Colin J. L. McCartney

   Colin J.L. McCartney is Chief of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at University of Toronto. He completed Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine training in Scotland before moving to Toronto in 1999 for a fellowship in regional anesthesia and pain medicine. From 2000-2006 he was staff anesthetist and director of the regional anesthesia fellowship program at Toronto Western Hospital and from 2006 to 2014 was based at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto where he directed a multidisciplinary research team. From 2014-2022 he was Head and Chair of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at The Ottawa Hospital and University of Ottawa. In 2024, Dr. McCartney received the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine - Distinguished Service Award.
   He has published over 160 articles in peer-reviewed journals especially in relation to regional anaesthesia and pain medicine. He completed a PhD at the University of Edinburgh in 2014 but has also supervised and co-supervised many graduate students, fellows, and residents in their own research in the last twenty years.
   He is married to Linda and has three children. In his spare time, he enjoys reading, writing, climbing, beer, company of friends and sleep (not always in that order).