Arya Sharma

Professional Associations

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Vice-President, Canadian Association of Bariatric Physicians and Surgeons, 2007-

Clinical Co-Chair - Health Technology Utilization Guidelines Committee for Bariatric Surgery in Ontario, 2006

Member - Canadian Shield Ethics Review Board, 2005-

Member - Obesity Practice Guidelines Committee, Obesity Canada, 2005-

Member - Canadian Institutes of Health Research Peer Review Committee: Nutrition, Food and Health, 2004-

Member - Ad hoc Committee, International Association for the Study of Obesity (IASO) and International Federation of Obesity Surgery (IFSO), 2004

Chair - International Association for the Study of Obesity (IASO): 2010 Site Selection Committee, 2004

Independent Research Group Leader (Cardiovascular Genetics and Obesity) - Max-Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, 2000-2002

Member - Steering Committee and Founding Faculty, Specialist Certification of Obesity Professionals in Europe (SCOPE), 2001-

Member - Fachbereichsrat (ruling body), Medical Faculty of the Free University of Berlin, 1996-2000

Coordinator - Cardiovascular Research Program, Free University of Berlin, 1999-2000

Deputy Chairman - Patient Information Section, German Hypertension Society, 1995-2002

Faculty Member, Department of Internal Medicine (Institutsrat), Free University of Berlin, 1995-2000

Deputy Representative of non-faculty medical employees, Department of Internal Medicine (Institutsrat), Free University of Berlin, 1988-1992

Member - Academic Senate, Free University of Berlin, 1989-1991

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