Meyer Balter

Meyer Balter FRCPC
Born	(1954-12-26) December 26, 1954 (age 70) Montreal, Quebec
Nationality	Canadian
Alma mater	McGill University Faculty of Medicine
Occupation	Physician
Known for	Expert on COPD
Scientific career
Fields	Pulmonology
Institutions	University of Toronto

Meyer Stanley Balter (born December 26, 1954) is a Canadian physician specializing in asthma, sarcoidosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

He earned an M.D. from McGill University Faculty of Medicine (1981).[1] He became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in 1989.[2] He currently is Director, Asthma Education Clinic and Director, Internal Medicine Residency Training Program at Mount Sinai Hospital (Toronto),[3] and Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto.[4]

Clinical activities

• Asthma (Education Clinic at Mount Sinai Hospital, co-author of Canadian Guidelines)
• COPD (principal author, Canadian AECB Guidelines, co-author of Canadian COPD Guidelines)
• Sarcoidosis Clinic

Current local, provincial, national and international activities

• CTS COPD Guidelines Committee
• CTS Canadian Respiratory Guidelines Committee (CRGC)
• CTS Honorary Lecture 2024 CHEST Conference

References

1. "Balter, Meyer Stanley". College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
2. "Balter, Meyer Stanley". Directory - Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
3. "Meyer S. Balter, MD, FRCPC" (PDF). Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology ...
4. "Meyer Balter". University of Toronto Faculty Directory.

External links

• PubMed search for Meyer S. Balter
• Canadian COPD Guidelines