Paul R. Latimer, MD, PhD - Medical Marijuana

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Paul R. Latimer, MD, PhD Biography

Title:

President of the Okanagan Clinical Trials

Position:

None Found to the question "Should Marijuana Be a Medical Option?"

Reasoning:

No position found as of Nov. 2003

Theoretical Expertise Ranking:

Key Experts
Physicians [Physicians are the "key experts" in the medical marijuana debate because the issue is thought by many to be ultimately based on the medical value and risks of marijuana, and Physicians, with their training and clinical work, should (at least in theory) have the best knowledge of marijuana's medical value and risks.] [Note: Key Experts definition varies by sites that have this designation.]

Involvement and Affiliations:

Psychiatrist, Kelowna, BC
President, Okanagan Clinical Trials
Investigator, Okanagan Clinical Trials
Consulting Privileges, Kelowna General Hospital
Psychiatric Consultant to Men’s Health Clinic
Physician Director, Central Okanagan Mental Health Program, 1999-2001
Director of Psychiatric Services, Kelowna General Hospital, 1992-2001
President of Medical Staff, Kelowna General Hospital, 1988-1989
Chair of Medical Advisory Committee, Kelowna General Hospital, 1987-1988
Chair, Dept. of Psychiatry, Kelowna Gen. Hospital, 1984-1987, 1993-2001
Active Hospital Privileges, Kelowna General Hospital, 1983-2001
Psychiatrist, Private Practice, Kelowna, BC, 1983-Present
Associate Professor (with tenure), Temple University, PA, 1979-1983
Medical Research Council of Canada Scholar, 1978-1979
Assistant Professor, McMaster University, 1976-1979

Education:

PhD, Medical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, 1980
MD, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, 1972
FRCPC, Fellowship in Psychiatry, 1976
Psychiatry Residency, Queen’s University, 1972-1976
Doctorate, Medical Science, McMaster University, 1976-1979

Other:

None found