Dr. Jean-Pierre Routy

Dr. Jean-Pierre Routy is a Professor of Medicine, Clinical Director of the Chronic Viral Illness Service, Louis Lowenstein Chair in Hematology & Oncology. Dr. Routy has dedicated the last two decades bringing science and treatment innovation to help combat the health challenges of AIDS and cancer care. His fight against AIDS-related malignancies has led him to obtain in 2012 the McGill University Louis Lowenstein Chair in Hematology & Oncology. As an FRSQ Clinician-Scientist, he was able to implement the Montreal Primary HIV-Infection cohort, which generated important findings in HIV pathogenesis and drug resistance. His achievements have led Dr. Routy to become the National Co-Director of the Immunotherapy and Vaccine Core at the Canadian Health Research Institutes for HIV Trials Network. Since 2011, he co-chairs the Eradication Clinical Working Group for the International AIDS Society.