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The following doctors are infectious disease specialists who have contributed to the editorial content of this website:

Dr. Barbara Romanowski is a Clinical Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, with a cross appointment in the Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology. She is also an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary.

Dr. Romanowski earned her BSc in Medicine (1971) and Doctor of Medicine (1973) from the University of Alberta, where she also completed her postgraduate training in Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease in 1978.

Dr. Romanowski held the post of Director of the Sexually Transmitted Disease Program for the Province of Alberta from 1979 to 1998. She is interested in not only the epidemiology and clinical aspects of genital infections, STIs, hepatitis and HIV, but also in clinical research, emphasizing improved diagnosis and treatment of these conditions.

Dr. Romanowski has published extensively on STIs, including major monographs. She is a member of a large number of medical societies, on the editorial board of national and international scientific journals, a member of reviewing bodies for national granting agencies, and has held national and international posts in the area of STIs. She is an accomplished teacher at the undergraduate and graduate levels and devotes significant time to continuing medical education.

Presently, Dr. Romanowski is continuing her research and patient care in private practice.

Dr. Guy Boivin is a medical microbiologist and infectious disease specialist at the Centre hospitalier universitaire de Quebec (pavillon CHUL). Dr. Boivin is also an Associate Professor in the Department of Medical Biology, Division of Microbiology, Universite Laval, and a researcher in virology at the Centre de recherché en infectiologie at the same university.

Dr. Boivin holds a master’s degree (MSc) in microbiology from Universite de Montreal and a 3-year specialized formation (Fellowship) in Molecular Virology from the University of Minnesota.

Dr. Boivin is currently the holder of the Canadian research chair on emerging viruses and antiviral resistance and has received numerous research grants from governmental health organizations such as the Canadian Institutes of Health Research as well as the private sector. His main research interests concern the diagnosis and treatment of viral diseases caused by herpes viruses and respiratory viruses, and the mechanisms of resistance to antiviral drugs.

Dr. Boivin is a member of several distinguished societies, including the American Society for Microbiology, the American Society of Transplantation, the Canadian Infectious Disease Society and the Quebec Respiratory Health Network and AIDS Network.

In addition, Dr. Boivin is a regular contributor to the Journal of Infectious Diseases and has published more than 125 peer-reviewed articles and presented over 150 clinical abstracts since 1993.