Leadership and Governance

CTS Board of Directors and Executive Committee* 2024-2025

Melinda Solomon, President*
Hospital for Sick Kids / University of Toronto
Toronto, ON

Mohit Bhutani, Past President*
University of Calgary
Edmonton, AB

Erika Penz, President-elect*
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, SK

Véronique Pepin, Treasurer*
Concordia University
Montreal, QC

Martin Kolb, Secretary*
McMaster University
London, ON

Mohit Bhutani, Chair, Business Development
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB

Gail Dechman, Canadian Respiratory Health Professionals Representative
Dalhousie University
Halifax, NS

Christopher Hergott, Chair, Education & Continuing Professional Development
University of Calgary
Calgary, AB

Christopher Li, Chair, Membership & Communications
University of Toronto
Toronto, ON

Sanjay Mehta, Canadian Respiratory Guidelines Committee
Western University
London, ON

Grace Parraga, Chair, Research
Western University
London, ON

David Zielinski, Pediatric Assembly Representative
Montreal Children’s Hospital / McGill University Health Centre
Montreal, QC

Richard Leigh, Past President, Long-term Planning
University of Calgary
Calgary, AB

In Memoriam: J. Mark FitzGerald

CTS mourns the loss of Dr. Mark FitzGerald, a visionary leader, pioneering scientist, caring physician, colleague and friend.

Obituary

CTS Announcement

Legacy Lecture
The Canadian Thoracic Society invites members to submit nominations for the new Legacy Lecture. This award was established in 2022, in honour of Dr. Mark FitzGerald. For more information please click here.

The CTS incorporated as a not-for-profit corporation on August 5, 2015.  The CTS bylaws were approved by the membership at the CTS Annual Meeting in April 2016.

Other policies and procedures:

CTS Policy on Tobacco and Inhaled Products

CTS Endorsement Policy

CTS Privacy Policy

CTS Conflict of Interest Policy_Under Review, Fall 2019

The CTS has a wide range of clinical assemblies that allow members to engage in activities such as the following:

  • Development of guidelines and knowledge translation tools
  • Development of position statements
  • Advocacy

Current assemblies and their leadership

  • Asthma – Dr. Tom Kovesi and Dr. Clare Ramsey
  • Canadian Respiratory Health Professionals – Ms. Lauren Singh
  • COPD – Mr. David Gourde and Dr. Joshua Wald
  • Home Mechanical Ventilation – Dr. Marta Kaminska & Dr. Sherri Katz
  • Pediatric Assembly – Dr. April Price
  • Interstitial Lung Disease – Ms. Sarah Goodwin & Dr. Kerri Johannson
  • Sleep Disordered Breathing – Dr. Clodagh Ryan