Dr. Irene Sadek received her MBBCh degree from the University of Cairo, Egypt and an MSc in pharmacology from the Universite de Montreal. She received Hematological Pathology Resident Training from Dalhousie University and has been working as a hematopathologist at the QEII Health Sciences Centre since 1998. She became Head of the Division of Hematopathology in 2003. She has also served as the Director of the Blood Transfusion Service at Capital District Health Authority and Nova Scotia Health's central zone, as well as the Chair of the Advisory committee for the Nova Scotia Blood Coordinating Program.
Dr. Sadek was the program director for Hematological Pathology Residency Training and started a Transfusion Medicine Fellowship Training Program at Dalhousie University in 2004, which she chaired for 10 years. She is currently the chair of the Royal College Specialty training committee in Hematological Pathology and a member of the Canadian National Advisory Committee on blood and blood products. She has a great interest in appropriate utilization and was the Canadian Society of Transfusion Medicine lead for Choosing Wisely Canada initiative.
Dr. Sadek is currently the Department Head of Pathology at Dalhousie University and Nova Scotia Health (central zone). She continues to serve on many provincial and national committees.
