Panel Member : Health System Transformation to Meet the Challenge of Chronic Diseases (2008.01)
Peter Rosenbaum, McMaster University
Peter Rosenbaum is currently the Canadian Institutes for Health Research Chair in Developmental Pediatrics at McMaster University. Prior to this appointment, he was Chief of Medical Staff at Bloorview MacMillan Children’s Centre.
His main area of research relates to the healthy and psychosocial well-being of children with disabilities and their families, the natural history of motor function in children with cerebral palsy, and related measurement and evaluative methods. He ensures that knowledge acquired through his research is communicated and moves into practice as quickly as possible. His work helps parents ensure that their children have access to new treatments or discoveries about the causes of childhood disabilities.
His findings have been published in more than 85 peer-reviewed papers. He was awarded an honorary degree by Laval University in recognition of his contributions to the health of children with cerebral palsy.