


GRÉGOIRE LE GAL, MD, PHDNetwork Co-Director
Dr. Le Gal is a Professor in the Division of Hematology of the Department of Medicine at the University of Ottawa, a physician in the Thrombosis Program, Division of Hematology at The Ottawa Hospital, and a Senior Scientist in the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Clinical Epidemiology Program.



AURÉLIEN DELLUC, MD, PHDCo-Lead, Clinical Trials platform
Dr. Delluc is a professor of medicine and clinician-scientist in the Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology at the University of Ottawa. He was born and completed his academic training in France.



LESLIE SKEITH, MD, MHPE, FRCPCCo-Lead, Clinical Trials platform
Dr. Skeith is a hematologist & associate professor at the University of Calgary in the Division of Hematology & Hematological Malignancies, Department of Medicine, and is cross-appointed to the Departments of Oncology & Community Health Sciences. She is an affiliate investigator with the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute.



PAUL KIM, PHDCo-Lead, Basic and Translational Science platform
Dr. Kim is an Associate Professor of Medicine at McMaster University. He is the Executive Director of the International Society for Fibrinolysis and Proteolysis (ISFP), and the current Chairman of the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) Scientific and Standardization Committee (SSC) on Fibrinolysis.



MAHA OTHMAN, MD, PHDCo-Lead, Basic and Translational Science platform
Dr. Othman is a clinical pathologist/hematologist and full professor at Queen’s University and St. Lawrence College, Kingston, Canada, as well as a lecturer in Mansoura University, Egypt with specialized training in haemostasis laboratory testing and the molecular genetics of platelet and bleeding disorders.



CAMILLE SIMARD, MDCM, MSc, FRCPCCo-Lead, Population and Health Services Research platform
Dr. Camille Simard is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine and an attending physician at the JGH. Dr. Simard completed a fellowship in Obstetric Medicine at the CHU Sainte-Justine, in Montreal, followed by a Thrombosis Medicine fellowship at the University of Ottawa. She completed a master’s degree in Epidemiology at McGill University. She provides specialized care in Obstetric Medicine and Thrombosis Medicine. Her research focuses on venous thromboembolism and thrombotic complications in women.



KEERAT GREWAL, MD, MSC, FRCPCCo-Lead, Population and Health Services Research platform
Dr. Grewal is an emergency physician at Sinai Health and a Clinician Scientist at the Schwartz/Reisman Emergency Medicine Institute. Keerat is interested in health services research using administrative data to explore the care and outcomes of patients using the emergency department, with a focus on cancer patients.



YAN XU, MD, MSC, FRCPCCo-Lead, Patient Partners platform
Dr. Xu is a hematologist and thrombosis specialist at The Ottawa Hospital/Ottawa Hospital Research Institute.. Yan earned his MD at Queen’s University, completed internal medicine at the University of Toronto, and his hematology residency, Adult Thrombosis Medicine fellowship, and an MSc in Epidemiology at the University of Ottawa.



CAROL WESTCo-Lead, Patient Partners platform
As a former CEO of an Not-for-Profit in Ottawa, Carol led advocacy & education for members, contributing to Canadian and global discussions on trade, border management, and supply chain security. She advised the Auditor General and chaired the World Customs Organization’s Private Sector Group, with capacity-building roles in the Americas, Laos, and Vietnam.



ZACHARY LIEDERMAN, MD, MScCHCo-Lead, Knowledge Translation platform
Dr. Liederman is a clinical hematologist and an assistant professor in the Department of Medicine at The University of Toronto and the University Health Network. Dr. Liederman has a diverse hematology practice with a clinical focus on the management of venous thromboembolism.



SIRAJ MITHOOWANI, MD, MScCo-Lead, Knowledge Translation platform
Dr. Mithoowani is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine, McMaster University and works as a clinical hematologist at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton where his practice is focused on non-malignant and thrombotic blood disorders.



MIRIAM KIMPTON, MD, MSc, FRCPCCo-Lead, Training & Mentoring platform
Dr. Kimpton is a hematologist, thrombosis physician, and Associate Scientist at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, and an assistant professor at the University of Ottawa. She trained in Internal Medicine (uOttawa), Hematology (University of Toronto), and completed a Thrombosis fellowship and MSc in Epidemiology.



AMYE HARRIGAN, MDCo-Lead, Training & Mentoring platform
Dr. Amye Harrigan is a hematologist at Nova Scotia Health – QEII Health Sciences Centre and Dalhousie University. She completed her MD and Internal Medicine residency at Dalhousie, followed by a Thrombosis Fellowship at the University of Ottawa.



SUZANNE DUBOISPatient Partner
Suzanne Dubois, from Brantford, ON, has been a Patient Partner since 2017 and a member of the Scientific Steering Committee since 2019. Suzanne is a graduate of the University of Guelph, past Social Services caseworker, part-time farmer and artist, and full-time parent of two teenagers.



DENNIS CHRISTOPHER, PhDPatient Partner
Dr. Christopher holds a PhD in Formal Logic and Philosophy of Science from the University of Toronto. After 25 years developing clinical apps for iOS and Mac, he now focuses on machine learning in medicine. He is a patient partner and data analyst on a project using ICES data to better predict pulmonary embolism events.
