Dr. Bill Whitelaw
Position in Division
Respirologist
University Title
Professor
Clinical and Research Interests
- - Sleep Apnea
- - Hiccups
Graduating School & Year
McGill University – 1968
Residency/Fellowship
- - Royal Victoria Hospital, Canada
- - MRC Research Fellow – Makerere University and Mulago Hospital, Uganda
- - MRC Research Fellow – McGill University, Canada
- - McLaughlin Fellow – University of Edinburgh, Scotland
Publications (Last 5 Years)
- Straus C, Vasilakos K, Wilson RJA, Oshima T, Zelter M, Derenne J-Ph, Similowski T, Whitelaw WA; A phylogenetic hypothesis for the origin of hiccough. Bioessays 25:182-188, 2003.
- Whitelaw WA. Hic, Hic, Hurray! Yes Mag 35:6, 2003.
- Whitelaw WA. Proceedings of the 10th Annual History of Medicine Days. University of Calgary, 2001.
- Flemons WW, Whitelaw WA; Clinical features of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. In: Breathing Disorders in Sleep. McNicholas, WT and Philipson EA (eds.). W. B. Saunders, London, 64-85, 2002.
- Similowski T, Whitelaw WA, Derenne J-P (Editors). Clinical Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Lung Biology in Health and Disease Series/165. Marcel Dekker, Inc NY. 2002.
- Whitelaw WA. Proceedings of the 11th Annual History of Medicine Days. University of Calgary, 2002.
- Whitelaw WA. Proceedings of the 12th Annual History of Medicine Days. University of Calgary, 2003.
Abstracts
- Bradley J, Whitelaw WA; Fatal summer diarrhea at the Melbourne Hospital for Sick Children: 1900-1940. RCPSC Annals - History of Medicine Program, Ottawa, 2001.
- Morrow S, Maltby JR, Whitelaw WA; Carl Koller and the discovery of the first local anesthetic: cocaine. RCPSC Annals - History of Medicine Program, Ottawa, 2001.
- Dang B, Tarrant M, Whitelaw WA; The royal touch. RCPSC Annals - History of Medicine Program, Ottawa, 2001.
- Whitelaw WA, Remmers JE, Flemons WW; Clinical utility of home monitoring for OSA compared to PSG. ATS 2002.
- Whitelaw WA; Does overnight PSG or level 3 testing contribute to assessment of uncomplicated OSA? APSS 2002.
- Hines U, Whitelaw WA; Replacing 'what seems to be the matter?' with 'where does it hurt?': pain management in 1800 and 2001. RCPSC Annals 35(6): 4, 2002.
- Nasser Y, Derenne J-P, Whitelaw WA; Ibn Tufayl's treatise on asthma - lost and found. RCPSC Annals 35(6): 4, 2002.
- Nasser Y, Whitelaw WA, Black J; Madness in Hamlet: A Shakespearean take on Elizabethan psychiatry. RCPSC Annals 35(6): 6, 2002.
- Kydd A, Smith D, Whitelaw, WA; Dr. Guy Richmond: the life and times of a prison doctor. RCPSC Annals – History of Medicine Program, Halifax, 2003.
- Taylor R, Whitelaw WA. Linnaeus' Legacy. RCPSC Annals – History of Medicine Program, Halifax, 2003.
- Yu J, Stapleton M, Whitelaw WA; Chinese footbinding: the disappearance of a thousand-year old custom. RCPSC Annals – History of Medicine Program, Halifax, 2003.
- Skorenki, A., Cooper, K., Whitelaw, WA; James Currie: physician, scientist, epidemiologist and author. RCPSC Annals – History of Medicine Program, Halifax, 2003.
Invited Speaker
- Guest Lecturer - SAIT Respiratory Therapy Program "The role of hypoxic drive in acute exacerbations of COPD" - January 2002.
- Invited Speaker – The Calgary Institute for the Humanities – “The History of Sleep Apnea” – Feb 2003.
- Invited Speaker – The University of Alberta – “The Teaching of History of Medicine” Workshop – Nov 2003.