Antonio Vigano MD, MSc

Antonio Viganois a Associate Professor in Department of Oncology, Through a Canadian Foundation for Innovation award, Antonio Vigano founded the McGill Nutrition and Performance Laboratory. The research and clinical activities at MNUPAL were developed in partnership with the Department of Exercise Science at Concordia University (Robert Kilgour), the Division of Geriatric Medicine (Jose Morais), the Department of Surgery (Prosanto Chaudhury) and the Lymphedema Program (Anna Towers) at the McGill University Health Centre. These activities aim to improve the classification, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of wasting and/or debilitating syndromes such as cachexia, sarcopenia and lymphedema, primarily in patients suffering from cancer and/or frailty.