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
Professor of Paediatrics and Physiology
University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
President Elect
2018-2020
Kevin Waschke
MD, CM, FRCPC, FASGE
Director of Endoscopy
McGill University, Montréal, QC
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
Board Committees
To view committee members, please click on the Committees below:
Administrative Affairs
| Sub-Committee | Name | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Andrews, Calgary AB | V.P. | |
| Admissions | Louis Liu, Toronto, ON | Chair |
| Diversity & Equity | Laura Targownik, Winnipeg, MB | Chair |
| Ethics | Louis-Charles Rioux, Montreal, QC | 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 | David Mack, Ottawa, ON | 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 | Robert Berger, Halifax, NS | Chair |
| Elyanne Ratcliffe, Hamilton, ON | Junior Co-Chair | |
| Geoff Williams, Halifax, NS | Evaluation Representative | |
| Michael Curley, Calgary, AB | Member | |
| Jeff McCurdy, Ottawa, ON | Member | |
| Jennifer Jin, Edmonton, AB | Member | |
| Lecture Series | Nazira Chatur, Vancouver, BC | Co-Chair |
| Maria Cino, Toronto, ON | Co-Chair | |
| 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 | |
| Program Directors | Winnie Wong, Edmonton, AB | Chair |
| Scholars' | Herbert Brill, Hamilton, ON | Co-Chair |
| Steven Gruchy, Halifax, NS | Co-Chair | |
| Unspecified | 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 | |
| Quality Practice Guidelines | Catherine Dubé, Ottawa, ON | Chair |
| C-GRS© Sub-Committee | Nicky Marwaha, Burlington, ON | Chair |
| Jennifer Telford, Vancouver, BC | Member | |
| Sylviane Forget, Montreal, QC | Member | |
| Stephanie Carpentier, St. John's, NL | Member | |
| Dan Sadowski, Edmonton, ON | Member | |
| IBD GRS Sub-Committee | Alain Bitton, Montreal, QC | Chair |
| Adam Weizman, Toronto, ON | Member | |
| Catherine Dubé, Ottawa, ON | Member | |
| Geoffrey Nguyen, Toronto, ON | Member | |
| Vipul Jairath, London, ON | Member | |
| Reporting | Peter Rossos, Toronto, ON | Chair |
| Practice Audit Sub-Committee | Ted Xenodemetropoulos, Hamilton, ON | Chair |
| Samir Grover, Toronto, ON | Chair | |
| Harminder Singh, Winnipeg, MB | Chair | |
| Frances Tse, Hamilton, ON | Chair | |
| Catharine Walsh, Toronto, ON | Chair | |
| Betty Kennah, Hamilton, ON | Chair | |
| 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. | |
| Samantha Gruenheid, Montreal, QC | Member | |
| Yaron Avitzur, Toronto, ON | Member | |
| Michael Beyak, Kingston, ON | Member | |
| Johan Van Limbergen, Halifax, NS | 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 | |
| Research Topics | Premysl Bercik, Hamilton, ON | Co-Chair |
| Nathalie Perreault, Sherbrooke, QC | Co-Chair |
Nominations
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Carlo Fallone, Montreal, QC | Chair |
| 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 |