Dr. Smith is Professor Emeritus at the University of Calgary, Alberta, where he served as the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine subsequent to being Head of the Department of Medicine and the Division of Cardiology. He is a distinguished clinician and research scientist who has made major contributions to the Canadian cardiology and medical communities and in recognition of his outstanding achievements he has been appointed as an Officer of the Order of Canada. In October 2006, Dr. Smith was appointed by the Honorable Tony Clement, Minister of Health, to chair the steering committee responsible for developing a new Heart Health Strategy to fight heart disease in Canada. Dr. Smith has served as President of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society, Chairman of the Scientific Review Committee of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, and President of the Association of Canadian Medical Colleges. Dr. Smith currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of The Canadian Journal of Cardiology and is a member of a number of boards, including the Health Professions Advisory Board of Alberta, and is the founder and President of the Peter Lougheed Medical Research Foundation. He is a graduate of Dalhousie University Medical School and completed cardiology and research training at the National Heart Institute, London, U.K., and the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. He has published more than 250 peer-reviewed papers, book chapters, and invited contributions. Dr. Smith also serves on the boards of Canadian Natural Resources Limited, Aston Hill Financial Inc., VentriPoint Inc., and Sernova Corp. Dr. Smith joined Vasogen’s Board in 1998.