Heart Transplant Advisory Committee (HTAC)

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
Dr. Michael McDonald (Co-Chair)	Staff Physician/Specialist, Heart Transplant Clinic UHN - Toronto General Hospital Toronto, Ontario
VACANT (Co-Chair)
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