Michael L. West, MD, FRCPC, FACP

Education

• MD (Queen’s University)
• Internship and residency, internal medicine (Dalhousie University)
• Residency, nephrology (University of Toronto)
• Research fellowship in renal physiology and acid-base and electrolyte disorders (University of Toronto)

Biography

Dr. West is a professor of medicine and assistant dean of research for clinical trials at Dalhousie University. He is also the director of the Nova Scotia Fabry Disease Clinic. Dr. West is a past president of the Canadian Society of Nephrology.

Research interests

Dr. West is principal investigator of the Canadian Fabry Disease Initiative, a multi-centre national study of enzyme replacement therapy in Fabry Disease.