Leadership and Governance

CTS Board of Directors and Executive Committee*

John Granton, President*
University of Toronto
Toronto, ON

Catherine Lemiere, Past President*
University of Montreal
Montréal, QC

Dina Brooks, President-elect*
University of Toronto
Toronto, ON

Paul Hernandez, Treasurer*
Dalhousie University
Halifax, NS

Richard Leigh, Secretary*
University of Calgary
Calgary, AB

Jean Bourbeau, Chair, Business Development Advisory Committee
McGill University
Montréal, QC

Patrick Daigneault, Chair, Education & Continuing Professional Development
Université Laval
Québec, QC

Elizabeth French, Chair, Canadian Respiratory Health Professionals Representative
Alberta Health
Edmonton, Alberta

John Gjevre, Chair, Membership Engagement & Communications
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, SK

Samir Gupta, Chair, Canadian Respiratory Guidelines Committee
University of Toronto
Toronto, ON

Larry Lands, Chair, Research
McGill University
Montréal, QC

Melinda Solomon, Pediatric Assembly Representative
Hospital for Sick Kids / University of Toronto
Toronto, ON

Pearce Wilcox,  Chair of Long-term Planning Committee
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC

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.

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

• Canadian Respiratory Health Professionals – Dr. Véronique Pepin
• Asthma – Dr. Chris Licskai
• COPD – Dr. Mohit Bhutani and Dr. Gail Dechman
• Home Mechanical Ventilation – Dr. Doug McKim
• Chest Procedures – Dr. Christopher Hergott
• Pediatric Assembly – Dr. Glenda Bendiak
• Interstitial Lung Disease – Dr. Martin Kolb
• Pulmonary Function Standards – Dr. Brian Graham
• Pulmonary Vascular Disease – Dr. Andrew Hirsch
• Sleep Disordered Breathing – Dr. Najib Ayas
• Tuberculosis & Infectious Disease – Dr. Dick Menzies