Dr Andrew Don-Wauchope

MB.BCh, BSc.Med(Hons), M.D., FRCPE, FCPath, FRCPath, FRCPA

Chemical pathology
Head of Department Chemical pathology

Biography

Dr. Andrew Don-Wauchope has joined Laverty Pathology in 2023 offering a broad medical experience including a rotating internship, five years of practice as a primary care (general) practitioner, 3 years of internal medicine registrar training, 1 year of post-doctoral research and 4 years of registrar training in chemical pathology, followed by 20 years of practice in laboratory and clinical medicine with a focus on endocrinology. He is an experienced laboratory physician with proven leadership skills, a wide range of experience in clinical practice, laboratory medicine, development of national and international clinical practice guidelines, and an ability to draw from experiences in six countries to support high quality, patient focused clinical laboratory services.

Dr. Don-Wauchope is a Professor of Pathology and Molecular Medicine with cross appointment to Endocrinology in the division of Internal Medicine at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario. In this role he supports the training of registrars in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology as well as the trainees in laboratory medicine.

Additional active roles: 

2023-2025, Chair, Specialty Committee in Medical Biochemistry, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

2024-2026, Chair, Committee for Evidence Based Laboratory Medicine, International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

2017-current, Professor of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario

2013-current, Acting director Lipid Clinic, Hamilton General Hospital, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario

2007-2017 Associate Professor Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario

Special interests

Lipidology, Endocrinology, Endocrine laboratory tests, general chemistry tests, therapeutic drug monitoring, maternal serum screening, autoimmune tests, and toxicology.