Leadership and Governance
CTS Board of Directors and Executive Committee* 2022-2023
Richard Leigh President*
University of Calgary
Calgary, AB
Paul Hernandez, Past President*
Dalhousie University
Halifax, NS
Mohit Bhutani, President-elect*
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB
Donna Goodridge, Treasurer*
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, SK
Melinda Solomon, Secretary*
Hospital for Sick Kids / University of Toronto
Toronto, ON
Jean Bourbeau, Chair, Business Development
McGill University
Montréal, QC
Dina Brooks, Chair, Long-term Planning
McMaster University
Hamilton, ON
David Gourde, Chair, Canadian Respiratory Health Professionals
Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Nord-de-l’Île-de-Montréal
Montréal, QC
Samir Gupta, Chair, Canadian Respiratory Guidelines Committee
University of Toronto
Toronto, ON
Christopher Hergott, Chair, Education & Continuing Professional Development
University of Calgary
Calgary, AB
Larry Lands, Chair, Research
McGill University
Montréal, QC
Christopher Li, Chair, Membership & Communications
University of Toronto
Toronto, ON
David Zielinski, Pediatric Assembly Representative
Montreal Children’s Hospital / McGill University Health Centre
Montreal, QC
In Memoriam: J. Mark FitzGerald
CTS mourns the loss of Dr. Mark FitzGerald, a visionary leader, pioneering scientist, caring physician, colleague and friend.
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 Conflict of Interest Policy_Under Review, Fall 2019
- Development of guidelines and knowledge translation tools
- Development of position statements
- Advocacy
Current assemblies and their leadership
- Asthma – Dr. Dhena Radhakrishnan and Dr. Clare Ramsey
- Canadian Respiratory Health Professionals – Mr. David Gourde
- COPD – Mr. Ray Aceron and Dr. Erika Penz
- Chest Procedures – Dr. Christopher Hergott
- Home Mechanical Ventilation – Dr. Doug McKim
- Interstitial Lung Disease – Dr. Martin Kolb and Dr. Lisa Wickerson
- Pediatric Assembly – Dr. Christopher Gerdung
- Pulmonary Vascular Disease – Dr. Andrew Hirsch
- Sleep Disordered Breathing – Dr. Najib Ayas
- Tuberculosis & Infectious Disease – Dr. Dick Menzies
Read the President’s Message
2022
- President’s Message_June 2022_A tribute and a welcome
- President’s Message_April 2022_Equity Diversity and Inclusion
- President’s Message_March 2022
2021
- President’s Message_December 2021_CTS Statement on the acquisition of Vectura Group by Philip Morris International
- President’s Message_Fall 2021
- Outgoing President’s Message_June 2021
- President’s Message_March 2021
2020