The Active Patient GDM project is led by Dr. Kaberi Dasgupta and supported by the Lawson Foundation. This web site was developed as part of this project to fill a gap in informational and motivational resources for women with GDM and their families.
Leadership and Management Team
Dr. Kaberi Dasgupta, Principal Investigator – Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC)
Dr. Anne-Sophie Brazeau, Nutrition Lead – School of Human Nutrition – McGill University
Deborah Chan, Research Assistant – Research Institute of the MUHC
John Dowling, Web Programmer – Research Institute of the MUHC
Physical Activity Experts
Dr. Chris Shields – Kinesiology – Acadia University
Dr. Jonathon Fowles – Kinesiology – Acadia University
Dr. Michelle Mottola – School of Kinesiology – Western University
Taniya Singh Nagpal, MSc, PhD Student – School of Kinesiology – Western University
Nutrition Experts
Dr. Catherine Chan – Human Nutrition – University of Alberta
Amélie Roy-Fleming, MSc, RD – School of Human Nutrition – McGill University
Diala Reda, MSc – Dietitian – McGill University Health Centre
Sedra Jundi, MSc – Dietitian – McGill University
Dorsa Alavifard, MSc Student – School of Human Nutrition – McGill University
Nam Nguyen, BSc – University of Alberta
Physicians
Dr. Sonia Butalia – Cumming School of Medicine – University of Calgary
Dr. Ilana Halperin – Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Dr. Natasha Garfield – McGill University Health Centre
Dr. Rachel Bond – McGill University Health Centre
Dr. Sara Meltzer – McGill University Health Centre
Dr. Ariane Godbout – Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal
Dr. Baiju Shah – Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Dr. Lorraine Lipscombe – Women’s College Hospital – University of Toronto
Dr. Jillian Coolen – IWK Health Centre – Halifax
Dr. Thomas Ransom – Dalhousie University
Dr. Garry Shen – University of Manitoba
Dr. Jennifer Yamamoto – University of Manitoba
Health Psychologist
Dr. Deborah Da Costa – Research Institute of the McGill University Health CentrePhysician Assistant
Nikki Semaniuk – Section Endocrine and Metabolism, St Boniface General Hospital, Winnipeg, ManitobaPatient Partners
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