Jean Pierre Chanoine

MD

Investigator, BC Children's Hospital

Dr. Chanoine is a Pediatrician who graduated from Belgium in 1982. He joined the University of British Columbia in 1998 as Clinical Professor and Head of the Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit at BC Children’s Hospital. His previous experience includes a fellowship at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester, USA; Pediatric Endocrinologist at Hôpital des Enfants Reine Fabiola in Brussels; and Medical Director for Novo Nordisk Belgium.

He is increasingly active in Global Health projects in the field of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes in resource-constrained settings. Dr Chanoine is presently Secretary General of Global Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (http://www.globalpedendo.org), an international non-profit organization that aims at promoting Pediatric Endocrine care in low income countries.

Dr Chanoine’s research is also focusing on the management of childhood overweight. Dr Chanoine is principal investigator of “Healthy Buddies”, a peer-led curriculum aiming at preventing the development of overweight in elementary school children and initiated the LiGHT project (Living Green, Healthy and Thrifty).

Trainees interested in Global Health (Non Communicable Diseases) are welcome to contact Dr Chanoine for potential projects.