Endowed Chairs

The establishment of an endowed Chair by Western in an area of strategic importance is one of the key ways in which we bring the world’s best minds to our university. The holders of these positions bring new knowledge, engage in research, and contribute to the betterment of society. The prestige and honour surrounding such a Chair is shared not only by its holder, but also by the donors whose gifts make it possible, by the name it bears, and by the university at which it is established. 

Endowed Chair Incumbent
Antonios Mamandras Chair in Graduate Orthodontics Ali Tassi
Cecil and Linda Rorabeck Chair in Molecular Neuroscience and Vascular Biology Donald Welsh
Chin-Hardie Chair in Urologic Oncology Brant Inman
Col. J.B. McLean/Fallon Memorial Chair in Clinical Preventative Medicine Saverio Stranges
Diabetes Canada Chair in Diabetes Management Stewart Harris
Dr. Adam Linton Chair in Kidney Health Analytics Amit Garg
Dr. John W.D. and Susan McDonald Chair in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Vipul Jairath
Dr. Robert Lindsay Chair in Dialysis Research and Innovation Christopher McIntyre
Dr. Robert Zhong Chair in Translational Transplant Research Lakshman Gunaratnam
Dr. Sandy Kirkley Chair in Musculoskeletal Research David Holdsworth
Edith Schulich Vinet Chair in Human Genetics Rob Hegele
Eugen Drewlo Chair in Kidney Research and Innovation Dervla Connaughton
GSK Chair in Paediatric Clinical Pharmacology Michael Rieder
Graham King Research Chair James Johnson
Hannah Chair in the History of Medicine Shelley McKellar
Harris-Woodman Chair in Psyche & Soma Ruth Lanius
Heart & Stroke/Barnett-Ivey Chair Mark Chandy
Ian McWhinney Chair of Family Medicine Studies Kevin Pottie
J.C. Kennedy Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery Steven MacDonald
Jack Cowin Chair in Epilepsy Research Jorge Burneo
Jacob J. Wolfe Distinguished Medical Research Chair in Human Gene Function Rob Hegele
John Denstedt Chair in Surgical Simulation Audra Duncan
Marcel and Louise Brunette Research Chair in Ophthalmology Cindy Hutnik
Martha G. Blackburn Chair in Cardiovascular Research Rob Hegele
Neil McKenzie Chair in Cardiac Care Geoff Pickering
Provincial Endowed Academic Chair in Autism and Behavioural Science Julio Martinez-Trujillo
Ramsey W. Gunton Chair in Cardiology Raymond Yee
Ray and Margaret Elliott Chair in Surgical Innovation Michael Chu
Research Chair in Auditory Biophysics and Engineering Hanif Ladak
Research Chair in Neurotology and Translational Hearing Innovation Sumit Agrawal
Richard and Beryl Ivey Chair in Clinical Neurological Sciences David Steven
Sheldon H. Weinstein Chair in Diabetes Research David Hess
The Beryl Ivey Chair in One Health Francisco Olea-Popelka
The Dr. Brian W. Gilbert Canada Research Chair in Primary Health Care Sonja Reichert
The Dr. Joseph Rea Chair in Mood Disorders Elizabeth Osuch
The Kathleen & Dr. Henry Barnett Chair in Stroke Research Luciano Sposato
The Richard and Jean Ivey Fund Chair in Molecular Toxicology Qingping Feng
The Tanna Schulich Chair of Neurosciences & Mental Health J Don Richardson
Ting-Yim Lee Chair in Medical Biophysics Jefferson Frisbee
Ting-Yim Lee Chair in Translational Medical Imaging Narinder Paul
William F. Clark Chair in Nephrology Andrew House
Wolfe Medical Research Chair in Pharmacogenomics Richard Kim