Arthur Slutsky, CM, FRSC, MD
Dr. Slutsky is Professor of Medicine, Surgery and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Toronto. He is a world expert in COVID-19-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome, mechanical ventilation, and ventilator-induced lung injury.
Susan Alpert, PhD, MD
Dr. Alpert is a microbiologist and pediatrician specializing in infectious disease, with practical scientific, laboratory and clinical trial experience. Her work spans decades, bringing medical devices and other medical products to market globally. Dr Alpert is an internationally recognized expert and frequent speaker on FDA regulatory matters.
Gen (R) Gus Perna
Gustave F. Perna is a retired US Army four-star general who most recently served as chief operating officer of the federal COVID-19 response for vaccine and therapeutics, in which he oversaw logistics in the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine. Previously, he had served as COO of Operation Warp Speed from July 2020 – February 2021, when the operation’s responsibilities were transferred to the White House COVID-19 Response Team.
Muhammad Mamdani, PharmD, MA, MPH
Dr. Mamdani is Vice President of Data Science and Advanced Analytics at Unity Health Toronto and Director of the University of Toronto Temerty Faculty of Medicine Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research and Education in Medicine. His work applies advanced analytics such as machine learning to help improve patient outcomes. He is an international leader in applied artificial intelligence in healthcare.
Ferric Fang, MD
Dr. Fang is a clinician-scientist at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, WA who carries out basic research on the antimicrobial actions of nitric oxide. His ground-breaking work and discoveries were foundational in the industry’s understanding of the mechanisms of nitric oxide’s antimicrobial actions.
Philippe Houssiau, MSc
Philippe has a pharmaceutical/biotech background and has held senior positions in consulting, including senior partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers, and in a broad range of global healthcare organizations as CEO and Chairman. He is a global leader in healthcare digital transformation, data liquidity, and the intelligent real time exchange between clinical research and clinical practice.
Allison McGeer, MD
Dr. McGeer’s work focuses on infection prevention in both the community and healthcare institutions, and the use of surveillance to evaluate the effectiveness of health interventions. She is Professor in Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology and has an appointment at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto. She is also an infectious disease consultant at Sinai Health System and a Senior Clinician Scientist at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute in Toronto.