Frank MacMaster, PhD is the IWK’s Vice President, Research and Innovation and a Professor of Psychiatry at the Dalhousie School of Medicine. Dr. MacMaster joined us from the University of Calgary where he was an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at the Cumming School of Medicine and was also the Scientific Director for the Provincial Addictions and Mental Health for Alberta Health Services.
A proud Nova Scotian, Dr. MacMaster studied at Saint Mary’s and Dalhousie universities and did his training at the IWK in mental health. He holds a PhD in neurobiology and anatomy and was a postdoctoral fellow in brain imaging in child psychiatry at Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, Michigan. His research focuses on understanding the neurobiology of pediatric neuropsychiatric disorders.
Frank and his family enjoy being back in the Maritimes. He also makes attempts to learn how to play jazz, bake overly complicated desserts, and invent new flavors of ice cream.
