Assistant professor
Max Rady College of Medicine
Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Max Rady College of Medicine
745 Bannatyne Avenue
University of Manitoba (Bannatyne campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3E 0J9 Canada
Philippe Lagacé-Wiens, MD, B.Sc (Hons.), B.Sc (Med.), DTM&H, FRCPC
Cross appointments
Does not hold any cross appointments.
Research achievements
Research summary
As part of the CARA group, Dr. Lagacé-Wiens participates in national surveillance studies designed to assess the epidemiology and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of bacterial pathogens in patients within the hospital setting. He has a particular interest in multi-drug resistance in enterobacterales.
As a medical microbiologist, he also actively researches diagnostic methods for infectious diseases.
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Research interests
- Antibiotic resistance
- Molecular diagnostics
- Treatment of resistant infections
- Travel and tropical infections
- Parasitology
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Research themes
- Antibiotic resistance
- Travel and tropical medicine
- Diagnostic microbiology
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Research groups
Biography
Dr. Philippe Lagacé-Wiens is the medical microbiologist at the Saint-Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg, Manitoba, an assistant professor in the department of medical microbiology and infectious diseases at the University of Manitoba and a clinical consultant for the Travel and Tropical Medicine Services and Community Intravenous Program of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority.
He completed undergraduate studies in Microbiology and Biochemistry at the Collège Universitaire de Saint-Boniface (now Université de Saint-Boniface) in 1999.
He has published over 100 manuscripts, abstracts and book chapters on a variety of topics including clinical microbiology and diagnostics, lab acquired infections, antimicrobial resistance, novel antimicrobials and tropical medicine.
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Education
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Specialist Certification in Medical Microbiology (FRCPC) (2008)
Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (Gorgas) (DTM&H) (2007)
Certificate of Knowledge in Travel Medicine (CTM™) (2007)
Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada (LMCC) (2004)
Doctor of Medicine (MD) (2003)
Bachelor of Medicine (B.Sc. (Med.)) (2003)
Bachelor of Science with Honours (B.Sc. (Hons.)) (1999)
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Awards
Medical Microbiology Jim Parker Educational Award (2016)
Department of Medical Microbiology Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology Resident’s Educator of the Year Award (2009, 2013, 2020)
Teaching Innovation Award (2015-16)
Teaching Inspiration Award (2015-16, 2016-17, 2018-19)
Undergraduate medical student’s Teaching Excellence Nomination (2011-12)
International Urinary Tract Infection Symposium Resident Research Project Award (2006)
Governor General’s Medal (1999)
University’s Gold Medal (1999)
University’s Medal of Excellence (1999)
Contact us
Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Max Rady College of Medicine
Room 543 - 745 Bannatyne Avenue
University of Manitoba (Bannatyne campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3E 0J9 Canada
204-789-3299
204-789-3926