Prof. Arya Sharma Michael G. deGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Canada

Dr. Sharma holds a Canada Research Chair in Cardiovascular Obesity Research and Management and is Professor of Medicine at McMaster University. He is also Scientific Director of the federally-funded Canadian Obesity Network. His research focuses on the environmental and biological causes of obesity and an evidence-based approach to managing cardiovascular... read moreand metabolic problems in obese patients. He has authored or co-authored more than 200 scientific articles. Recent awards include the 2005 Rick Gallop Award for Research Excellence from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario.