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Biographical Details

Leanne Ward

Dr Leanne Ward is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Ottawa where she has held a Research Chair in Pediatric Bone Health since 2010. She is the Medical Director of the Pediatric Bone Health Clinical and Research Programs at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario. Dr Ward’s research program is dedicated to the study of bone development and the treatment of pediatric bone disorders, with particular emphasis on bone heath in children with chronic illnesses. She has served as an advisor to numerous national and international organizations on various aspects of skeletal health in children, including the Centres for Disease Control Clinical Care Guidelines for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Dr Ward has received a number of awards for her work in pediatric bone health, including a Canadian Child Health Clinician Scientist Career Development Award, a Canadian Institutes for Health Research New Investigator Award and a Canadian Child Health Clinician Scientist Career Enhancement Award.