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Peter Laussen, FCICM, MBBS

Chief, Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children

Peter Laussen, FCICM, MBBS

Dr. Laussen was appointed as the Chief of the Department of Critical Care Medicine at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto in September 2012, and is the first incumbent of the David and Stacey Cynamon Chair in Critical Care Medicine.  In addition to leading the Department of Critical Care, Dr. Laussen’s other leadership roles at SickKids include being Chair of the Medical Advisory Committee, member and past Chair of the hospital-wide Mortality & Morbidity Committee, and membership on the Clinical Operations Council and the Quality Management Council for the hospital.  Dr. Laussen is a Senior Associate Scientist in the Research Institute, and Professor of Anaesthesia at the University of Toronto.


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