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11/04/2012
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Dr. John Hoffer honoured by Canadian Nutrition Society
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The Lady Davis Institute (LDI) of the Jewish General Hospital is proud to congratulate Dr. L. John Hoffer, recipient of the 2012 Khush Jeejeebhoy Award. This award is conferred by the Canadian Nutrition Society (CNS) to Canadians who have made an extraordinary contribution to nutrition research that extends the role and impact of clinical nutrition practice.
As a project director at the LDI, senior physician in internal medicine and endocrinology at the Jewish General Hospital, and Professor of Medicine at McGill University, Dr. Hoffer has devoted his career to studying the impact of malnutrition on disease. An internationally known investigator, he is also a member of the JGH nutritional support team, which consults and organizes the provision of parenteral nutrition therapy for patients who are unable to properly ingest nutrients. The other members of the team are dietitians, Belinda Lobo and Paule Bernier, and Doctors Shaun Eintracht and Elizabeth MacNamara. As a researcher, Dr. Hoffer has been a leader in understanding the application of evidence-based nutrition in the clinic. His current research interests include protein and micronutrient deficiencies in hospital settings and the risks and benefits of high dose vitamin C therapy in treating cancer.
Dr. Hoffer will receive the Khush Jeejeebhoy Award and present the plenary lecture at the CNS annual meeting in Vancouver next month.
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