Department of Pediatrics

Faculty of Medicine

Michael Mackley, MD, DPhil

Division of Medical Genetics, IWK Maritime Centre for Precision Medicine, Assistant Professor

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Department of Pediatrics

Email: michael.mackley@dal.ca
Fax: 902-470-8709
Mailing Address: 
IWK Health Centre
PO Box 9700
5850-5980 University Ave.
Halifax, NS B3K 6R8
 
Research Topics:
  • Clinical genetics
  • Precision Medicine
  • Genome sequencing
  • Rare disease
  • Health services and policy
  • Models of care
  • Implementation science and systems change

Education

  • MD (Dalhousie University)
  • DPhil (University of Oxford)
  • FRCPC Medical Genetics & Genomics (University of Toronto)
  • Postdoctoral Fellowship (SickKids)

Research interests

Dr. Mackley’s research explores emerging issues in the delivery of precision medicine, including novel service delivery models across the health system. His research employs diverse methodologies, including qualitative and quantitative methods, implementation science, evidence synthesis and policy development, with the aim of informing the modernization of genetics and rare disease care. Michael currently serves as the Clinical Implementation Lead for the Maritime Centre for Precision Medicine.

Selected publications 

  • Mackley MP, Dickson MA, Szuto A, Anderson J, Chitayat D, Diambomba Y, Hayeems RZ, Mendoza-Londono R, Ng E, Offringa M, Orkin J, Wang L, Ly L, Chad L. Experiencing acute genomic care: parental perspectives from the neonatal and pediatric intensive care units (2026). European Journal of Human Genetics, 34, 387-394,
    10.1038/s41431-025-02012-7.
  • Goranitis I, Hayeems RZ, Smith HS, Buchanan J, Weymann D, Regier DA, Mackley MP, Scott RH, Hill SL, Chung BHY, Chung CLY, Best S, Baple EL, Stark Z. Determining the value of genomics in healthcare (2025). Nature Medicine, 31, 4022-4033. 10.1038/s41591-025-04061-3.
  • Mackley MP, Shickh S, Lee W, Hansen A, Fooks K, Dolman L, Peltekova I, Hartley T, GSO Study Team, Hayeems RZ. Integrating paediatric subspecialists into the delivery of genomic medicine: a qualitative study. (2025). Paediatrics & Child Health, 31(1), 15-23. 10.1093/pch/pxaf080.
  • Mackley MP, Agrawal P, Ali S, Archibald A, Dawson-McClaren B, Ellard H, Freeman L, Gu Y, Jayasinghe K, Jiang S, Kirk E, Lewis C, McEwan A, Nisselle A, Quinlan C, Terrill B, Tutty E, McNeill A. Genomic sequencing technologies for rare disease in mainstream healthcare: the current state of implementation (2025). European Journal of Human Genetics, 33(11), 1402-1413, 10.1038/s41431-025-01925-7.
  • Mackley MP, Richer J, Guerin A, Caluseriu O, Armstrong L, Blood KA, Bernier F, Boswell-Patterson C, Chard M, Costain G, Dyment D, Eaton A, Faghfoury H, Frosk P, Gillespie MK, Goh ES, Hayeems RZ, Hashemi B, Innes AM, Jackson M, Laberge AM, Limoges J, Marshall C, McMillan H, Nelson TN, Osmond M, Parboosingh J, Penney L, Prince B, Sawyer SL, Siu VM, Thomas MA, Turner L, Villeneuve-Cloutier N, Hartley T, Boycott KM. (2025). Mainstreaming of clinical genetic testing: a conceptual framework. Genetics in Medicine, 27(8), 101465, 10.1016/j.gim.2025.101465.
  • Mackley MP, Faghfoury H, Chad L. (2024). Rectifying or reinforcing? The (in)equity implications of recontacting practices in genomic medicine. Hastings Center Report, 54(S2), S22-S30. 10.1002/hast.4926.

Selected awards and honours

  • Canadian Medical Association 150th Anniversary Award (2019)
  • Rhodes Scholarship (2014-2017)