Biography

Title

• Full Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Montreal.
• Member, Pediatric Critical Care Division, CHU Sainte-Justine.
• Head, Health Outcomes Axis, CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center.

• Pediatric Critical Care, Université René Descartes, Paris, 1979-1980.
• Pediatrics (FRCPC, FAAP), University of Montreal, 1974-1978.
• MD, University of Montreal, 1969-1974.

• Research on the use of blood products such as blood concentrates and immunoglobulins, as well as blood product substitutes.
• Sepsis and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS). We are interested in the physiopathology of sepsis and MODS, their risk factors, clinical impact, treatment and prevention. We have created and validated a clinimetric scale that allows us to measure the seriousness of MODS cases, the Pediatric Logistic Organ Dysfunction (PELOD) score.
• Pediatric traumatology (serious brain damage in particular).
• Nosocomial infections in critically ill children.

Awards and Distinctions

• Teaching Award, Board of Directors’ Human Resources Committee, CHU Sainte-Justine Recognition Program, November 2007.
• Recognition Program for the Development of Clinical Research, CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center, 2003-2004.
• Prize for Excellence in Teaching in Medical Education for 2001-2002, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, June 2002.