Administration

Department

Position Contact Email: first.last [at] mcgill.ca Roles & Responsibilities
Department Chair

David Juncker

chair.bme [at] mcgill.ca (chair.bme)

Responsible for planning and executing Departmental strategies for Research, Education, and Innovation & Translation.

Program Officer

Trisanna Sprung-Much

(on leave)

programofficer.bme [at] mcgill.ca (programofficer.bme)

Supports the Department Chair in the strategic planning and execution of departmental initiatives.

Administrative Coordinator

Trang Q. Tran

admin.bme [at] mcgill.ca (admin.bme)

First point of contact at the Department and to the Department's Chair. Responsible for general coordination and communication.

Graduate Program Director

Ahmad Haidar

ahmad.haidar [at] mcgill.ca (ahmad.haidar)

Administers the Master's and Graduate Certificate programs in Translational BME.

Student Affairs Administrator Roumaan Issemdar info.bme [at] mcgill.ca (info.bme) Responsible for matters related to student affairs.
Postdoc Liaison David Rudko admin.bme [at] mcgill.ca (admin.bme) Representative of BME Postdocs students for McGill's Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (GPS). Handles administrative duties and evaluation of awards applications.
Internship Coordinator

Jesse Ehrlick

mt.bme [at] mcgill.ca (j)jesse.ehrlick [at] mcgill.ca (esse.ehrlick)

Manages industry internships for the Master's in Translational BME. 

Director of Technical Services

Ross Wagner

services.bme [at] mcgill.ca (services.bme)

Manages technical issues with resources within the Department.

Administrative Excellence Centre (AEC)

The AEC is our administrative link between the Department of Biomedical Engineering and the School of Biomedical Sciences - Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. See the list of AEC support staff.

Committees

Detailed information regarding committees and membership may be found on the BME SharePoint site (sign in required).

(Updated on 2024-03-01)

Committee Responsibilities

BME Faculty Awards

To help and guide faculty who would like to apply for an award in response to regular OSR 'Call for Awards and Prizes' emails.

BME Fellowships

- Develops policy for distribution of GPS funds for graduate support and submits to the Program Executive Committee for approval (relevant to BBME students having primary supervisor in BME)
- Evaluates student dossiers for internal and external awards

BME Merit

Evaluates the performance reports of individual faculties, scores them according to guideline criteria, and transmits the results to the Department Chair in preparation for the performance meeting with the faculty members.

BME Operations

Implements the academic policy operational procedures and strategic planning as determined by the Department Chair.

BME Recruitment

Responsible for recruiting a new faculty position in Wearables & Digital Health in BME, in collaboration with the RI-MUHC.

BME Safety

- An advisory body that reports directly to the Department Chair and the Central Safety Committee.
- Oversees implementation of Departmental health and safety requirements.
- Evaluates concerns, queries and complaints related to occupational health and safety issues from members of the Department.
- Review reports of accidents, incidents, or occupational diseases in the Department and recommends corrective measures.

BME Space

Planning, advising, and operations related to the space allocation of the BME Department.

BME Technical Services

Planning, advising, and operations related to technical service at the Department

BME Translational Programs

Planning and operations of translational programs in Biomedical Engineering, including the Graduate Certificate in Translational BME, the MedTech Talent Accelerator (NSERC-CREATE), and proposed Master’s in Translational BME

Education Champions

Members from basic sciences, and health professions provide a driving force in implementing the plan across their respective departments, schools and clinical settings.

Faculty Council (Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences)

- Represents the Department at a forum for discussion of the Faculty’s governance, strategic direction and general management, as well as for advising and decision-making, where appropriate, on matters relating to its tripartite mission.
- Terms of reference: mcgill.ca/medhealthsci/about/governance/faculty-council/terms-reference

Schulich Library Advisory

Advises the Head of the Schulich Library on policy matters relating to collections, services and specific user needs, and to consider questions under review by the Senate Committee on Libraries

Committee Membership

(Updated on 2024-01-03)

BME Faculty Awards

Member Member Role Voting Member

Maryam Tabrizian

Chair

 

BME Fellowships

Member Member Role Voting Member

David Rudko

Chair

Y

Danilo Bzdok

Member

Y

Emily Porter

Member

Y

Pina Sorrini

Member

N

Robert Funnell

Member

Y

Sebastian Wachsmann Hogiu

Member

Y

BME Merit

Member Member Role Voting Member

Louis Collins

Chair

Y

Ahmad Haidar

Member

Y

Guojun Chen

Member

Y

BME Operations

Member Member Role Voting Member

David Juncker

Chair

 

Johans Fakhoury

Member

 

Ross Wagner

Member

 

Roumaan Issemdar

Member

 

Trang Tran

Member

 

Trisanna Sprung-Much

Member

 

BME Safety

Member Member Role Voting Member

Satya Prakash

Chair

 

Ross Wagner

Member

 

Sabrina Schaly

Secretary

 

BME Space

Member Member Role Voting Member

David Juncker

Chair

 

Danilo Bzdok

Member

 

Satya Prakash

Member

 

Trisanna Sprung-Much

Member

 

BME Technical Services

Member Member Role Voting Member

Ross Wagner

Member

 

BME Translational Programs

Member Member Role Voting Member

Ahmad Haidar

Chair

 

Emily Porter

Member

 

Johans Fakhoury

Member

 

Robert Kearney

Member

 

Roumaan Issemdar

Member

 

Education Champions

Member Member Role Voting Member

Emily Porter

Member

 

Faculty Council (Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences)

Member Member Role Voting Member

Robert Kearney

Member

 

Schulich Library Advisory

Member Member Role Voting Member

Robert Funnell

Chair

 

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