HARVEY GUYDA

Harvey Guyda, Dodds Professor & Chair, Department of Pediatrics, McGill University and Pediatrician-in- Chief, McGill University Health Centre, was the first Pediatric Endocrinologist elected as Secretary-Treasurer and President of the Canadian Society of Endocrinology & Metabolism, receiving their Distinguished Service Award. He was Co-Chair of the Executive Committee of Canadian Health Research Institute for Mother, Child & Youth (CHRIMCY), precursor to the CIHR Institute of Human Development and Child and Youth Health, serving on its Advisory Board. His research has included the first purification of an important human hormone prolactin; his clinical studies provided the basis for the accurate diagnosis of growth hormone deficiency in short children. He authored 170 publications, 45 book chapters, co-edited a textbook on Pediatric Endocrinology, with 230 scientific presentations worldwide. He has been a Visiting Professor in Edmonton, Ottawa, Paris, Havana, Jerusalem, Helsinki, Tokyo and Hong Kong.