Lung Transplant Advisory Committee (LuTAC)

The Lung Transplant Advisory Committee (LuTAC) advises on inter-provincial operational and clinical policies, standards of practice and evidence-based practice with respect to lung transplantation.

Members	Title and Organization
Dr. Dale Lien (Chair)	Program Director, Lung Transplant Program AHS - University of Alberta Hospital Edmonton, Alberta
Dr. Marcelo Cypel (Prospect Vice-Chair)	Thoracic Surgeon, Lung Transplant Clinic UHN - Toronto General Hospital Toronto, Ontario
Dr. Robert Levy	Medical Director, Lung Transplant Program BC Transplant Vancouver, British Columbia
Dr. Alim Hirji	Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary Medicine Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta
Dr. Melinda Solomon	Medical Director, Lung Transplant Program UHN – The Hospital for Sick Children Toronto, Ontario
Dr. Jussi Tikkanen	Respirologist, Lung Transplant Clinic UHN - Toronto General Hospital Toronto, Ontario
Dr. Charles Poirier	Medical Director, Lung Program CHUM - Notre Dame Hospital Montreal, Quebec

Members

Title and Organization

Dr. Dale Lien

(Chair)

Program Director, Lung Transplant Program

AHS - University of Alberta Hospital

Edmonton, Alberta

Dr. Marcelo Cypel

(Prospect Vice-Chair)

Thoracic Surgeon, Lung Transplant Clinic

UHN - Toronto General Hospital

Toronto, Ontario

Dr. Robert Levy

Medical Director, Lung Transplant Program

BC Transplant

Vancouver, British Columbia

Dr. Alim Hirji

Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary Medicine

Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry

University of Alberta

Edmonton, Alberta

Dr. Melinda Solomon

Medical Director, Lung Transplant Program

UHN – The Hospital for Sick Children

Toronto, Ontario

Dr. Jussi Tikkanen

Respirologist, Lung Transplant Clinic

UHN - Toronto General Hospital

Toronto, Ontario

Dr. Charles Poirier

Medical Director, Lung Program

CHUM - Notre Dame Hospital

Montreal, Quebec

Last updated June 2021