Eldon Smith

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Eldon R. Smith OC, FRCPC is a Canadian cardiologist who is the Chair of the Strategic Advisory Board of the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta (LCIA). [1] He has been Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Calgary and President for both the Canadian Cardiovascular Society and the Association of Canadian Medical Colleges. [2] Smith was appointed to the Board of Alberta Health Services. [3]

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Smiths is also Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Journal of Cardiology. [4] As of October 2006, Smith has been the Chair of the Canadian Heart Health Strategy and Action Plan, [5] [6] an initiative of the Government of Canada. Smith is also the President and Director of the Peter Lougheed Medical Research Foundation, a national initiative to support excellence in health research in Canada. [2]

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Selected awards and honors

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References

  1. Strategic Advisory Board - Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta
  2. 1 2 Press Release - ER Smith bio-data, Government of Canada
  3. Government of Albert news release Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine - ER Smith AHS board announcement
  4. Canadian Journal of Cardiology Archived 2008-03-12 at the Wayback Machine - ER Smith, Editor-in-chief
  5. Press Release - ER Smith appointed Chair, Steering Committee, Government of Canada's Heart Health Strategy
  6. Press Release - ER Smith presents CHHS & AP to the Government of Canada
  7. Canadian Medical Association profile
  8. Government of Canada Citation Archived 2008-11-24 at the Wayback Machine - Officer of the Order of Canada
  9. 2005 CMA Medal of Service citation
  10. ASTech Award announcement Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine - Outstanding Contribution Award
  11. "Dr. Eldon Smith Honoured with Grant MacEwan Lifetime Achievement Award at Calgary Awards | Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta | University of Calgary". Archived from the original on 2014-10-09. Retrieved 2017-05-10.