The Heart Transplant Advisory Committee (HTAC) provides advice on heart donation and transplantation, clinical policy and practice issues including registries development and improvement, and operation of the interprovincial heart program.
Members | Title and Organization |
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Dr. Michael McDonald (Co-Chair) |
Staff Physician/Specialist, Heart Transplant Clinic UHN - Toronto General Hospital Toronto, Ontario |
VACANT (Co-Chair) |
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Dr. Mustafa Toma |
Director, Advanced Heart Failure/Transplantation Fellowship Program Division of Cardiology VCH/PHCA - St. Paul’s Hospital Vancouver, British Columbia |
Dr. Brian Clarke |
Cardiologist, Cardiac Sciences Transplant, Heart Failure, Intervention AHS - Foothills Medical Centre Calgary, Alberta |
Dr. Daniel Kim |
Medical Co-Director, Cardiology AHS - University of Alberta Hospital Edmonton, Alberta |
Dr. (Stephen) Allan Schaffer |
Associate Director, Acute Cardiac Care Unit WRHA – St. Boniface General Hospital Winnipeg, Manitoba |
TBD |
Manitoba |
Dr. Anne Dipchand |
Associate Director, Transplant Centre University Health Network, Hospital for Sick Children Toronto, Ontario |
Dr. Vivek Rao |
Surgical Director, Heart Transplant Program University Health Network, Toronto General Hospital Toronto, Ontario |
Dr. Sharon Chih |
Cardiologist University of Ottawa Heart Institute Ottawa, Ontario |
Dr. Michel Carrier |
Surgical Director, Heart Transplant Program University of Montreal Heart Institute Montreal, Quebec |
Dr. Nadia Giannetti |
Medical Director, Heart Failure & Heart Transplant MUHC - Royal Victoria Hospital Montreal, Quebec |
Dr. Kim Anderson |
Cardiologist NSHA - QEII Health Sciences Centre Halifax, Nova Scotia |
CANADIAN BLOOD SERVICES | |
Peggy John |
Associate Director, Program Operations, OTDT Canadian Blood Services |
Mr. Clay Gillrie |
Associate Director, Interprovincial Organ Sharing, OTDT Canadian Blood Services |
Ms. Fatima Dharsee |
Specialist Canadian Blood Services |
Mr. Sean Delaney |
Advisor - Sr & Lead - System Development Canadian Blood Services |
Last updated March 2022