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Acting Chair & Associate Professor
Welcome to the Department of Anesthesia within the Faculty of Health Sciences at McMaster University. The department has experienced steady growth over the last 10 years and is currently comprised of 34 full-time faculty and 165 part-time faculty.
Our major strength is people and several members of the department are in significant leadership roles within the hospitals and academic programs. Our hospital partners include Hamilton Health Sciences and St. Joseph’s Healthcare locally, but we also reach out into the community through the Waterloo Regional Campus and the Niagara Regional Campus.
In the News
McMaster researchers begin rolling out national recommendations for the prescription of antibiotics
Researchers at McMaster University have developed and released new recommendations to improve how antibiotics are prescribed across Canada, marking a significant milestone in the country’s fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR) — a phenomenon through which antimicrobial medications, like antibiotics, stop working as intended. The new guidance, commissioned by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) in 2024, is designed to promote more prudent antibiotic use under the stewardship pillar of Canada’s broader AMR strategy, as outlined in the Pan-Canadian Action Plan […]
Lehana Thabane elected to the World Academy of Sciences
Lehana Thabane, professor in the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (HEI), has been elected to the World Academy of Sciences’ (TWAS) 2026 class of fellows. Thabane, who is also vice-president of Research at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton and scientific director of the Research Institute of St Joe’s Hamilton, is one of only […]