Medical Sciences

Program and Course Offerings

The Graduate Program in Medical Sciences is designed to provide the opportunity for advanced education and research in the Biomedical and Health Sciences. Ph.D. level programs are available in: Metabolism and Nutrition (MN); Blood and Vasculature (BV); Cancer and Genetics (CG); Infection and Immunity (II); and Physiology/Pharmacology (PP).

The goal of the program is to provide students with the opportunity to become competent investigators in health-related research problems. This is accomplished in an environment in which multiple disciplines are represented and in a setting appropriate for acquiring a broad appreciation of problems in health and disease. Students are expected to acquire in-depth understanding and expertise in a specific area.

Enquiries: 905-525-9140 Ext. 22982/27458
E-mail: medsci@mcmaster.ca
Website: http://www.fhs.mcmaster.ca/medsci

Faculty/Fall 2020

Metabolism and Nutrition

Professors

Stephanie Atkinson, B.A. (Western), Ph.D. (Toronto)
Christoph Fusch, M.D. (Tübingen), Ph.D. (Berne, Switzerland)
Stuart Phillips, B.Sc., M.Sc. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Waterloo)
Mark Tarnopolsky, M.D., Ph.D. (McMaster)
Greg Steinberg, M.Sc., Ph.D. (Guelph), PDF (Melbourne)

Associate Professors

Jacqueline Bourgeois, M.D. (McMaster), M.Sc. (Lakehead University)
Thomas Hawke, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Guelph) / Coordinator
Salhab el Helou, M.A. (Kaiserslauttern, Germany), M.D. (Heidelberg, Germany), Ph.D. (Kaiserslauttern, Germany)
Joseph Macri, B.Sc. (Windsor), Ph.D. (Windsor)
David Meyre, B.Sc., M.Sc. (USTL Lille University), D.E.A., Ph.D. (Paris-Grignon National Agronomic Institute), H.D.R. (USTL Lille University)
Katherine Morrison, B.Sc. (McMaster), M.D. (Calgary)
Sandeep Raha, B.Sc.H., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Toronto) / Chair of Admissions
M. Constantine Samaan, M.D., B.A., M.A., DCH, DMMD, MRCPI, MRCPCH, M.Sc.
Zainab Samaan, MBChB, MScPSych, MRCPsych, DMMD (Zena)
Deborah Sloboda, B.Sc. (Guelph), M.Sc. (Western), Ph.D. (Toronto)

Assistant Professors

Russell DeSouza, B.A., B.A.Sc., M.Sc., Sc.D.
Alexander Hynes, Ph.D.
Lesley MacNeil, Ph.D.
Jonathan Schertzer, B. Sc., M.Sc. (Waterloo), Ph.D. (Melbourne)
Jennifer Stearns, B.Sc., Ph.D. (Waterloo)

Blood and Vasculature

Professors

Richard C. Austin, B.Sc. (Brock), M.Sc., Ph.D. (McMaster)
Anthony K.C. Chan, (Queen’s), M.B.B.S. (Hong Kong), F.R.C.P.(C)
Robert Hart, B.S. (Antioch College, OH), MD (Columbia)
Catherine Hayward, B.Sc., M.D. (Western), F.R.C.P.(C), Ph.D.(McMaster)
John G. Kelton, M.D. (Western), F.R.C.P.(C)
Patricia Liaw, B.Sc. (McMaster), M.Sc. (Western), Ph.D. (McMaster) - Coordinator
Sam Schulman, M.D., Ph.D. (Stockholm)
William P. Sheffield, B.Sc., Ph.D. (McGill)
Michael Stacey, M.B.B.S, F.R.A.C.S.
Bernardo Trigatti, B.Sc. , Ph.D. (McMaster)
Jeffrey I. Weitz, M.D. (Ottawa), F.R.C.P.(C), F.A.C.P.

Associate Professors

Donald M. Arnold, M.Sc. MD (McGill 1997), MSc (HRM, McMaster 2006)
Howard Chan, M.B.Ch.B. (Chinese University of Hong Kong), M.Sc. (McMaster), FRCP(C)
Peter Horsewood, Ph.D.
Peter Gross, B.Sc., M.Sc., M.D., C.I.M.R.P. (Toronto), L.M.C.C.,A.B.I.M., U.S.M.L., F.R.C.P.C.
Joan Krepinsky, B.Sc., M.Sc. (Toronto), M.D. (McMaster)
Geoff Werstuck, B.Sc., Ph.D. (McMaster)

Assistant Professor

Paul Kim, B.Sc., (Queens), Ph.D (McMaster)
Ishac Nazi, B.Sc. (Guelph), B.Sc. (McMaster), Ph.D. (McMaster)
Heather Sheardown, B.Eng., Ph.D.
Koon Teo, M.B.B.C.H. (National University of Ireland, RCSI), Ph.D. (Alberta), F.R.C.P.C., F.R.C.P.I., F.A.C.C., F.A.H.A.
Edward Young, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D.

Cancer and Genetics

Professors

Mickie Bhatia, B.Sc. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Guelph)
John A. Hassell, B.Sc. (New York), Ph.D. (Connecticut)
Brian Leber, B.Sc., M.D. (McGill), F.R.C.P.C.
John Waye, B.Sc. (Guelph), M.Sc. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Toronto)
Judith West-Mays, H.B.Sc. (Wilfrid Laurier), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Waterloo)

Associate Professors

Cynthia Balion, B.Sc., M.Sc. (Saskatchewan), Ph.D. (Windsor)
Anita Bane, M.B., BAO, B.Ch. (National University of Ireland, Galway),M.R.C.P. (U.K.), Ph.D. (Toronto)
Douglas Boreham, Ph.D. (Ottawa)
Darren Bridgewater, B.Sc., Ph.D. (Western)
John Draper, B.Sc., Ph.D. (Sheffield)
Holger (Hal) W. Hirte, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C) (Toronto)
Michelle Ghert, B.A. (Stanford), M.D. (Vanderbilt)
Suleiman Igdoura, B.Sc. (Victoria), M.Sc. (Western), Ph.D. (McGill)
Chumei Li, Ph.D. (Toronto)
Guillaume Pare, D.E.C. (Jean-de-Brebeuf), M.Sc., (McGill), M.D.
Jeonathon Pinthus, B.Sc. (Ben-Gurion), M.D. (Hebrew University),Ph.D. (Weizmann Institute Of Science)
Murray Potter, B.Sc., B.Sc. Med., M.D. (Manitoba), F.R.C.P.,F.C.C.M.G.
Damu Tang, B.Sc. (Harbin, China), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Calgary)
Theosdoras Tsakiridis, B.Sc.(A.U. Greece), M.Sc. (London, U.K.), Ph.D., M.D. (Toronto), F.R.C.P.C. (McMaster)
Peter F.M. Whyte, B.Sc., M.Sc. (British Columbia), Ph.D. (SUNY at Stony Brook)

Assistant Professors

Khalid Al-Nedawi, Ph.D.
Kjetil Ask, PCEM, License, Maitrise (Burgundy), D.E.A. (Henri Poincaré), Ph.D. (Burgundy) / Coordinator
Helga Duivenvoorden, M.Sc. (A.U.W. Netherlands), Ph.D.(S.F.I.T. Switzerland)
Jonathan Lee, Ph.D. (Toronto)
Sujata Persad
Amadeo Paul Rodriguez, M.D. (Universidad Nacional de Cordoba, Argentina), PDF (UBC)
Maria Rozakis-Adcock, Ph.D.
Anthony Rullo, B.Sc. (McMaster), M.Sc. (Guelph), Ph.D. (Toronto)
Bekim Sadikovic, Ph.D., F.A.C.M.G.
Jefferson Terry, B.Sc. (Alberta), M.Sc. (Victoria), Ph.D. (B.C.), M.D. (Calgary), F.R.C.P.C.
Theodoras Tsakiridis, B.Sc. (A.U. Greece), M.Sc., (London, U.K.),Ph.D., M.D. (Toronto), F.R.C.P.C. (McMaster)
Jack Wang

Infection and Immunity

Distinguished University Professors

John B. Bienenstock, M.B., B.S. (U.K.), M.R.C.P., F.R.C.P.(C), F.R.C.P. / Emeritus
Stephen M. Collins, M.B., B.S. (London), L.M.C.C.(C), F.R.C.P.(C),E.C.F.M.G., V.Q.E.(U.S.A.), M.R.C.P.(U.K.)
Jack Gauldie, B.Sc. (McMaster), Ph.D. (London)

Professors

Ali A. Ashkar, D.V.M. (Tehran, Iran), Ph.D. (Guelph)
Jonathan Bramson, B.Sc., Ph.D. (McGill)
Lorie Burrows, Ph.D.
Gerard P. Cox, M.B., B.A.O., B.Ch. (Ireland), F.R.C.P.(C), F.R.C.P.(I)
Judah A. Denburg, B.A. (Yeshiva), M.D. (McGill, Hebrew Univ.)
Delsworth G. Harnish, B.Sc., M.Sc. (Queen’s), Ph.D. (McMaster)
Manel Jordana, M.D. (Barcelona), Ph.D. (McMaster)
Charu Kaushic, B.Sc., M.Sc. (Delhi), Ph.D. (National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi)
Waliul Khan, M.B.B.S. (Bangladesh), Ph.D. (Japan), PDF (Manchester, McMaster)
Martin Kolb, M.D., Ph.D. (Würzburg, Germany)
Mark Larché, M.Sc., Ph.D. (London, UK)
James B. Mahony, B.Sc., Ph.D. (Toronto) / Assistant Dean
Peter Margetts, B.Sc. (Queen’s), M.D., Ph.D. (McMaster) / MD/Ph.D. Program Director
Karen Mossman, B.Sc. (Guelph), Ph.D. (Alberta)
Carl D. Richards, B.Sc. (Western), M.Sc., Ph.D. (McMaster)
Kenneth L. Rosenthal, B.Sc., M.Sc. (Illinois), Ph.D. (McMaster)
Fiona Smaill, M.Sc. (McMaster), M.B., Ch.B. (Otago, New Zealand) F.R.C.P.(C), F.R.A.C.P.
Martin Stampfli, Licentiate in Biochem, Ph.D. (Bern, Switzerland)
Michael Van Ameringen, B.Sc., M.D. (McMaster)
Yonghong Wan, M.D., M.Sc. (Hubei Medical University) / Coordinator
Zhou Xing, M.D. (North Sichuan, P.R.C.), M.Sc. (Tongi, P.R.C.), Ph.D. (McMaster)

Associate Professors

Petra Arck, M.D., Ph.D.
Dawn Bowdish, B.Sc. (Guelph), Ph.D. (British Columbia)
Ronan Foley, B.Sc., M.D. (McMaster), F.R.C.P.(C)
Alison Fox-Robichaud, B.Sc. (New Brunswick), M.Sc. (McMaster),M.D. (Ottawa)
Tim Gilberger, M.Sc., Ph.D.
Maggie Larché, B.Sc., MBChB (Bristol), M.R.C.P. (Royal College of Physicians), Ph.D. (London)
Brian Lichty, B.Sc. (Guelph), Ph.D. (Toronto)
Derek McKay, Ph.D. (Queen’s University of Belfast)
Helen Neighbour, B.Sc., M.Sc., M.D. (University College London), Ph.D. (Imperial College, London)
Roma Sehmi, B.Sc.(UCL, UK), Ph.D.(NHLI, Imperial College, UK)

Assistant Professors

Rebecca Anglin, M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.P.C.
Kenneth Croitoru, M.D., C.M., F.R.C.P.
Paul Forsythe, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Queen’s University Belfast)
Jeremy Hirota, Ph.D. (McMaster)
Kathy McCoy, Ph.D.
Ping Chang Yang, M.D., Ph.D.
Chensheng Zhang, M.D., Ph.D.

Physiology/Pharmacology

Distinguished University Professors

Paul M. O’Byrne, M.B., B.Ch.,B.A.O. (Univ. Coll., Dublin) M.R.C.P.I.,F.R.C.P.(C), F.R.C.P.I.

Professors

Jonathon D. Adachi, B.Sc., M.D. (McMaster), F.R.C.P.(C)
Mehran Anvari, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., F.R.C.S.C., F.A.C.S.
David Armstrong, M.A., M.B. BChir, F.R.C.P.(uk), F.R.C.P.(C)
Alexander Ball, B.Sc., Ph.D. (Dalhousie)
Laurie Doering, B.Sc. (Queen’s), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Saskatchewan)
Myrna Dolovich, B.E. (McGill), Clinical Professor/PT
Margaret Fahnestock, B.Sc. (Stanford), Ph.D. (California, Berkeley)
Warren Foster, B.Sc., M.Sc. (Guelph), Ph.D. (McMaster)
Gail Gauvreau, B.Sc., M.Sc. (Guelph), Ph.D. (McMaster)
Anne Holbrook, B.Sc. Pharm. (Toronto), Pharm. D. (Philadelphia),M.D., M.Sc. (McMaster), F.R.C.P.(C)
Jan D. Huizinga, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Groningen)
Mark Inman, M.Sc. (Waterloo), M.D., Ph.D. (McMaster)
Luke J. Janssen, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (McMaster)
Kieran J. Killian, M.B., B.Ch.,B.A.O., M.R.C.P. (Ireland), F.R.C.P.(C)
Nicholas Leyland, B.A.Sc. (Guelph), M.D. (Toronto), M.H.C.M. (Harvard), F.R.C.S.C.
Michael Mazurek, B.A., M.D. (Toronto), F.R.C.P.
Robert S. McKelvie, B.Sc., M.Sc., M.D. (Western), Ph.D. (McMaster)F.R.C.P.(C)
Ram K. Mishra, B.S., M.Sc. (India), M.S. (New Orleans), Ph.D.(St. John’s)
Carlos Morillo, B.Ac. (Colegio San Carlos, Colombia), M.D.(Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Columbia)
Lennard Niles, B.A. (Western), M.Sc., PhD. (Toronto)
Alexandra Papaioannou, B.Sc.N., M.D., M.Sc. (McMaster)
Michael Rathbone, M.B., Ch.B. (Liverpool), Ph.D. (McMaster), F.R.C.P.(C)
Patricia Rosebush, B.Sc.N.,M.Sc.N. (Toronto), M.D. (McMaster)
Gurmit Singh, B.Sc., Ph.D. (Dalhousie)
Salim Yusuf, M.B.B.S. (Bangalore), Ph.D. (Oxford), M.R.C.P.(U.K.)

Associate Professors

Karen Beattie, Ph.D.
Premysl Bercik, M.D. (Charles, Prague), Ph.D. Equivalent (Lausanne, Switzerland), PDF (McMaster)
Alison Holloway, B.Sc. (Toronto), Ph.D. (Guelph) / Coordinator
Shucui Jiang, B.Sc., M.Sc., M.D. (Qingdao Medical University), Ph.D. (Fed. Instit.forNeurobiol)
Markad Kamath, Ph.D., P.Eng.
Peter Kavsak, B.Sc. (McGill), Ph.D. (Toronto)
Derek Lobb, B.Sc. (Western), M.Sc.(Guelph), Ph.D. (Toronto)
Elyanne Ratcliffe, B.A., M.D. (McMaster), F.R.C.P.C.
Brian Timmons, H.B.K. (Lakehead), Ph.D. (McMaster)
Elena Verdu, M.D. (Buenos Aires), M.D. thesis (Lausanne), Ph.D.(Czech Academic of Science), PDF (McMaster)
Wolfgang Kunze, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Melbourne),

Assistant Professors

Jeffrey Dickhout, Ph.D. (McMaster)
Renee Labiris, B.Sc., M.Sc. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Toronto)
Parameswaran Nair, M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.P., F.R.C.P.C.
Helen Neighbour, M.B., Ph.D., M.R.C.P. (U.K.)
Valerie Taylor, B.Sc. , M.D. (Memorial), F.R.C.P.C., Ph.D. (McMaster)

Programs

Master

Medical Sciences, M.Sc.

Doctoral

Medical Sciences, Ph.D

Course Offerings

Medical Sciences Courses