Guy Van Vliet
Molecular mechanisms of thyroid disorders in children
- Professeur titulaire
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Faculté de médecine - Département de pédiatrie
Profile
Research expertise
Dr Van Vliet's research interests focus on the molecular pathophysiology of and screening for congenital hypothyroidism, and on the management and outcome of affected children. In addition, Dr Van Vliet has established an extensive network of collaborations to study the molecular basis of many pituitary, thyroid, adrenal and gonadal disorders affecting children and adolescents.
Biography
Dr Van Vliet completed medical school at the Free University of Brussels in 1976 and did his pediatric residency there from 1976 to 1980. He then was a pediatric endocrinology fellow at the University of California, San Francisco (1980-1983), before moving back to Brussels as a staff pediatric endocrinologist. Since 1989, he has been at the CHU Sainte-Justine, where he has been Chief of the Endocrinology Service since 1991; his academic affiliation is with the University of Montreal, where he has been a full professor in the Department of Pediatrics since 1995.
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Couple de nerds, saison 2 - Les ambiguïtés sexuelles chez les enfants
Marianne s'entretient au CHU Sainte-Justine avec un pédiatre endocrinologue au sujet de sexe biologique, de chromosomes et d'ambiguités sexuelles visibles ou invisibles. Animation : Marianne Desautels-Marissal, Journaliste scientifique / Matthieu Dugal, Chroniqueur et animateur Invité(es) : Guy Van Vliet, Professeur titulaire, Département de pédiatrie, Université de Montréal. Une production : Urbania.
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Couple de nerds, saison 2 - C'est quoi un gars, une fille?
Matthieu et Marianne tentent de répondre à la question : "C’est quoi un gars? Une fille?" Animation : Marianne Desautels-Marissal, Journaliste scientifique / Matthieu Dugal, Chroniqueur et animateur Invité(es) : Marie-Pierre Bousquet, Professeure titulaire, Département d’anthropologie, Université de Montréal / Guy Van Vliet, Professeur titulaire, Département de pédiatrie, Université de Montréal. Une production : Urbania.
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Affiliated institutions
- Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine (CHU Sainte-Justine)
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Disciplines
- Endocrinology
- Pediatrics
- Molecular Biology
- Physiology
Areas of expertise
- Endocrine Disorders
- Infant / Child Development
- Hormones and Growth Factors
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Neuroendocrine Diseases
- Hormonal Regulation
- Endocrine Regulation
- Growth Retardation
- Endocrine System
- Obesity