Sam D. Shemie MD

Short Biography Sept 2023

sam.shemie@mcgill.ca

1.     Division Director, Pediatric Critical Care, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre

2.     Associate Investigator, McGill University Health Centre Research Institute

3.     Professor of Pediatrics, McGill University

4.     Honourary Staff Physician, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto

5.     Medical Advisor (Deceased Donation), Canadian Blood Services

6.     Member, Order of Canada

Dr. Shemie’s area of interest is organ replacement during critical illness and the continuum between life, death and oxygen delivery. He is a Division Director of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, pediatric critical care physician and ECMO specialist at the Montreal Children’s Hospital, McGill University Health Centre. He is a Professor of Pediatrics at the Montreal Children’s Hospital, McGill University and honourary staff in the Department of Critical Care Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto. He is medical advisor, deceased organ donation, with Canadian Blood Services. His academic focus is advancing the science and practice of deceased organ donation. His research interests include the clinical and policy impact of organ failure support technologies, the development and implementation of national/international ICU-based leading practices in organ donation and research at the intersection of end-of-life care, dying, death and deceased donation.