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Dr. Smith has served as Vice President Scientific Affairs since 1998. He is Professor Emeritus at the University of Calgary Alberta where he served as the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine. He is a distinguished clinician and research scientist who has made major contributions to the Canadian cardiology and medical communities and in recognition of his outstanding achievements he has been appointed as an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 2006 he was appointed chair of the steering committee responsible for developing a new Heart Health Strategy for Canada. Dr. Smith has served as President of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society Chairman of the Scientific Review Committee of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada and President of the Association of Canadian Medical Colleges. Dr. Smith currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of The Canadian Journal of Cardiology and is a member of a number of boards including the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research Health Professions Advisory Board and is the founder and President of the Lougheed Medical Research Foundation. He is a graduate of Dalhousie University Medical School and completed cardiology and research training at the National Heart Institute London U.K. and the National Institutes of Health Bethesda Maryland. He has published more than 250 peer-reviewed papers book chapters and invited contributions. Dr. Smith also serves on the boards of Canadian Natural Resources Limited Overlord Financial Inc. and Sernova Corp. | 