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Dr. Philip Laird completed his medical schooling with a residency in family medicine at the University of Calgary. He practiced for several years as a medical officer in the Canadian Forces, mixing roles in primary care, occupational medicine, and emergency medicine. To enhance his capabilities, he completed additional training in Aerospace Diving Medicine and earned a postgraduate diploma in aeromedical retrieval transport from the University of Otago in New Zealand. Dr. Laird holds a BSc in Engineering Physics from Queen's University and both MSc and PhD degrees in physics from Université Laval. His doctoral research focused on developing magnetically shaped liquid mirror adaptive optics. In 2015, he returned to Queen’s University to complete training in internal medicine and critical care. Dr. Laird is currently active duty in the Canadian Forces, serving as an internist/intensivist at the 1 Canadian Field Hospital and specializing in critical care and aeromedical evacuation. His research interests include biological signal analysis, machine learning, prediction of physiological decompensation in critically ill patients, and aerospace diving medicine.
Queen's University • Kingston, ON
Involved in medical education and research in internal medicine and critical care.
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