Anthony Chan
McMaster University
Professor, Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Canada
Dr. Anthony Chan is a pediatric hematologist/oncologist at Hamilton Health Sciences and a Professor of Pediatrics at McMaster University. He currently holds the inaugural McMaster Children’s Hospital/Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation Chair in Pediatric Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Director of the Pediatric Thrombosis Clinic and Hemophilia Clinic at McMaster Children’s Hospital and is a clinical scientist with the Thrombosis & Atherosclerosis Research Institute (TaARI) and David Braley Cardiac, Vascular and Stroke Research Institute (DBCVSRI). He was Chief of the Division of Hematology-Oncology (Pediatrics) (2008-2019) and Associate Chair of Research (Pediatrics) (2014-2020).
Dr. Chan is considered to be one of the leading experts in the field of pediatric thrombosis and stroke. He is involved in designing clinical studies in pediatric thrombosis, pediatric stroke and hemophilia from a hematology perspective. His research focus is on the development of covalent antithrombin-heparin complex (ATH), a potent anticoagulant that can be used as a systemic drug or grafted onto the surface of medical devices to render them non-thrombogenic. He is contributing his expertise in thrombosis by providing around-the-clock free consultation worldwide through the 1800NOCLOTS service. He was awarded the Order of Ontario (2017) for his work in advancing the care of children with thrombosis and stroke.