Deceased Donation Advisory Committee (DDAC)

The Deceased Donation Advisory Committee (DDAC) provides expert advice on issues relating to the donation of organs from deceased donors, towards the further advancement of deceased donation in Canada.

Members	Title and Organization
Dr. Saneef (Sonny) Dhanani, Chair	Pediatric Intensivist, Pediatric Critical Care Medical Director, Pediatric Critical Care Transport Trauma Team Leader, Emergency Department SPOT Team Physician, Rapid Response Team Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Medical Lead, Research, Trillium Gift of Life Network Ottawa, Ontario
VACANT, Vice Chair
Dr. George Isac	Anesthesiologist VCH/PHCA - Vancouver General Hospital Vancouver, British Columbia
Dr. Sean Keenan	Intensivist Fraser Health Authority - Royal Columbian Hospital Medical Director, Donation, BC Transplant New Westminster, British Columbia
Dr. Shauvaun MacDonald	Emergency Room and Adult Critical Care Physician VIHA - Victoria General Hospital & Royal Jubilee Hospital Diamond Health Care Centre Victoria, British Columbia
Dr. Andreas Kramer	Medical Director, Southern Alberta Organ & Tissue Donation Program Intensivist, Intensive Critical Care Services and Clinical Neurosciences Alberta Health Services - Foothills Medical Centre Calgary, Alberta
Dr. Dennis Djogovic	Associate Clinical Professor Department of Critical Care Medicine University of Alberta Hospital Edmonton, AB
Dr. Joann Kawchuk	Area Head Department Adult Critical Care Department Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine Director Donation Physicians SHA Saskatoon Health Region - St. Paul’s Hospital Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Dr. Owen Moodey	Medical Director, Transplant Manitoba- Gift of Life Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg, Manitoba
Dr. Andrew Healey	Emergency Physician St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, Ontario
Ms. Karen Dryden-Palmer	Clinical Nurse Specialist Pediatric Intensive Care Unit University Health Network - Hospital for Sick Children Toronto, Ontario
Dr. Sam D. Shemie	Medical Advisor, Donation, Canadian Blood Services Division of Critical Care, Montreal Children’s Hospital Medical Director, Extracorporeal Life Support Program McGill University Health Centre Montreal, Quebec
Dr. Matthew Weiss	Pediatric Intensivist CHU de Québec - Centre Mère-Enfant Soleil Medical Director, Donation, Transplant Québec Quebec, Quebec
Dr. Robert Adams	Department of Neurosurgery South East Regional Health Authority - The Moncton Hospital Dalhousie University Moncton, New Brunswick
Dr. Stephen Beed	Site Chief Nova Scotia Health Authority QEII Health Sciences Centre, Victoria General Hospital Halifax, Nova Scotia
Dr. Jennifer Hancock	Critical Care Physician Nova Scotia Health Authority QEII Health Sciences Centre, Victoria General Hospital Halifax, Nova Scotia
Dr. Gwynedd Pickett	Neurosurgical Critical Care Specialist, Nova Scotia Health Authority - QEII Health Sciences Centre Halifax, Nova Scotia
Dr. Sharon Peters	Professor of Medicine Eastern Health St. John’s, Newfoundland
CANADIAN BLOOD SERVICES
Ms. Peggy John	Associate Director, Program Operations, OTDT Canadian Blood Services Vancouver, British Columbia
Mr. David Hartell	Associate Director, System Development, OTDT Canadian Blood Services Ottawa, Ontario
Ms. Lindsay Wilson	Specialist - System Development Canadian Blood Services Toronto, Ontario

Last updated June 2021