Derek Chu
MD, PhD, FRCPC
Assistant Professor
Food and Drug Allergy Fellowship Director
Faculty
Research Interests: Allergy & Immunology
Judah Denburg
MD, FRCPC
Professor, Division of Clinical Immunology & Allergy
William J. Walsh Chair in Medicine
Judah Denburg
MD, FRCPC
Professor, Division of Clinical Immunology & Allergy
William J. Walsh Chair in Medicine
Rodrigo Jimenez-Saiz
MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Rodrigo Jimenez-Saiz
MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Manel Jordana
MD, PhD
Professor
Research Interests: Allergy, particularly food allergy, mucosal immunity
Manel Jordana
MD, PhD
Professor
Research Interests: Allergy, particularly food allergy, mucosal immunity
Charu Kaushic
PhD
Professor
Research Interests: Mucosal Immunity to HIV & sexually transmitted infections
Charu Kaushic
PhD
Professor
Research Interests: Mucosal Immunity to HIV & sexually transmitted infections
Helen Neighbour
MB BS, MRCP(UK), PhD
Associate Professor
Internal Medicine Clerkship Director; Staff, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
Chair of Clerkship and CIR
Deputy Head of Service, Respirology, St. Joseph's Healthcare
Helen Neighbour
MB BS, MRCP(UK), PhD
Associate Professor
Internal Medicine Clerkship Director; Staff, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
Chair of Clerkship and CIR
Deputy Head of Service, Respirology, St. Joseph's Healthcare
Carl Richards
PhD
Professor
Research Interests: Cytokines in chronic inflammatory diseases, cancer microenvironment, fibroblast phenotypes, histopathology, IHC and in situ hybridization in FFPE tissue, animal models
Carl Richards
PhD
Professor
Research Interests: Cytokines in chronic inflammatory diseases, cancer microenvironment, fibroblast phenotypes, histopathology, IHC and in situ hybridization in FFPE tissue, animal models
Yonghong Wan
MD, PhD
Professor
Research Interests: Tumor immunity, cancer vaccines, adoptive T cell therapy, oncolytic viruses
Yonghong Wan
MD, PhD
Professor
Research Interests: Tumor immunity, cancer vaccines, adoptive T cell therapy, oncolytic viruses
Susan Waserman
MSc, MD, FRCPC
Professor; Director, Division of Clinical Immunology & Allergy
Schroeder Chair in Allergy and Immunology Research
Dr. Susan Waserman obtained her MSc and medical degree from McGill University. She specialized in internal medicine with subspecialty training in allergy and clinical immunology, completing fellowships at the Meakins Christie Laboratories at McGill University in Montreal, and at McMaster University.
She is a past president of the Canadian and Ontario Societies of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, and president of the Canadian Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Foundation. Her activities include continuing medical education for physicians, allied health professionals and the community, as well as developing practice guidelines in areas such as anaphylaxis, hereditary angioedema, urticaria and immunotherapy.
Director, Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Department of Medicine
Director of the Adverse Reactions Clinic, Firestone Institute of Respiratory Health
Staff physician, Hamilton Health Sciences
Research Interests: Clinical trials in a variety of therapeutic areas related to allergy, including rhinitis, asthma, as well as determinants of allergic reactivity in peanut allergy
Susan Waserman
MSc, MD, FRCPC
Professor; Director, Division of Clinical Immunology & Allergy
Schroeder Chair in Allergy and Immunology Research
Dr. Susan Waserman obtained her MSc and medical degree from McGill University. She specialized in internal medicine with subspecialty training in allergy and clinical immunology, completing fellowships at the Meakins Christie Laboratories at McGill University in Montreal, and at McMaster University.
She is a past president of the Canadian and Ontario Societies of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, and president of the Canadian Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Foundation. Her activities include continuing medical education for physicians, allied health professionals and the community, as well as developing practice guidelines in areas such as anaphylaxis, hereditary angioedema, urticaria and immunotherapy.
Director, Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Department of Medicine
Director of the Adverse Reactions Clinic, Firestone Institute of Respiratory Health
Staff physician, Hamilton Health Sciences
Research Interests: Clinical trials in a variety of therapeutic areas related to allergy, including rhinitis, asthma, as well as determinants of allergic reactivity in peanut allergy
Zhou Xing
MD, PhD
Professor
Research Interests: Anti-microbial mucosal immunity and tuberculosis vaccine development
Zhou Xing
MD, PhD
Professor
Research Interests: Anti-microbial mucosal immunity and tuberculosis vaccine development
Clinical Immunology & Allergy – Part-Time & Affiliated Faculty
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Michael Alexander
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor
Michael Alexander
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor
Michael Cyr
MD, FRCPC
Associate Clinical Professor
Clinical Immunology & Allergy Residency Training Education Coordinator
Michael Cyr
MD, FRCPC
Associate Clinical Professor
Clinical Immunology & Allergy Residency Training Education Coordinator
David Fahmy
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor
Clinical Immunology & Allergy Residency Program Director
David Fahmy
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor
Clinical Immunology & Allergy Residency Program Director
Scott Gallichan
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Professor
Scott Gallichan
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Professor
Amy Gillgrass
PhD
Lecturer (Adjunct)
Research Interests: HIV, Tuberculosis, Humanized mice, immunology, vaccines, animal models of disease.
Joseph Greenbaum
MD, FRCPC, Board Certified ACP (Allergy)
Assistant Clinical Professor
Dr. Greenbaum trained in medicine and allergy at the University of Toronto. He maintains a private practice in allergy at the Charlton Medical Centre and is at the Adverse Reactions Clinic at the Firestone Institute.
Research Interests: Drug allergy, sinusitis and allergen immunotherapy
Joseph Greenbaum
MD, FRCPC, Board Certified ACP (Allergy)
Assistant Clinical Professor
Derek Haaland
MD, FRCPC
Associate Clinical Professor
Derek Haaland
MD, FRCPC
Associate Clinical Professor
Peter Ip Fung Chun
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Peter Ip Fung Chun
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Harold Kim
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor
Harold Kim
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor
Paul Oykhman
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Paul Oykhman
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Jaclyn Quirt
MSc, MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Jaclyn Quirt
MSc, MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Michael Alexander
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor
Michael Alexander
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor
Michael Cyr
MD, FRCPC
Associate Clinical Professor
Clinical Immunology & Allergy Residency Training Education Coordinator
Michael Cyr
MD, FRCPC
Associate Clinical Professor
Clinical Immunology & Allergy Residency Training Education Coordinator
David Fahmy
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor
Clinical Immunology & Allergy Residency Program Director
David Fahmy
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor
Clinical Immunology & Allergy Residency Program Director
Scott Gallichan
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Professor
Scott Gallichan
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Professor
Amy Gillgrass
PhD
Lecturer (Adjunct)
Research Interests: HIV, Tuberculosis, Humanized mice, immunology, vaccines, animal models of disease.
Amy Gillgrass
PhD
Lecturer (Adjunct)
Research Interests: HIV, Tuberculosis, Humanized mice, immunology, vaccines, animal models of disease.
Joseph Greenbaum
MD, FRCPC, Board Certified ACP (Allergy)
Assistant Clinical Professor
Dr. Greenbaum trained in medicine and allergy at the University of Toronto. He maintains a private practice in allergy at the Charlton Medical Centre and is at the Adverse Reactions Clinic at the Firestone Institute.
Research Interests: Drug allergy, sinusitis and allergen immunotherapy
Joseph Greenbaum
MD, FRCPC, Board Certified ACP (Allergy)
Assistant Clinical Professor
Dr. Greenbaum trained in medicine and allergy at the University of Toronto. He maintains a private practice in allergy at the Charlton Medical Centre and is at the Adverse Reactions Clinic at the Firestone Institute.
Research Interests: Drug allergy, sinusitis and allergen immunotherapy
Derek Haaland
MD, FRCPC
Associate Clinical Professor
Derek Haaland
MD, FRCPC
Associate Clinical Professor
Peter Ip Fung Chun
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Peter Ip Fung Chun
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Harold Kim
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor
Harold Kim
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor
Paul Oykhman
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Paul Oykhman
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Jaclyn Quirt
MSc, MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Jaclyn Quirt
MSc, MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Clinical Immunology & Allergy – Leadership
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Michael Cyr
MD, FRCPC
Associate Clinical Professor
Clinical Immunology & Allergy Residency Training Education Coordinator
Michael Cyr
MD, FRCPC
Associate Clinical Professor
Clinical Immunology & Allergy Residency Training Education Coordinator
David Fahmy
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor
Clinical Immunology & Allergy Residency Program Director
David Fahmy
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor
Clinical Immunology & Allergy Residency Program Director
Jaclyn Quirt
MSc, MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Jaclyn Quirt
MSc, MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Susan Waserman
MSc, MD, FRCPC
Professor; Director, Division of Clinical Immunology & Allergy
Schroeder Chair in Allergy and Immunology Research
Dr. Susan Waserman obtained her MSc and medical degree from McGill University. She specialized in internal medicine with subspecialty training in allergy and clinical immunology, completing fellowships at the Meakins Christie Laboratories at McGill University in Montreal, and at McMaster University.
She is a past president of the Canadian and Ontario Societies of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, and president of the Canadian Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Foundation. Her activities include continuing medical education for physicians, allied health professionals and the community, as well as developing practice guidelines in areas such as anaphylaxis, hereditary angioedema, urticaria and immunotherapy.
Director, Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Department of Medicine
Director of the Adverse Reactions Clinic, Firestone Institute of Respiratory Health
Staff physician, Hamilton Health Sciences
Research Interests: Clinical trials in a variety of therapeutic areas related to allergy, including rhinitis, asthma, as well as determinants of allergic reactivity in peanut allergy
Susan Waserman
MSc, MD, FRCPC
Professor; Director, Division of Clinical Immunology & Allergy
Schroeder Chair in Allergy and Immunology Research
Michael Cyr
MD, FRCPC
Associate Clinical Professor
Clinical Immunology & Allergy Residency Training Education Coordinator
Michael Cyr
MD, FRCPC
Associate Clinical Professor
Clinical Immunology & Allergy Residency Training Education Coordinator
David Fahmy
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor
Clinical Immunology & Allergy Residency Program Director
David Fahmy
MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor
Clinical Immunology & Allergy Residency Program Director
Jaclyn Quirt
MSc, MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Jaclyn Quirt
MSc, MD, FRCPC
Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Susan Waserman
MSc, MD, FRCPC
Professor; Director, Division of Clinical Immunology & Allergy
Schroeder Chair in Allergy and Immunology Research
Dr. Susan Waserman obtained her MSc and medical degree from McGill University. She specialized in internal medicine with subspecialty training in allergy and clinical immunology, completing fellowships at the Meakins Christie Laboratories at McGill University in Montreal, and at McMaster University.
She is a past president of the Canadian and Ontario Societies of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, and president of the Canadian Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Foundation. Her activities include continuing medical education for physicians, allied health professionals and the community, as well as developing practice guidelines in areas such as anaphylaxis, hereditary angioedema, urticaria and immunotherapy.
Director, Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Department of Medicine
Director of the Adverse Reactions Clinic, Firestone Institute of Respiratory Health
Staff physician, Hamilton Health Sciences
Research Interests: Clinical trials in a variety of therapeutic areas related to allergy, including rhinitis, asthma, as well as determinants of allergic reactivity in peanut allergy
Susan Waserman
MSc, MD, FRCPC
Professor; Director, Division of Clinical Immunology & Allergy
Schroeder Chair in Allergy and Immunology Research
Dr. Susan Waserman obtained her MSc and medical degree from McGill University. She specialized in internal medicine with subspecialty training in allergy and clinical immunology, completing fellowships at the Meakins Christie Laboratories at McGill University in Montreal, and at McMaster University.
She is a past president of the Canadian and Ontario Societies of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, and president of the Canadian Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Foundation. Her activities include continuing medical education for physicians, allied health professionals and the community, as well as developing practice guidelines in areas such as anaphylaxis, hereditary angioedema, urticaria and immunotherapy.
Director, Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Department of Medicine
Director of the Adverse Reactions Clinic, Firestone Institute of Respiratory Health
Staff physician, Hamilton Health Sciences
Research Interests: Clinical trials in a variety of therapeutic areas related to allergy, including rhinitis, asthma, as well as determinants of allergic reactivity in peanut allergy