EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE CSSAM

Directors
Irwin Kuzmarov, President
Jerald Bain, Past President
Jack Barkin, Treasurer
Jay C. Lee, Secretary
Richard Bebb
Serge Carrier
Christine Folia
David Greenberg
Barry Rich

Committee Chairs
Pierre Alarie
Francois Bénard
Arie Benchetrit
Gerald Brock
Jerzy Gajewski

Honorary Board Members
Alvaro Morales
Roland R. Tremblay

Irwin W. Kuzmarov, MD, FRCSC - President
Dr. Kuzmarov is a Urologist, based in Pointe Claire, Quebec, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery (Urology) McGill University.  Dr. Kuzmarov's major academic focus and areas of research are male and female sexual dysfunction, the aging male, the effect of cycling on neurovascular function in males and females, and health policy.  Dr. Kuzmarov is President of Ultra-Med Research, Director of West Island Sexual Dysfunction and Wellness Clinic, Past President of the Quebec Urologic Association, Past Chairman of the Healthy Policy Committee, Canadian Urologic Association, and Past Consultant to the Health Policy Committee, American Urologic Association. President, Nominating Committee, Quebec Urologic Association, Musical Director, Musical Chairs Band

Jerald Bain, BScPhm, MD, MSc, FRCPC, CertEndo, BA - Past President
Dr. Bain is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Medicine with a cross-appointment in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Toronto.  Since 1972 he has been a staff physician within the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism at the Mount Sinai Hospital, a University of Toronto teaching institution.  His primary academic and clinical focus has been reproductive and sexual medicine, especially in the male, including: male infertility, male hypogonadism, chemical contraception for men, aberrant sexual behaviour in the male.  For many years his attention has been increasingly concentrated on testosterone deficiency and hormone replacement therapy in the aging male.  He was a founding member of the Canadian Andrology Society and its first president between 1977 and 1979 (this society later merged with the Canadian Fertility Society to become the Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society in 1981).  Dr. Bain is the immediate past president of the CSSAM.  He was the Editor-in-Chief of a CD-ROM and print book entitled: "Mechanisms in Andropause".  He is the author of a book for the general public called "So Your Child is Gay", published by HarperCollins.

Jack Barkin, MD, FRCSC, FACS, FICS, DABU – Treasurer, Co-chair of Finance Committee
Dr. Barkin is Chief of Urology, Humber River Regional Hospital, Director of The Fe/Male Health Centre in Toronto, Adjunct Clinical Professor in Department of Surgery, University of Toronto and Past- President of the Society of Urologic Surgeons of Ontario (SUSO).  Dr. Barkin is Vice-president for Business Development and partner in CMX Research.

Dr. Barkin is very active Urologic Surgeon who sub-specializes in andrology, infertility, urologic oncology and men's health issues.  He is a prolific clinical researcher and has been involved with over 80 clinical trials in the field of urology.  Dr. Barkin is also a writer and speaker in the field of Andropause and has numerous other publications on all aspects of Urology.  He also sits on 9 different medical advisory committees for the pharmaceutical industry.  Dr. Barkin has presented countless times in various media venues including radio, television, and all forms of the print media.

Jay C. Lee, MD, FRCSC – Secretary, Co-chair of Communications Committee
Dr. Lee is a Urologist, based in the Calgary Health Region, Rockyview General Hospital.  He is a Clinical Lecturer, Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, University of Calgary.  Major academic focus and areas of research include: male sexual dysfunction and male aging, female sexual dysfunction, and infectious disease.  Dr. Lee holds membership in the American Urological Association, Canadian Urological Association, Canadian Male Sexual Health Council, Association Medecin-Sexuelle du Quebec, Societe International d'urologie. 

Richard A. Bebb, MD, ABIM (IM/ENDO), FRCPC (IM/ENDO)
Dr. Bebb is an Endocrinologist at St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia.  He is a consultant Endocrinologist with research and clinical interests in disorders of male gonadal function and reproductions and a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia.

Serge Carrier, MD, FRCSC – Co-chair of Research Committee
Dr. Serge Carrier is a Urologist, and Assistant Professor of Surgery and Urology Program Director, Division of Urology, McGill University.  Dr. Carrier is involved in major academic focus and research of sexual and bladder dysfunction, male aging and andrology.

Dr. Carrier is a member of several societies which include the following: Canadian Male Sexual Health Council where he is the Past-Chair, Canadian Urological Association, American Urological Association, Northeastern Section of the American Urological Association—Executive Member, Sexual Medicine Society of North America, Canadian Society for the Study of the Aging Male — Executive Member, International Society for the Study of the Aging Male, International Society for Sexual Medicine.

Christine Folia, RPh, BScPhm, PharmD – Co-chair of Communications Committee
Christine Folia is Director of Market Access and Education at Agro Health Associates Inc. in Burlington, Ontario and a Clinical Pharmacist at the Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation.  Christine has been involved with the development and delivery of numerous educational programs for healthcare professionals and patients in a variety of therapeutic areas including hypogonadism, erectile dysfunction, prostate cancer and prostatitis.  Christine is also a member of the Ontario College of Pharmacists and the Canadian College of Clinical Pharmacy.

David Greenberg, BSc, MD – Co-chair of Membership Committee
Dr. Greenberg is a Family Practitioner; 30% of his practice is pediatrics and 30% is psychotherapy.  Dr. Greenberg was Chief of Family and Community Medicine and Chief of Emergency Medicine at Doctors Hospital.  He is Co-ordinator of Continuing Medical Education at St. Josephs Health Centre and is extensively involved in developing and implementing educational programs for GP's, specialists and the general public.  Over the last several years, Dr. Greenberg has developed a special interest in health issues related to aging in men, especially andropause and has helped to develop/present several CME programs on related topics.  Dr. Greenberg is a consulting physician for the Canadian Opera Company and former physician for the Toronto Argonauts football team.

Barry Rich, MD - Co-chair of Finance Committee
Barry Rich is a Vancouver area Family Physician with a practice limited to men, primarily No-Scalpel / No-Needle Vasectomy, of which he has performed more than 10000 over the last ten years.  He also consults patients and physicians on a host of matters related to male sexual function and testosterone replacement.

Pierre Alarie, MD – Co-Chair of Quebec Committee
Dr. Alarie is a family physician who has been working in the field of sexual medicine for 30 years.  He is Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Université de Montréal and Coordinator of the Sexual Dysfunction Unit at St-Luc Hospital (CHUM) in Montréal.  Dr. Alarie is President of the Association de Médecine Sexuelle du Québec (AMSQ), co-founderof the Réseau de Médecine Sexuelle du Québec (RMSQ) and a member of the Center of Research of the CHUM at the Université de Montréal.  His fields of interest are continuing medical education (CME), clinical research, medical practice and post-doctoral continuing education.

Francois Bénard, MD, FRCSC – Co-chair of Membership Committee
Dr. Bénard is an associate professor of urology at CHUM - Saint Luc site and Urology Program Director at Université de Montréal.  He is actively involved in clinical research in the area of erectile dysfunction as a principal investigator or coinvestigator.  He has been the main author and co-author of several articles on erectile dysfunction published in medical and scientific journals.  He gave several scientific papers at major conferences, some of which have earned him awards.

Dr. Bénard is secretary of the Quebec Urological Association, treasurer of the Canadian Male Health Sexual Council of Canada, member of the Canadian Urological Association, the American Urological Association, the International Society for Sexual and Impotence Research, and the Institute of medical resources on andropause.

Arie Benchetrit, MD, FRCSC – Co-chair of Membership Committee
Dr. Benchetrit is a Plastic Surgeon at Lakeshore General Hospital and Medical Director of Cosmedica in Pointe-Claire, Quebec.  His areas of interest include cosmetic surgery and procedures, including gynecomastia surgery, liposuction and non-invasive face and body procedures that are very pertinent to the aging male.

Dr. Benchetrit is a member of the Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, the Quebec Association of Plastic Surgeons, and the Canadian Laser Society.

Gerald Brock, MD, FRCSC – Co-chair of Research Committee
Dr. Gerald Brock is Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, at St. Joseph’s Health Centre in London, Ontario.  He completed his Medical and Urology Degrees at McGill University in Montreal and subsequently did a two year fellowship in Neurourology with Dr. Tom Lue at the University of California, San Francisco.  He currently runs a large tertiary care erectile dysfunction clinic at St. Joseph’s Health Care, where he sees between 2000-2500 new consults annually.  In addition to his responsibilities of resident teaching, he runs a productive basic animal research lab evaluating the impact of disease on erectile mechanisms.

Dr. Brock is an active participant in professional associations, previous Chair of the Canadian Male Sexual Health Council (affiliate of the Canadian Urology Association - CUA), and past chair of the Guidelines Committee of the CUA.  Dr. Brock is the author of over 50 peer reviewed publications, 13 book chapters as well as numerous abstracts.   Over the past decade he has been invited to speak across Canada, the USA, Europe, Australia and Asia.  Dr. Brock’s work in urology and erectile dysfunction is acknowledged by his role as an Editorial Board member of the Canadian Journal of Urology, Andrology, Chronicle of Medicine and Sexual Health, and as an ad hoc reviewer for the Journal of Urology, Urology, and the International Journal of Impotence Research.

Jerzy B. Gajewski, MD, FRCSC – Chairman of 2^nd North American Congress on the Aging Male
Dr. Gajewski is a Professor of Urology and Pharmacology in Dalhousie University in Halifax. He is Director of Neurourology and Urodynamic Program in the Department of Urology.  He graduated from Medical School in Poznan, Poland (1973) and pursued his urological training in Poland, Germany and Canada, before completing a fellowship in neurourology and urodynamics in Dalhousie University.  His main interests are voiding dysfunction, incontinence, interstitial cystitis, erectile dysfunction and andropause.  He published over 50 papers and book chapters and had over 100 presentations on these topics.  He is very active member of Canadian Urological Association and is presently its Treasurer.  He is also a Chair of the Canadian Male Sexual Council and President of the Canadian Academy of Urological Surgeon. 

Alvaro Morales, MD, FRCSC, FACS - Honorary Member
Dr. Morales is a Urologist, Professor in the Departments of Urology and Oncology at Queen’s University.  Major academic focus and areas of research include urologic oncology, tumor immunology, male sexual dysfunction and male aging.  He has memberships in the following societies; American Urological Association, Canadian Urological Association (Past-President), Northeastern Section of the American Urological (Past-President), Sexual Medicine Society of North America (Past-President), International Society for the Study of the Aging Male—Executive Member, International Society for the Impotence Research— Executive Member.

Roland R. Tremblay, DSc, MD, PhD, CSPQ - Honorary Member, Past President
Dr. Tremblay is a Consultant in Endocrinology and Andrology and Director of the Andrology Laboratory, Laval University Hospital Center, Sainte-Foy, Quebec.  He is Professor Emeritus of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Sainte-Foy, Quebec.  Professor Tremblay achieved his MD degree in 1964 at Laval University and subsequently started training there in physiology (1965-1968).  He continued his education at John Hopkins University (Baltimore MD) and the National Institute of Health (Bethesda MD), where he was involved in studies on SHBG, male hormones and receptors in target tissues.  In 1970, he joined Laval University and in this period he developed in 1974 the concept of bioavailable testosterone.  During the 1980’s, he started studies in anthropology in which he obtained a PhD in 1995 following fieldwork in West Africa.

Professor Tremblay is a member of numerous national and international professional scientific societies and has been active in many of them in several positions.  In 1998, he became President of the Canadian Andropause Society until January 2002.  Recently, he became a member of the scientific advisory board and faculty of the International Society for the Study of the Aging Male.