Faculty of Medicine New Appointments for 2008
Dr. Martin Corsten
Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology as of July 1, 2008 and Associate Professor since 2007.
Dr. Corsten joined the Department of Otolaryngology in 1998 following a fellowship in head and neck surgery in California. He has been instrumental in establishing a microvascular reconstructive team in head and neck oncology and, through his leadership, he has enabled the department to provide state of the art clinical care in cases of advanced head and neck cancer. Dr. Corsten has been an indispensable member of the team, providing multidisciplinary care in head and neck oncology, and he has been a leader in education and research in otolaryngology.
Dr. Steven M. Gilberg
Acting Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology since July 1, 2008 and Associate Professor since 1999.
Dr. Gilberg completed his undergraduate degree and internship at the University of Toronto and his medical degree and residency at the University of Ottawa. He did a two-year Fellowship in Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Miami at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. In 1992, Dr. Gilberg joined the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Ottawa with appointment at the University of Ottawa Eye Institute, The Ottawa Hospital. Dr. Gilberg is presently a member and also the Executive Secretary of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Test Committee in Ophthalmology. Since 1995, twelve fellows have been trained by Dr. Gilberg under the Fellowship Training Program in Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Dr. Bernard Jasmin
Chair of the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine since July 1, 2008 (re-appointment) and Professor since 2000.
Dr. Jasmin obtained his PhD in 1988 from the Université de Montréal. Following postdoctoral work in Paris, France, and at the University of Miami School of Medicine, Dr. Jasmin was recruited in 1992 by the Department of Physiology at the University of Ottawa. Dr. Jasmin has acted as Secretary of the Faculty of Medicine form 1998-2000. In 1999, he co-founded and became co-Director of the University of Ottawa Centre for Neuromuscular Disease. Subsequently, he also played an instrumental role with several colleagues, in developing additional initiatives such as the Centre for Neural Dynamics and the RNA Research Group. In 2002, he became Chair of the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. Dr. Jasmin has developed an independent and vigorous research program by combining his wide expertise ranging from detailed molecular studies to thorough analyses of physiological properties, to the study of the neuromuscular system.
Dr. Mark E. Schweitzer
Professor and Chair of the Department of Radiology since September 1, 2008.
Dr. Schweitzer trained at SUNY Buffalo Medical School. He did his residency at Nassau County Medical Center and a fellowship in skeletal radiology with Dr. Don Resnick at the University of California. Following completion of his fellowship he joined the staff at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. During his time in Philadelphia he was at various times Chief of Skeletal Radiology, Chief of Radiology Informatics, Chief of Orthopedic Research, Director of MRI, Director of Outpatient Imaging, Director of General Radiology, and Vice Chair for Clinical Practice. In 1990 he was recruited to be Chief of Radiology at the Hospital for Joint Diseases the second largest orthopedic hospital in the US, as well as Director of Musculoskeletal Radiology for New York University. Dr. Schweitzer most recent research interests are in trabecular bone, cartilage and shape analysis.
Dr. Michele A. Turek
Acting Chair and Head of the Department of Medicine as of July 1, 2008 and Associate Professor since 2000.
Dr. Turek received her MDCM from McGill University in 1977 and has been a cardiologist since 1985. She was an Assistant Professor at McGill University and on staff at the Montreal General Hospital from 1985-1991. She has been in Ottawa since 1991 and is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa, Deputy Head of Cardiology at The Ottawa Hospital, General Campus and staff cardiologist at The Ottawa Hospital and Clinical Associate at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. Her expertise is in clinical cardiology, echocardiography, pre-operative assessment, women and heart disease. She is a spokesperson and expert on women and heart disease for the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, the Canadian Cardiovascular Society, and the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada. She participates as a site investigator for multi-centre clinical trials in acute coronary syndromes, valvular heart disease, and secondary prevention of CVD. She has administrative responsibilities for education at both the Division of Cardiology and the Department of Medicine levels.
Dr. Zemin Yao
Chair of the Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology since July 1, 2008 (re-appointment) and Professor since 2001.
Dr. Yao graduated from the East China Normal University in Biology and completed his postgraduate training in Biochemistry at University of British Columbia and University of Alberta. After his postdoctoral research training at the Gladstone Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases at University of California with a postdoctoral research fellowship from the American Heart Association, Dr. Yao was appointed to the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Alberta in 1991 and became an Assistant Professor at the Department of Biochemistry. In 1994, Dr. Yao joined the University of Ottawa Heart Institute as a director of the Molecular and Cellular Biology Lab of the Lipoprotein and Atherosclerosis Group. In 2002, he was appointed to the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa and became the Chair of the Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology. Dr. Yao is recognized internationally for his research in the metabolism of lipoproteins and lipoprotein receptors.