Andreas Maetzel, MD, PhD (Chair)


• Scientist in the Division of Clinical Decision Making & Health Care at TGRI/TGH
• Scientist in UHN’s Arthritis and Autoimmune Research Centre
• Dr. Maetzel is a clinical epidemiologist whose main areas of research are decision making analysis models and health economic research applied to musculoskeletal disorders
• Other research relates to the pharmacoeconomics of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, gastroprotective agents and medications to prevent and treat non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

Lillian Siu, MD (Site Leader)


• Staff Physician in the Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology at PMH
• Associate Director of the Drug Development Program at OCI/PMH and principal investigator in many Phase I, II and III clinical trials
• Dr. Siu is a leading expert on the development of new and advanced anti-cancer drugs for head and neck and gastrointestinal cancers

Janis Miyasaki, MD (Site Leader)


• Director of Clinical Services and Education in the Division of Neurology at TWRI/TWH
• Associate Clinical Director of the Movement Disorders Centre at TWRI/TWH
• Member of two committees that develop and disseminate guidelines for the American Academy of Neurology
• Dr. Miyasaki conducts clinical trials research on neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson's disease and dystonia

Karen Davis, PhD (Chair)


• Senior Scientist in the Division of Applied and Interventional Research at TWRI/TWH
• Canada Research Chair in Brain and Behaviour, and Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Toronto
• Dr. Davis is an expert in the use of functional imaging techniques to study how the brain functions under various sensory conditions, and developing novel treatments for brain disorders [news@UofT]

Vivek Rao, MD, PhD (Site Leader)


• Cardiovascular Surgeon and Scientist in the Division of Experimental Therapeutics at TGRI/TGH
• The first Toronto physician to use a mechanical heart pump to cure a patient suffering from heart failure [UHN Press Release]
• Dr. Rao is an authority on generating new methods to preserve hearts prior to transplantation and in developing advanced treatments for cardiac failure

David Jaffray, PhD (Site Leader)


• Senior Scientist in the Division of Medical Physics at OCI/PMH
• Head of Radiation Physics at OCI/PMH and the Orey and Mary Fidani Family Chair in Radiation Physics
• Dr. Jaffray is a world-renowned expert in the development of real-time, image guided radiation therapy delivery systems that will revolutionize the way radiation therapy is administered to cancer patients

Tom Waddell, MD, PhD (Chair)


• Thoracic Surgeon and Scientist in the Division of Cell and Molecular Biology at TGRI/TGH
• Director of the Lung Volume Reduction (LVR) Program at TGRI/TGH and an advocate of LVR Surgery for the treatment of patients with severe emphysema
• Dr. Waddell is an expert in cell signaling mechanisms, immunobiology and xenotransplantation

Lyanne Schlichter, PhD (Site Leader)


• Senior Scientist in the Division of Cell and Molecular Biology at TWRI/TWH
• Dr. Schlichter is known for her work on understanding the role that immune cells play in brain disorders. This work has implications for disorders such as stroke, multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer’s disease to name a few

Jeffrey A. Medin, PhD (Site Leader)


• Scientist in the Division of Experimental Therapeutics and in the Clinical Research Program in Gene Therapy at OCI/PMH
• Dr. Medin is leading the way in treating the underlying causes and manifestations of cancer and metabolic diseases such as Fabry’s disease, by using gene therapy to augment or replace faulty or missing genes with correct ones

Breaking News from UHN Research

AMDI Director Accepts Prestigious Award

Dr. Tak Mak—a leading expert in cancer genetics and immunology—has been awarded one of the five Killam Prizes that are bestowed upon top Canadian scholars each year. Dr. Mak was presented with the award on May 21, 2003, in Edmonton, Alberta.