Board of Directors
The Board of Directors are responsible for managing the properties and activities of the CAG. The Board welcomes members' comments and suggestions which may be forwarded via the National Office by email.
View the CAG Board Of Directors' Financial Disclosures
President
2018-2020
Nicola L. Jones
MD, PhD, FRCPC
President Elect
2018-2020
Kevin Waschke
MD, CM, FRCPC, FASGE
Past President
2018-2020
David Armstrong
MA, MB, BChir, FRCPC
VP Treasurer
2017-2020
Elena Verdú
MD, PhD
Past Presidents
| Years | Name | University |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-2016 | Derek McKay | University of Calgary |
| 2012-2014 | Daniel Sadowski | University of Alberta |
| 2010-2012 | David Morgan | McMaster University |
| 2008-2010 | Ronald Bridges | University of Calgary |
| 2006-2008 | William Paterson | Queen’s University |
| 2004-2006 | Desmond J Leddin | Dalhousie University |
| 2002-2004 | Philip M Sherman | University of Toronto |
| 2000-2002 | John L Wallace | University of Calgary |
| 1998-2000 | Richard Fedorak | University of Alberta |
| 1997-1998 | Gary A Levy | University of Toronto |
| 1996-1997 | J Joseph Connon | University of Toronto |
| 1994-1996 | D Grant Gall | University of Calgary |
| 1993-1994 | Stephen M Collins | McMaster University |
| 1992-1993 | Richard H Hunt | McMaster University |
| 1991-1992 | Suzanne E Lemire | Université Laval |
| 1990-1991 | Eldon A Shaffer | University of Calgary |
| 1989-1990 | Iain G Cleator | University of British Columbia |
| 1988-1989 | Aubrey Groll | Queen’s University |
| 1987-1988 | Alan BR Thomson | University of Alberta |
| 1986-1987 | C Noel Williams | Dalhousie University |
| 1985-1986 | Claude C Roy | Université de Montréal |
| 1984-1985 | William C Watson | University of Western Ontario |
| 1983-1984 | Laurington R DaCosta | Queen’s University |
| 1982-1983 | Cameron Harrison | University of British Columbia |
| 1981-1982 | Gordon G Forstner | University of Toronto |
| 1980-1981 | Jacques Kessler | McGill University |
| 1979-1980 | Florent Thibert | Université de Montréal |
| 1978-1979 | Wilfred M Weinstein | University of Alberta |
| 1977-1978 | Leslie S Valberg | University Western Ontario |
| 1976-1977 | Bernard J Perey | Université de Sherbrooke |
| 1975-1976 | Richard R Gillies | University of Ottawa |
| 1974-1975 | Jacques O Gagnon | Université de Montréal |
| 1973-1974 | Joseph J Sidorov | Dalhousie University |
| 1972-1973 | James F Lind | University of Manitoba |
| 1971-1972 | John M Finlay | University of Toronto |
| 1970-1971 | J Alan L Gilbert | University of Alberta |
| 1969-1970 | Douglas G Kinnear | McGill University |
| 1968-1969 | Abraham Bogoch | University of British Columbia |
| 1967-1968 | Ivan T Beck | Queen’s University |
| 1966-1967 | KJR Wightman | University of Toronto |
| 1965-1966 | Paul Letendre | Université de Montréal |
| 1964-1965 | Eric M Nanson | University of Saskatchewan |
| 1963-1964 | Walter C Mackenzie | University of Alberta |
| 1962-1963 | Robert C Dickson | Dalhousie University |
| 1961-1962 | Richard D McKenna | McGill University |
Operations Committee
Chair, Operations Committee
Paul Sinclair
MSc., CAGF
Canadian Association of Gastroenterology
VP, Administrative Affairs
2019-2022
Louis Liu
MD, PhD, FRCPC
VP, Clinical Affairs
2018-2021
Grigorios Leontiadis
MD, PhD
VP, Education Affairs
2018-2021
Charles Menard
B Pharm, MD, FRCPC
VP, Quality Affairs
2016-2020
Paul Moayyedi
BSc, MB ChB, PhD, MPH, FRCP, FRCPC, FACG, AGAF
VP, Research Affairs
2016-2020
Bruce Vallance
PhD, BSc
Board Committees
To view committee members, please click on the Committees below:
Administrative Affairs
| Sub-Committee | Name | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Louis Liu, Toronto, ON | V.P. | |
| Admissions | Yvonne Tse, Toronto, ON | Chair |
| Diversity & Equity | Laura Targownik, Winnipeg, MB | Chair |
| Ethics | Flavio Habal, Toronto, ON | Chair |
| Publications/Archives | Jerry McGrath, St. John's, NL | Chair |
Clinical Affairs
| Sub-Committee | Name | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Grigorios Leontiadis, Hamilton, ON | V.P. | |
| Endoscopy | Steven Heitman, Calgary, AB | Chair |
| Pediatrics | Matthew Carroll, Edmonton, AB | Chair |
| Practice Affairs | Frances Tse, Hamilton, ON | Chair |
| Regional Representation | Mark MacMillan, Fredericton, NB | Chair |
| Christian Turbide, Calgary, AB | Member | |
| James McHattie, Regina, SK | Member | |
| Alexandra Ilnyckyj, Winnipeg, MB | Member | |
| Imran Rasul, Mississauga, ON | Member | |
| Steve Gruchy, Halifax, NS | Member | |
| Bharati Reddy, St. John's, NL | Member | |
| James Gray, Vancouver, BC | Member | |
| Josée Parent, Montreal, QC | Member |
Education Affairs
| Sub-Committee | Name | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Menard, Sherbrooke, QC | V.P. | |
| GRIT | Elyanne Ratcliffe, Hamilton, ON | Chair |
| Michael Curley, Calgary, AB | Junior Co-Chair | |
| Robert Berger, Halifax, NS | Evaluation Representative | |
| Jeff McCurdy, Ottawa, ON | Member | |
| Jennifer Jin, Edmonton, AB | Member | |
| Maintenance of Certification (MOC) | Brian Yan, London, ON | Chair |
| Steven Gruchy, Halifax, NS | Member | |
| Catharine Walsh, Toronto, ON | Member | |
| Nav Saloojee, Ottawa, ON | Member | |
| Pushpa Sathya, St. John's, NL | Member | |
| Samir Grover, Toronto, ON | Member | |
| Christopher Sheasgreen, Toronto, ON | Member | |
| Maria Cino, Toronto, ON | Member | |
| Nauzer Forbes, Hamilton, ON | Member | |
| Program Directors | Winnie Wong, Edmonton, AB | Chair |
| Scholars' | Herbert Brill, Hamilton, ON | Co-Chair |
| Steven Gruchy, Halifax, NS | Co-Chair | |
| Trainee Representative | Marcel Tomaszewski, Montreal, QC | Member |
Quality Affairs
| Committee | Name | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Moayyedi, Hamilton, ON | V.P. | |
| Innovation | Maida Sewitch, Montreal, QC | Co-Chair |
| Geoff Nguyen, Toronto, ON | Co-Chair | |
| Natasha Bollegala, Toronto, On | Primer Lead | |
| Quality Practice Guidelines | David Morgan, Hamilton, ON | Chair |
| C-GRS Sub-Committee | Nicky Marwaha, Burlington, ON | Chair |
| Jennifer Telford, Vancouver, BC | Member | |
| Val Ginzburg, Richmond Hill, ON | Member | |
| Stephanie Carpentier, St. John's, NL | Member | |
| Dan Sadowski, Edmonton, ON | Member | |
| Dana Moffatt, Winnipeg, MB | Member | |
| Harminder Singh, Winnipeg, MB | Member | |
| Rabin Persad, Edmonton, AB | Member | |
| IBD GRS Sub-Committee | Alain Bitton, Montreal, QC | Chair |
| Adam Weizman, Toronto, ON | Member | |
| Geoffrey Nguyen, Toronto, ON | Member | |
| Vipul Jairath, London, ON | Member | |
| Reporting | Peter Rossos, Toronto, ON | Chair |
| Practice Audit Sub-Committee | Harminder Singh, Winnipeg, MB | Chair |
| Frances Tse, Hamilton, ON | Member | |
| Catharine Walsh, Toronto, ON | Member | |
| Talat Bessissow, Montreal, QC | Member | |
| Skills Enhancement | Don MacIntosh, Halifax, NS | Co-Chair |
| Alaa Rostom, Ottawa, ON | Co-Chair |
Research Affairs
| Sub-Committee | Name | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Bruce Vallance, Vancouver, BC | V.P. | |
| Fernando Lopes, Calgary, AB | Member | |
| Yaron Avitzur, Toronto, ON | Member | |
| Michael Beyak, Kingston, ON | Member | |
| Maria Ines Pinto Sanchez, Hamilton, ON | Member | |
| Fernand-Pierre Gendron, Sherbrooke, QC | Member | |
| Nathalie Perreault, Sherbrooke, QC | Member | |
| Simon Hirota, Calgary, AB | Member | |
| Jean-Eric Ghia, Manitoba, MB | Member | |
| Yasmin Nasser, Calgary, AB | Member | |
| Lisa Osborne, Vancouver, BC | Member | |
| Michael Laffin, Edmonton, AB | Member | |
| Vipul Jairath, London, ON | Member | |
| Research Topics | David Reed, Kingston, ON | Co-Chair |
| Nathalie Perreault, Sherbrooke, QC | Co-Chair | |
| Samantha Gruenheid, Montreal, QC | Faculty |
Nominations
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Nicola Jones, Toronto, ON | Member |
| Kevin Waschke, Montreal, QC | Member |
| Mark MacMillan, Fredericton, NB | Member |
| Laura Targownik, Winnipeg, MB | Member |
| Nathalie Perreault, Sherbrooke, QC | Member |
| Mark Borgaonkar, St. John's, NL | Member |