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Faculty
George Dresser, MD, PhD
Dr. Dresser is an Associate Professor in the division of Clinical Pharmacology. He completed his undergraduate and graduate training in Internal Medicine at the University of Western Ontario in 1998.
After receiving his accreditation in Clinical Pharmacology from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in 1999, he completed a post-doctoral fellowship position in Clinical Pharmacology at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. In 2004, Dr. Dresser completed a Ph.D. in Pharmacology & Toxicology under the supervision of Dr. David Bailey.
Dr. Dresser is interested in the effects of disease states on drug disposition and effect. He is currently investigating the influence of active celiac disease on drug disposition, and has received funding from Physician's Services Incorporated Foundation and CIHR for this project. He has collaborated on research investigating the effects of grapefruit juice, peppermint oil, and St. John's wort on drug effects. He continues research on drug-drug, diet-drug, and herb-drug interactions. In 2004, Dr. Dresser was awarded the Piafsky Young Investigator Award by the Canadian Society of Clinical Pharmacology for his contributions to research.
As a clinician, Dr. Dresser has an active practice in atherosclerosis treatment and prevention, with a special interest in hypertension. His research interest in this area is related to better understanding the role of adherence to drug therapy in determining utility of treatment.
Dr. Dresser enjoys teaching medical residents and students about clinical pharmacology, and has received teaching awards from the University of Western Ontario and the Department of Medicine for excellence in teaching. He currently administrates the General Medicine ambulatory training at the Victoria Hospital site of the London Health Sciences Centre.
| Bailey DG, Dresser GK. Interactions between grapefruit juice and cardiovascular drugs. Am J Cardiovasc Drugs. 2004;4(5):281-97. Review.
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