Dan Poenaru, M.D., M.H.P.E., M.A., Ph.D.

Dr. Dan Poenaru is Professor of Pediatric Surgery at McGill University and Senior Scientist at the McGill University Health Center Research Institute. He holds Master’s degrees in Health Professions Education and International Development, and a Ph.D. in Health Strategy & Management. An FRQS- and CIHR-funded investigator, Dr. Poenaru leads the CommiSur Lab and serves as director of the Jean-Martin Laberge Fellowship in Global Pediatric Surgery. A founding member of the Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery, he was inducted into the Order of Canada in 2024.