CAMSS EXECUTIVE ELECTION
PRESIDENT-ELECT
Dr. Catherine Macneil will be the CAMSS President-elect effective October 1, 2024 and thereafter President for a two-year term. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Macneil in her new role on the CAMSS executive!
Dr. Catherine macneil, M.D. FRCPC
Dr. Catherine Macneil is a pediatrician at the Alberta Children's Hospital and a Clinical Associate Professor at the Cumming School of Medicine. She has an interest in patient safety, medication safety, and medical complexity. Though she has affiliations with AHS, the U of C, and the AMA, the position at CAMSS is independent of those roles.
SECRETARY-TREASURER
Dr. Payman Hajiazim will be the CAMSS Secretary-Treasurer effective October 1, 2024 for a two-year term. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Hajiazim to the CAMSS executive!
Dr. Payman hajiazim, M.D., FRCPC, DRCPSC, ESRS
Dr. Payman Hajiazim completed his MD at Tehran University in 1999 and his residency training at SBMU University in Tehran in 2006. In 2011, he completed the fellowship program of psychotherapy at the University of Toronto before starting his training in sleep medicine in 2012, which ended in 2014.
Dr. Hajiazim moved to Calgary early 2015 and became affiliated with the University of Calgary as a clinical assistant professor in psychiatry and sleep medicine. He is also a full member of the Hotchkiss Brain Institute and a member of the Mathison Center.
Dr. Hajiazim is designated by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in Sleep Disorder Medicine as well as Psychiatry. He is recognized as an Expert in the field of Sleep and a certified Somnologist by the European Sleep Research Society. He has been practicing for more than twenty years and the last ten years has been dedicated to the practice in Alberta. Dr. Hajiazim is the founder, CEO, and medical director of the “Sleep and Wake Clinic” in Rockyview Health Centre. He also teaches at the University of Calgary, and he runs research as part of the activities in the field of medicine.
Outside of his practice, research, and administrative work, Dr. Hajiazim enjoys being a father along with biking, running, and travelling.