Harvey Max Chochinov

Harvey Max Chochinov M.D., Ph.D., FRSC is a Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Manitoba and Director of the Manitoba Palliative Care Research Unit, CancerCare Manitoba. His seminal publications addressing psychosocial dimensions of palliation have helped define core-competencies and standards of end-of-life care. He holds the only Canada Research Chair in Palliative Care and is a member of the Governing Council of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Dr. Chochinov has been doing palliative care research since 1990 with funding support from local, provincial, and national granting agencies.