Specialist in Neurodegenerative Diseases
Born in Egypt, Dr. Mohamed M. Khalifa, Chairman, Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Paediatrics, Queen’s University; Director, Medical Genetics Unit, Kingston General Hospital; and Associate Professor, Paediatrics as well as Department of Pathology, Queen’s University, received his M.D., Cairo University, 1974, M.Sc, Human, Medical Genetics, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 1980; and M.Sc., Paediatrics/Genetics, University of Saskatchewan, 1985. Director, Post-graduate Fellowship Program in Medical Genetics for Canadian College of Medical Geneticists Certification in Clinical Genetics/Cytogenetics and Molecular Genetics, since 1992, Dr. Khalifa, one of Canada’s leading molecular genetic researchers, a prolific contributor to many publications, is in demand as an invited lecturer to many conferences, seminars, symposia, and conventions, sharing his knowledge on such diverse topics as genetic disorders, neurodegenerative diseases, metobolic disorders, genetics and ovarian cancer, genetic counselling in breast cancer, bioethics, genetic disorders in Arab populations, the Noonen Syndrome, Pallister-Killian Syndrome, Fragile X Syndrome, Harlequin Syndrome, and the Aicardi Syndrome. Migrating to Canada, 1983, Dr.Khalifa, who has been associated with Queen's University since 1985, is the proud father of son, Hady, as illustrated in this recent view, Kingston, Ontario. [Photo, courtesy Dr. Mohamed Khalifa]