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McMaster Developmental Hemostasis Lab (MDHL)

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What We Do

The McMaster Developmental Hemostasis Lab (MDHL) works under the supervision of Dr. Anthony Chan. Our research is focused on the study of the hemostatic system in children and developing improved treatments for children with a variety of thrombotic and bleeding disorders. We also work on development of novel systemic antithrombotic medications and on improving biocompatibility of blood-contacting devices. Dr. Chan is one of the principal developers of Antithrombin-Heparin Covalent Complex (ATH), a potent pulmonary and systemic anticoagulant with potential for use in various clinical indications of thrombosis, as well as a coating for blood-contacting devices.

Who We Are

Dr. Anthony Chan is a pediatric hematologist and one of the leading experts in the field of pediatric thrombosis and stroke. Dr. Chan is a professor in the Department of Pediatrics at McMaster University and the director (pediatrics) of the Hemophilia Treatment Centre at McMaster Children’s Hospital. He holds the inaugural McMaster Children’s Hospital/Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation Chair in Pediatric Thrombosis and Hemostasis. He is involved in designing clinical trials in pediatric thrombosis and pediatric stroke, as well as providing around-the-clock free consultation worldwide through the 1-800-NOCLOTS service.

Dr. Chan was awarded the Order of Ontario in 2017 for his care of children with thrombosis and stroke.

Current Lab Members

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Anthony Chan

MBBS, FRCPC, FRCPCH, FRCPI (Hon), FRCP (Glas), FRCPath

Professor,
Department of Pediatrics

akchan@mcmaster.ca McMaster Experts Profile
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Helen Atkinson

Research Lab Technician/Lab Manager

helen.atkinson@taari.ca
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Net Paredes

Research Assistant

netparedes@hotmail.com
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Karen Strike

MScPT, BK

Clinical Research Advisor

Advanced Practice Physiotherapist

strike@hhsc.ca
Headshot of Siyuan Li

Siyuan Li

PhD Candidate

li1202@mcmaster.ca

Former Students

Wajeeha Zaheer

MSc

Paul Tieu

MSc

Karen Strike

PhD

Sajjad Afraz

MSc, MD

Laura Calvert

MSc

Gabriela Chang

MSc

Jason Chung

MSc

Jorell Gantioqui

MSc

Jennifer Leung

MSc

Kyla Sask

PhD

Ivan Stevic

PhD

Ankush Chander

MSc, MD

Marieke VanWalderveen

MSc

Sanjay Patel

MSc

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