Dr. Melinda Solomon is a Pediatric Respirologist at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and Professor of Paediatrics at the University of Toronto. She has been the Cystic Fibrosis Clinic Director as well as the Medical Director of the Pediatric Lung Transplant Program at SickKids for over 20 years. She has a strong passion for clinical excellence and education.  Her research endeavors have been aligned with her clinical expertise, including CF clinical trials. Currently she is the President-Elect of the Canadian Thoracic Society.