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Meet our New Governor-elect
Meet Our New Governor-elect
Congratulations to the Ontario Chapter Governor-Elect, George K. Dresser, MD, FACP. Our new Governor-elect (GE) will do a year of training as a Governor-elect and then will start his four-year term as Governor in the Spring of 2019. As Governor, Dr. Dresser will serve as the official representative of the College for the Ontario Chapter, providing a link between members at the local level and ACP leadership. In the meantime, Dr. Dresser will be working closely with Dr. Hramiak (the current Governor) and College staff to learn about the College and his duties as Governor. To learn more about the new GE, read his bio below.
George K. Dresser, MD, FACP
Education: Medical School, Internal Medicine, Clinical Pharmacology, Western University
Post Doctoral Training: Clinical Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University
Certification: FRCPC, FACP
Present Position: Associate Professor of Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University
ACP Chapter Involvement and Leadership Activities: Ongoing support for Western University ACP journal club activities; Presentation of Hypertension Guidelines at Annual Chapter meeting; Research judging for trainee presentations at Annual Chapter conference
ACP National Activities: ACP representative, CSIM scientific program committee 2017
Other Appointments/Activities: Chair, Subspecialty committee for Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology, Royal College (RCPSC); Chair, "uncomplicated subgroup" Hypertension Canada Recommendations Task Force
Areas of Professional Interest and Expertise: Rational therapeutics; Hypertension; Stroke prevention in Atrial Fibrillation