Dale C. Lien MD

Dr. Dale Lien graduated from the University of Alberta in Edmonton in 1978. He completed an internship, Internal Medicine training, and Pulmonary Medicine training at the University of Alberta before continuing with a research fellowship at the National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine in Denver Colorado.


In 1987 he returned to join the Pulmonary Division at the University of Alberta where he currently is a Professor of Medicine and practices at the University of Alberta Hospital. Among various positions served in the past, he has been director of the pulmonary medicine training program, director of undergraduate training for pulmonary medicine, and respiratory representative to the Alberta Medical Association. Currently, Dr. Lien is the director of the lung transplant program and co-director of the pulmonary hypertension program. Current interests include continuing medical education for practicing physicians and developing of clinical practice guidelines. Research interests include clinical investigation in the areas of pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary fibrosis, and lung transplantation.