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CSM Chairs and Professorships

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

Endowments held by the CSM have virtually matched pace with the overall growth of the school. Currently, the total endowment value is approximately $393 million. Today we have over 59 chairs and professorships.

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Chairs and ProfessorshipsChairholder
ACHF Barb Ibbotson Chair in Pediatric HematologyNicola Wright
ACHF Chair in Pediatric ResearchFrancois Bernier
ACHF Cuthbertson and Fischer Chair in Pediatric Mental HealthScott Patten
ACHF Brian and Brenda MacNeill Chair in Pediatric SurgeryMary Brindle
ACHF Kinsmen Chair in Pediatric Neurosciences Jay Riva-Cambrin
ACHF Professorship in Child Heath & WellnessStephen Freedman
AMF/Hannah Professorship in the History of Medicine and Health CareFrank Stahnisch
Armstrong Investigator ship in Cancer Molecular EpidemiologyDarren Brenner
Arthritis Society Chair in Rheumatic Disease/RheumatologyAnn Clarke
Arthur J.E. Child Chair in Rheumatology ResearchCheryl Barnabe
Brenda Strafford Foundation Chair in Alzheimer ResearchMarc Poulin
Brenda Strafford Foundation Chair in Geriatric MedicineJayna Holroyd-Leduc
Cal Wenzel Family Foundation Chair in HepatologyMark Swain
Campbell McLaurin Chair for Hearing Deficienciesvacant
Cenovus Energy Chair in Child & Maternal HealthFrancois Bernier
Chair in Brain Tumour ResearchGregory Cairncross
Chair in Cardiac Sciencesin development
Chair in Pediatric RespirologyMargaret Kelly
Chair in Psychosocial Oncologyin development
Chair in Spine Researchin development
Chiu Family/ AstraZeneca Chair in Cardiovascular Health Promotion and Disease PreventionHude Quan
Crohn's and Colitis Canada Chair in Inflammatory Bowel Disease ResearchRemo Panaccione
Daniel Family Chair in Psychosocial OncologyBarry Bultz
David Freeze Chair in Health ResearchMarcello Tonelli
DG Wyse/ Libin Cardiovascular Institute Professorship in Cardiovascular Research (spend down)Robert Rose
Dixon Professorship Clinical HematologyKevin Hay
Donald Burns and Louise Berlin Professorship in Dementia ResearchJeffrey Joseph
Enbridge Research Chair in Psychosocial OncologyLinda Carlson
Engineered Air Chair in Cancer ResearchPaola Neri
Grace Glaum Professorship in Arthritis Researchin search
GSK Professorship in Inflammatory Lung Diseasein search
Haslam Chair in Pediatric NeurologyAdam Kirton
HSF Chair in Cardiovascular ResearchWayne Chen
HSF Chair in Stroke ResearchMayank Goyal
Jessie Boden Lloyd Professorship in Immunology Researchin search
John A. Buchanan Chair in General Internal MedicineIrene Ma
Julia McFarlane Chair in Diabetes Researchvacant
Katthy Taylor Chair in Vascular DementiaEric Smith
KCC Chair in Clinical and Translational Research In Pediatric OncologyAru Narendran
KCC Chair in Pediatric OncologyJennifer Chan
Leblanc Chair in Spinal Cord ResearchPatrick Whelan
Martha Brauer Chair in Women's Cardiovascular Health ResearchRoopinder Sandhu
McCaig Chair in Bone and Joint HealthCheryl Barnabe
Merck Chair in Cardiovascular ResearchPaul Fedak
Microbial Therapeutics Chairin development
Microbiome Research Chairin development
MIST (Mental Health Initiative for Stress & Trauma) ChairMatt Hill
NB Hershfield Professorship in Therapeutic EndoscopySteve Heitman
Novartis Chair in Schizophrenia ResearchJean Addington
Ohlson Family Professorship in Head and Neck SurgeryKhara Sauro
Parker Psychedelic Research ChairLeah Mayo
Rintoul, Bob and Nola Chair in Bone and Joint ResearchSteve Boyd
Roy and Joan Allen Chair in Vision and Visual SciencesFiona Costello
Roy and Vi Baay Chair in Kidney ResearchPietro Ravani
Snyder Chair in Critical Care ResearchPaul Kubes
Suter Professorship in Parkinson's Researchin search
Sutherland Professorship in IBD/GI Researchin search
Svare Professorship in Health EconomicsBraden Manns
Tourmaline Oil Chair in Parkinson's Diseasevacant
Wayne Foo Professorship in Surgical OncologyOliver Bathe