Peter David Paré

Dr. Peter D. Paré's research expertise is in the study of the genetics and pathophysiology of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

He earned his medical degree from McGill University in Montreal in 1969. His residency training was done at the Royal Victoria Hospital and the University of Nairobi before completing a two year postdoctoral fellowship at the Meakins Christie Laboratories.

Dr. Peter D. Paré concurrently holds the position of Director, The James Hogg iCAPTURE Centre for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Research, located at St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver, and Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia. He is also the Program Director of the Clinical Investigators Program, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia. He was former President of the Canadian Thoracic Society and was for 5 years, Chairman of the Canadian Thoracic Society's National Grant review committee.

Dr. Paré has published over 260 peer reviewed papers. His research focuses on the mechanisms of airway narrowing in asthma and COPD, the bronchial microcirculation, the use of CT scanning to assess lung structure and the genetics of lung disease. Dr Pare has trained more than 40 clinical and basic science faculty members. In addition to his original research and training Dr Paré is one of the four co-authors of the Diagnosis of Diseases of the Chest a widely used four volume text on the diagnosis lung disease.