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Endowed Chairs and Professorships

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Endowed Chairs and Professorships are established by the philanthropic community and/or organizations to develop, promote, and recognize research excellence throughout the university. The income generated by the endowments enhances the recruitment and retention of internationally renowned candidates who will provide leadership and vision to specific research programs. 

Endowments have virtually matched pace with the overall growth of the school. Currently, the total endowment value is approximately $209 million. Today we have over 55 chairs and professorships.

For all inquiries relative to chairs, professorships and endowments within the Cumming School of Medicine, please contact:


Endowed Chair / Professorships Chairholder
Barb Ibbotson Chair in Pediatric Hematology Nicola Wright
Chair Pediatric Research Susanne Benseler
Cuthbertson and Fischer Chair in Pediatric Mental Health  Scott Patten
Dr. Robert Haslam Chair in Pediatric Neurology Adam Kirton
Cenovus Energy Chair in Child & Maternal Health Susanne Benseler
ACHF Professorship in Child Health and Wellness Stephen Freedman
Brian and Brenda MacNeill Chair in Pediatric Surgery Mary Brindle
Cal Wenzel Family Foundation Chair in Hepatology Mark Swain
Cal Wenzel Family Foundation Research Program in CardioMetabolic Disease Doreen Rabi
Chair in Cardiac Sciences TBD
Professorship in Clinical Hematology  TBD
Dr. Frank Leblanc Chair in Spinal Cord Research Patrick Whelan
Daniel Family Chair in Psychosocial Oncology Barry Bultz
DG Wyse/ Libin Cardiovascular Institute Professorship in Cardiovascular Research Robert Rose
Donald Burns and Louise Berlin Professorship in Dementia Research Jeffrey Joseph
Katthy Taylor Chair in Vascular Dementia Eric Smith
KCC Chair in Pediatric Oncology Jennifer Chan
KCC Chair in Clinical and Translational Research In Pediatric Oncology Aru Narendran
Novartis Chair in Schizophrenia Research Jean Addington
Tourmaline Oil Chair in Parkinson's Disease (interim) David Park
Martha Brauer Chair in Women’s Cardiovascular Health Research TBD
Mathison Center for Mental Health Research & Education Paul Arnold
Campbell McLaurin Chair for Hearing Deficiencies TBD
Chair in Brain Tumor Research Greg Cairncross
The Brenda Strafford Foundation Chair Geriatric Medicine Jayna Holroyd-Leduc
The Brenda Strafford Foundation Chair in Alzheimer Research Marc Poulin
Calvin, Phoebe and Joan Snyder Chair in Critical Care Research Paul Kubes
The Crohn's and Collitis Foundation Chair in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research Remo Panaccione
The Enbridge Research Chair in Psychosocial Oncology Linda Carlson
Engineered Air Chair in Cancer Research Paola Neri
GSK Professorship in Inflammatory Lung Disease Richard Leigh
Armstrong Investigatorship in Cancer Molecular Epidemiology Darren Brenner
The Parker Psychedelic Research Chair Leah Mayo
Chair in Psychosocial Oncology TBD
N. B. Hershfield Chair in Therapeutic Endoscopy  Steve Heitman
Ohlson Family Professorship in Head and Neck Surgery  (interim) Wayne Mathews
Chair in Pediatric Respirology Margaret Kelly
The Roy and Joan Allen Chair in Vision and Visual Sciences Fiona Costello
The Roy and Vi Baay Chair in Kidney Research Pietro Ravani
The Dr. Lloyd Sutherland Professorship in IBD/GI Research Simon Hirota
The Arthritis Society Chair in Rheumatic Diseases/Rheumatology Ann Clark
Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology Research Cheryl Barnabe
The Bob and Nola Rintoul Chair in Bone and Joint Research Steven Boyd
The Calgary Foundation - Grace Glaum Professorship in Arthritis Research Roman Krawetz
The John A. Buchanan Chair in General Internal Medicine Irene Ma
The McCaig Chair in Bone and Joint Health Steven Boyd
Mental Health Initiative for Stress & Trauma (MIST) Chair Matthew Hill
The Jessie Boden Lloyd Professorship in Immunology Research Chris Mody
The AMF/Hannah Professorship in the History of Medicine and Health Care Frank Stahnisch
Chiu Family/AstraZeneca Chair in Cardiovascular Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Hude Quan
HSF Chair in Cardiovascular Research Wayne Chen
HSF Chair in Stroke Research Mayank Goyal
Julia McFarlane/Canadian Diabetes Association Chair in Diabetes Research  TBD
The Merck Chair in Cardiovascular Research  Paul Fedak
Suter Professorship in Parkinson's Research TBD
David Freeze Chair in Health Research, Funded by the Calgary Foundation  Marcello Tonelli
The Svare Professorship in Health Economics Braden Manns
Wayne Foo Professorship in Surgical Oncology TBD

ACHF = Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation

AMF =Alberta Medical Foundation

HSF = Heart & Stroke Foundation

KCC = Kids Cancer Care