Paul O’byrne Mb FRCPI, FRCPC, FRCPE, FRCP(Glasg), FRSC

The Firestone Institute is led by Director, Dr. Paul O´Byrne, the E. J. Moran Campbell Professor of Medicine and Chair of the Department of Medicine at McMaster University. Dr. O´Byrne is world renowned for his research on asthma that is the result of allergies.

His current research interests focus on the mechanisms and treatment of asthma, with particular reference to the role of environmental allergens and the mechanisms by which these cause airway inflammation. Dr. O´Byrne is a prolific publisher, as evidenced by his almost 400 peer-reviewed papers in highly regarded journals. He has also edited ten books and has written more than 100 review papers and is a frequent lecturer at international meetings.

Dr. O´Byrne is member of the Executive Committee of the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA), is Associate Editor of Chest and International Archives of Allergy and Immunology, and is on the Editorial Board of the American Journal of Respirator and Critical Care Medicine and Thorax.