Professor and Chief of Urology
University of Montreal
Fred Saad CQ, MD, FRCS, FCAHS
Fred Saad is Professor and Chairman of Urology and Director of GU Oncology at the University of Montreal Hospital Center (CHUM), in Montreal, QC, Canada. He holds the Raymond Garneau Chair in Prostate Cancer Research and is Director of Clinical Research and the Molecular Oncology Research Laboratory in Prostate Cancer.
His research interests include novel therapeutics in prostate cancer, molecular prognostic markers, and mechanisms of progression. He has over 40 clinical and basic research projects ongoing and has received over CAD 40 million in research grants. Prof. Saad currently sits on 15 steering committees of ongoing international clinical trials and serves on several guideline committees.
He is an active member of the CUA, the AUA, ASCO, ESMO, SUO and the American Association of Genitourinary Surgeons (AAGUS), and has held several leadership positions including President of the CUA and Chair of the National Cancer Institute of Canada genitourinary group (NCIC G-U) and the Canadian Uro-Oncology Group (CUOG). He is the recipient of numerous awards and honours including Lifetime Achievement Awards from the CHUM Research Center and the Quebec Urological Association, The AUA Distinguished Contribution Award and was elected Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. He was named a Knight of The National Order of Quebec, the highest honour given by the Government of Quebec.
Dr. Saad has played a leadership role and been co-author of many of the practice-changing clinical trials and publications in advanced prostate cancer over the last 25 years. He is a member of several editorial boards, including Lancet Oncology, JAMA Oncology, Nature Urology and Cancers. He has published over 800 peer-reviewed articles, and with an h-index of 144 with over 100,000 citations he is listed as one of the world’s most-cited scientists every year since 2015.
Disclosure information not submitted.
Saturday, April 29, 2023
7:00 AM – 9:00 AM CST
Saturday, April 29, 2023
1:45 PM – 2:05 PM CST
Sunday, April 30, 2023
11:55 AM – 12:05 PM CST
Sunday, April 30, 2023
12:05 PM – 12:15 PM CST
Sunday, April 30, 2023
12:15 PM – 12:25 PM CST
Sunday, April 30, 2023
12:35 PM – 12:45 PM CST
Sunday, April 30, 2023
5:30 PM – 8:00 PM CST