JUDITH HALL

Judith G. Hall is Professor Emeritus and former Head of Pediatrics at the University of British Columbia. She is a pediatric clinical geneticist with a special interest in birth defects who has made contributions to all phases of academic and community life. Her research has been instrumental in recognizing the importance of natural history and non-traditional mechanisms of disease. She is sought after nationally and internationally as a speaker and for her clinical acumen related to syndromes and the genetic aspects of short stature. She has received numerous awards in recognition for her contributions and in 1998 was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada for her contributions to the education of geneticists and her care of patients. She Chaired the First Assessment for the Canadian Institute of Academic Medicine (CIAM)/Canadian Academy of Health Science (CAHS). She in on the Science Committee of Council of Canadian Academies (CCA).