Charles Goldsmith

Biography

Charlie received his BSc and MSc degrees in Statistics from the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg. After teaching at Carleton University in Ottawa for two years, he received his PhD in Experimental Design with a minor in Mathematical Statistics at North Carolina State University in Raleigh NC. He returned to Canada when McMaster started its Medical School and has been there for his entire career.  Until August 31, 2010, he was an Emeritus Professor of Biostatistics in the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics at McMaster University. As of September 1, 2010 he is the Maureen and Milan Ilich/Merck Chair in Statistics for Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases.  He is also a Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University.  Charlie has been involved in a variety of studies related to musculoskeletal and surgical conditions, most recently the Cervical Overview Group which conducts Cochrane reviews of therapy for patients with neck pain and the Cochrane Collaboration at McMaster University. He is member of several editorial boards of health related journals and has interests in quality improvement, experimental design, study design and analysis.  He has a keen interest in mentoring newer faculty members in their careers.

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