Eldon Smith

Dr. Eldon R. Smith OC, MD, FRCPC is the Chair of the Strategic Advisory Board of the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta (LCIA).[1] A cardiologist by training, he has also held numerous positions over his career including Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Calgary and the role of President for both the Canadian Cardiovascular Society and the Association of Canadian Medical Colleges.[2] Most recently Dr. Smith was appointed to the Board of Alberta Health Services.[3]

In addition to Dr. Smiths's role with the LCIA, he is also Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Journal of Cardiology.[4] As of October 2006, Dr. Smith has been the Chair of the Canadian Heart Health Strategy and Action Plan,[5][6] an initiative of the Government of Canada. Dr. Smith is also the President and Director of the Peter Lougheed Medical Research Foundation, a national initiative to support excellence in health research in Canada.[2]


Education

  • Dalhousie University Medical School [7]
  • National Heart Institute, London, U.K.
  • National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland

Selected awards and honors

Corporate boards

References

  1. Strategic Advisory Board - Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta
  2. Press Release - ER Smith bio-data, Government of Canada
  3. Government of Albert news release Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine - ER Smith AHS board announcement
  4. Canadian Journal of Cardiology Archived 2008-03-12 at the Wayback Machine - ER Smith, Editor-in-chief
  5. Press Release - ER Smith appointed Chair, Steering Committee, Government of Canada's Heart Health Strategy
  6. Press Release - ER Smith presents CHHS & AP to the Government of Canada
  7. Canadian Medical Association profile
  8. Government of Canada Citation Archived 2008-11-24 at the Wayback Machine - Officer of the Order of Canada
  9. 2005 CMA Medal of Service citation
  10. ASTech Award announcement Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine - Outstanding Contribution Award
  11. http://www.libin.ucalgary.ca/node/1375
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