Dr. Hertzel Gerstein, MD, MSc, FRCP(C) Joint Principal Investigator, ORIGIN Study Deputy Director, Population Health Research Institute Professor of Medicine Director, Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism McMaster University
Dr. Hertzel C. Gerstein is an Endocrinologist and Professor at McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences, where he holds the Population Health Institute Chair in Diabetes Research. He is also Director of the Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Director of the Diabetes Care and Research Program and Deputy Director of the Population Health Research Institute where he leads large international clinical trials focused on the prevention and treatment of diabetes and its consequences.
Dr. Salim Yusuf, DPhil, FRCPC, FRSC Professor of Medicine, McMaster University Executive Director, Population Health Research Institute McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences Vice President Research, Hamilton Health Sciences Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario/Marion W. Burke Chair in Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiologist and Epidemiologist, Dr. Salim Yusuf is Professor of Medicine, McMaster University and Vice-President of Research, Hamilton Health Sciences. He is also the Director of Population Health Research Institute (PHRI), which he founded in 1999. Dr. Yusuf is the recipient of numerous national and international awards, including the Lifetime Research Achievement award of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society, the European Society of Cardiology gold medal in 2008, and the American Heart Association Clinical Research Award in 2008. He has published over 700 articles and has been among the top 10 cited clinician-scientists (and the highest Canadian) in the world on several occasions. In 2012 he was ranked as the second most cited researcher for 2011 by Thomson Reuters and Science Watch.