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Research and Innovation
Research and Innovation Faculty members are active in basic and clinical research. Basic research areas include studies into kidney cell biology, mediators of immune renal injury (complement, lipid mediators, cytokines and signal transduction), and …
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Contact Us Patient referrals and appointments To get an appointment, patients need a referral from a physician. Nephrology clinic Glen site (Royal Victoria Hospital) Telephone: 514-934-8463 To request a first appointment at the Glen site, please use …
Creative MUHC health professionals win big at Hacking Health Challenge
December 12th, 2014 Imagine dreaming up a practical solution to a common healthcare problem, such as a game that eases anxiety in kids as they go through an MRI exam or a guided self-help app for patients with depression. Now imagine being in a room full …
Hope, ethics and a young boy’s life
March 30th, 2017 Articles When all treatments failed and time was running short for a boy diagnosed with leukemia, his doctor teamed up with the MUHC pediatric Research Ethics Board to come up with a made-to-measure study that brought back hope. …
Volunteering at the Research Ethics Board: a rewarding commitment
March 30th, 2017 Articles “Over the last 15 years, I’ve read every single research protocol and every single consent form before the board meetings,” says Dr. Jane McDonald, who, until recently, was chair of the pediatric Research Ethics Board (REB), …
On the genetics trail
April 6th, 2017 Releases Montreal – Researchers have identified the genetic mutation responsible for one patient's serious health problems, finally solving a medical mystery that has endured for over 30 years. Thanks to this discovery, the researcher …
Surviving residency
April 11th, 2017 Articles It takes four years of hard work, long nights of studying, and countless hours of living and breathing medicine before a medical student can call themselves a doctor. However, the journey to earning a complete medical license is …
Talking organ and tissue donation with nurse clinician Wendy Sherry
April 24th, 2017 Articles Although she did not know it at the time, when Wendy Sherry agreed to accept a 10-month replacement position as a nurse in the organ and tissue donation program in 2005, she was about to embark on a path that would shape her …
Working at the MUHC: a family affair
April 24th, 2017 Articles Marc has been a devoted member of our housekeeping department Marc has been a devoted member of our housekeeping department at the Montreal General Hospital for over 30 years. Whether he's greeting patients or making sure that …
A day in the life of Marlene Lemieux
April 28th, 2017 Articles In 2007, after three plus decades of working as a nutritionist at the Montreal Chest Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (MCI-MUHC), Marlene Lemieux retired. But she knew she still had more to give to the Chest. So …