Eric Jacobsohn MBChB, MPHE, FRCPC

Dr. Jacobsohn is a Professor in the Departments of Anesthesiology, Pain, and Perioperative Medicine, and in the Department of Internal Medicine, Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba. He is the Associate Dean for PGME Student Affairs and Wellness in the Rady College of Medicine is Director of Research at Winnipeg Health Sciences Centre and is Chair of the Canadian Perioperative Anesthesia Clinical Trials Group (PACT).

Dr. Jacobsohn graduated from the University of Cape Town Medical School in 1984. After an initial career in general practice in Canada, he did his Anesthesiology residency and Critical Care fellowship at Dalhousie University and the University of Manitoba. Dr. Jacobsohn trained in Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology and Critical Care at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota, and completed a Master’s Degree in Medical Education at the University of Illinois. He served as Division Chief of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia and Critical Care at Washington University, St. Louis, until 2006. He then served as the Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology, University of Manitoba, from 2006-2016.

In addition to an active clinical practice in cardiac anesthesia and critical care, Dr. Jacobsohn is active in administrative and clinical research, both in perioperative outcomes and critical care. In his position leading the Canadian PACT group, he is endeavoring to foster the development of infrastructure in Canada to execute high-quality perioperative clinical trials and to foster collaboration between similar groups internationally. He teaches and lectures extensively at the medical school, and nationally and internationally.