Joanne Liu

Joanne Liu
Liu at Chatham House in 2015
Born1965 (age 58–59)
CitizenshipCanada
Alma materMcGill University
New York University
Université de Montréal
Known forInternational president of Médecins Sans Frontières
AwardsNational Order of Quebec
Time 100
Scientific career
FieldsPediatrics
Emergency medicine
InstitutionsMédecins Sans Frontières
Université de Montréal
McGill University
Joanne Liu
Traditional Chinese廖滿嫦
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLiào Mǎncháng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationLiuh Múhn Sèuhng
Jyutpingliu6 mun5 soeng4

Joanne Liu OQ (born 1965)[1] is a Canadian pediatric emergency medicine physician, Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Montreal, Professor of Clinical Medicine at McGill University, and the previous International President of Médecins sans Frontières (MSF, or Doctors Without Borders).[2] She was elected president during MSF's International General Assembly in June 2013.[3]

  1. ^ "Doctor Joanne Liu to be new Cleveringa lecturer". Leiden University. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Dr Christos Christou, new International President of MSF, 9 September 2019". MSF.org. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Dr. Joanne Liu Elected President of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) International", McGill University: 10 July 2013