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CURRICULUM VITAE WEST, Michael Lindsay Department of Medicine PERSONAL: Born: Grostenquin, France, June 19, 1953. Citizenship: Canadian ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS: 1975 BSc (Hons), Biology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario 1979 MD, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario OTHER CREDENTIALS: 1984 Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Certification in Internal Medicine (FRCPC) 1984 Certificant of American Board of Internal Medicine 1985 Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Certificate of Special Competence in Nephrology 1989 Fellow of American College of Physicians (FACP) APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS: College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon 1986 (July) Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology 1989 (April) Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S. 1990 (July) Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology 1996 Tenure 1998-2003 Director, Nephrology Training Program 2001 (July 1st) Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology 2003-2009 Head, Division of Nephrology 2011-present Assistant Dean, Research-Clinical Trials HONOURS (MEDALS, FELLOWSHIPS, PRIZES): 1971 Ontario Scholar Award, Ottawa, Ontario 1976 Dwyer Memorial Scholarship, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario 1977 Steacy Memorial Scholarship, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario 1979 Aesculapian Award, Queen's Medical Student Society, Queen's University, Kingston, ON. 1985 Clinical Research Society of Toronto, Research Essay, Second Prize, Toronto, ON. 1984-1986 Medical Research Council of Canada Research Fellowship 1989 Clinical Teacher of the Year, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Revised: Apr 26, 2017 University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 1995 Excellence Award for Undergraduate Teaching, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS 1996 President's Award, Nova Scotia Branch, Kidney Foundation of Canada, Halifax, NS. 1997 Excellence Award for Undergraduate Teaching, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS. 1999 Excellence Award for Undergraduate Teaching, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS. 2000 Excellence Award for Undergraduate Teaching, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS. 2001 Excellence Award for Undergraduate Teaching, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS. 2002 Best Clinical Study, 2nd International Symposium on Lysosomal Storage Diseases, Cannes, France, April 26-27, 2002. 2009 Best Clinical Study, 9th International Symposium on Lysosomal Storage Diseases, Frankfurt, Germany, April 24-25, 2009. 2009 Best Clinical Poster Presentation, Fabry Nephropathy Satellite of the World Congress of Nephrology, Bergamo Italy, May 27-28, 2009. 2010 Most highly cited article Molecular Genetics and Metabolism 2008-2011. 2011 Winner of Best Resident Clinical Poster, Department of Medicine Research Day 2011. Winner of Best Poster, Faculty of Medicine Resident Research Day 2011. Supervisor of Dr. Marion Cornish, medical resident. 2012 Winner of Andrew Herzenberg Award for Best Nephropathology or Transplant Pathology Abstract, Canadian Association of Pathology Annual Meeting, Calgary AB. Supervisor of Dr. Talal Alfaadhel, nephrology resident. 2014 3rd Prize Poster Award, 5 Year Outcomes in the Canadian Fabry Disease Initiative Study. Fabry Expert Lounge Meeting, Rome, Italy. March 21, 22, 2014 2015 Winner of Best Resident Poster, Aortic Dissection-a Complication of Fabry Disease? Department of Pathology Research Day May 1, 2015. Supervisor of Dr. Michael Carter, pathology resident. POSITIONS PREVIOUS TO DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY EMPLOYMENT: 1986-1990 Assistant/Associate Professor, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 1984-1986 Medical Research Council of Canada Fellowship, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario. Dr. ML Halperin, Supervisor. 1983-1984 Nephrology Resident, University of Toronto, St. Michael's and Toronto Western Hospitals, Toronto, Ontario 1980-1983 Resident, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S. 1980 Rotating Internship, Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S. TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN, COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, SASKATOON, SASK.: (Course No., 2 Course Name) 1986-1990 401/501 Clinical Sciences (4-6 lectures/year) 1986-1988 303.6 Physiology (3 lectures/year) 1986-1990 401/501.33 Clinical Sciences (Clinical Tutor) (24 hours/year) 1987-1988 302.6 Clinical Sciences (Clinical Tutor) (22 hours/year) 1988-1990 203.3 Clinical Correlations (Clinical Tutor) (6 hours/year) 1986-1990 Nephrology Noon Teaching Rounds (1/month) 1986-1990 Acid-Base, Electrolyte Seminars (52/year) 1986-1990 ICU Nephrology Rounds (1/4 weeks) 1986-1989 Medical Grand Rounds May 15, 1987 Potassium Homeostasis in Hyperglycemic Disorders Mar 9, 1988 Dietary Therapy of Chronic Renal Disease Jan 18, 1989 Membranous Glomerulonephritis: What to Do Until the Data Arrive; May 24, 1989 Diabetic Nephropathy: Is End Stage Renal Disease Preventable? Jun 13, 1990 rHu-EPO-Recombinant Human Erythropoietin, A Milestone In Nephrology. 1986-1990 Renal Biopsy Rounds (1/month) 1987-1990 Senior Resident Bedside Teaching Rounds (3/year) Oct. 31, 1989 Medical Resident Basic Science Seminar: Atrial Natriuretic Factor 1986-1989 JURSI Therapeutic Seminar (2/year) 1986-1990 Annual LMCC Nephrology Review 1990 Renal Radiology Rounds (1/month) TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES AT DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF MEDICINE, HALIFAX, N.S. 1990-present Coordinator, Monthly Renal Biopsy Conference, Victoria General Hospital Site 1990-1995 Nephrology Teaching Seminar (Clerks, PGY1-5) (weekly) 1990-91, 1991-92 Med III Clinical Bedside Teaching (8 Weeks/year) 1990-present Medicine Clerkship (Med III, IV) Clinical Supervisor, Nephrology Service (1-3 clerks/year) 1991-1992 Coordinator, Renal Transplant Education Program 1991-1993 Med III Renal Tutorials (6 hours/year) 1991-1992 Med I Renal Physiology Lectures on Potassium, Osmolality and Acid Base Regulation (4 hours) 1992-1999 Med II Renal Component, Head 1992-1999 Med I Bedside Clinical Tutor (63 hours/year) 1992-1995 Med IV Nephrology Exam Review (4 hours/year) 1994-2001 Urology Clerkship Nephrology Tutorials (12 hours/year) 1995-1999 Med II Genitourinary, Gastrointestinal, Musculoskeletal Unit, Head 1996-2001 Critical Care Lecture Series, Electrolyte Disorders (1 hour/year) 1992-present Med II COPS Curriculum, GGM Unit, Renal-Urology Component Lecturer (1-5 hours/year), Resource person, Examiner, Pathology Laboratory Tutor, Acid-base Electrolyte Workshop Tutor 1992-1997 Med II COPS Curriculum, GGM Unit, Renal-Urology Component Head 3 and Unit Head 1995-2004 Department of Medicine, PGY4 Practice Oral, Examiner 1996-1997 Med IV Clinical Pharmacology Unit Tutor and Resource Person (6 hours/year) 1997–2003 Med II OSCE, Examiner 1997-present Department of Medicine, Internal Medicine Residency Training Program OSCE, Examiner (3 hours/year) 1999-present Department of Medicine, Medical Clerkship OSCE, Examiner (3 hours/year) 1999-2004, 2006-7, Med II General Medicine Bedside Tutor (27-35 hours/year) 2010-12, 2014 2002, 2010 LMCC Part II Examiner 2002-2010 Med I Metabolism and Function Unit Renal Physiology Lecturer (2-4 hours per year) 2002-2014 Acid-base, Electrolyte Problems, Resident Academic Half Day, Department of Medicine 2011-2012 Med II Metabolism: Kidney: Lecturer, Measurement of Renal function (1hour/year) 2014-present Med II Metabolism: Kidney: Lecturer, Drugs and the Kidney (1hour/year) THESES/STUDENTS SUPERVISED: 1989 Sharon Bailey, University of Saskatchewan, College of Medicine 1989 Summer Research Project: Evaluation of Glomerular Hematuria by Coulter Counter and Phase Contrast Microscopy. Apr. 2, 1993 External Examiner, MSc Thesis. Peter Papadogianis, Department of Pathology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS. Altered Expression of Corticosteroid Binding Globulin (CBG) in a Mouse Model of Polycystic Kidney Disease. June 22, 1993 Examiner, PhD Thesis. Yongdong You, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS. Effects of Ischemia and Preservation Solutions on Morphology and Transport of Renal Proximal Tubules. May 2010 Supervisor Dr. Turki AlAmeel, Medical Resident. Tranexamic acid treatment of life-threatening hematuria in polycystic kidney disease. May and June 2011 Supervisor Dr. Marion Cornish, Medical Resident. Department of Medicine Research Day and Faculty of Medicine Resident Research Day. Oct. 22, 2014 Becca Webster, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Faculty of Medicine, ST. John’s NL. Special Projects II-MED 6770. The Canadian Fabry Disease Initiative: a review. 4 May 1, 2015 Co-supervisor of Dr. Michael Carter, pathology resident Poster Presentation: Aortic Dissection-a Complication of Fabry Disease? Department of Pathology Research Day. BOOKS, CHAPTERS IN BOOK AND REVIEW ARTICLES 1. WEST ML. Disorders of Serum Potassium. Medicine (North America) 1988, 28:5200- 5214. 2. WEST M. The Canadian Society of Nephrology: The Later Years, 1983-2000. The Canadian Society of Nephrology, A Millennium Anthology. 2001. 3. WEST ML. Fabry’s Disease: a rare, X-linked, lysosomal storage disorder. Parkhurst Exchange. 2005, 13(1):78-81. 4. Warnock DG, Valbuena C, WEST M and Oliveira JP. Renal Manifestations of Fabry Disease in Fabry Disease, eds Elstein D, Altarescu G, Beck M. Springer 2010. 5. WEST M, Linthorst,