Paul Poirier, Md

Dr. Poirier is a full professor at the Faculty of Pharmacy of Laval University, where he plays an essential role in training students in research as well as in teaching students and residents.

A cardiologist with a keen interest in diabetes and obesity for over 25 years, he was recruited in the year 2000 at the Quebec Heart and Lung Institute in Quebec City, Canada, to oversee the cardiac prevention/rehabilitation program.

He leads various research projects and has collaborated on numerous studies in basic and clinical sciences, as well as on clinical research projects at the local, national, and international levels. His research has been financially supported by the Quebec Heart Institute Fund, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Quebec Health Research Fund (FRQS), and the Canadian Diabetes Association.

He currently holds the position of President of the Cardiovascular Promotion and Prevention Committee of the Association des Cardiologues du Québec(ACQ).

In the past, he has also chaired the Obesity Committee of the American Heart Association’s Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism. Additionally, he served as a member of the macrovascular committee for the Canadian Diabetes Association’s guidelines in 2008, 2013, and 2018. He has contributed to the recent Canadian guidelines on lipids and obesity.

Dr. Poirier is the author and co-author of over 500 scientific articles, 450 abstracts, 30 book chapters, and has delivered several hundred lectures, primarily in the fields of exercise, control of traditional and non-traditional risk factors, obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases.