David Latter Appointed Acting Chair of Surgery
April 30, 2010
Dear Colleagues,
David Latter
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Academic Board has approved
the appointment of Professor
David Latter as Acting Chair of
the Department of Surgery from
May 19 to June 30, 2010, and
Interim Chair of the Department
effective July 1 to December
31, 2010. The current Chair,
Professor Richard Reznick, has
been appointed Dean of the
Faculty of Health Sciences and
Director of the School of Medicine at Queen's University
effective July 1, 2010. He will be on administrative leave
between May 19 and June 30, 2010. An advisory committee
has been struck and has begun the search process
for a new Chair of the Department of Surgery.
Professor Latter has taken major leadership roles in the
Department of Surgery as the Vice-Chair Education, the
Co-Chair Fellowship Education Advisory Committee,
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Post Graduate Medical Education, and the Program
Director for Cardiac Surgery. He is a cardiac surgeon
and holds the position of Vice-Chief of Surgery at St.
Michael's. Professor Latter is an award winning teacher
and is recognized nationally for his innovative contributions
to both education
and clinical practice.
He has a special interest
in mitral valve surgery and
more recently, in innovative
percutaneous aortic
valve replacement. Professor
Latter has been awarded
numerous grants, published
in peer reviewed journals
and is active in professional
activities both nationally
and internationally.
Dean Catharine Whiteside
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Please join me in thanking Professor Latter for assuming
the important roles of Acting and Interim Chair
while we begin the search process for a new Chair of the
Department of Surgery.
Sincerely,
Catharine Whiteside, MD, PhD, FRCPC
Dean, Faculty of Medicine
Vice Provost Relations with Health Care Institutions
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