Professional Activities:

Professional Organizations

2014 - present	Dr. M. Constantine Samaan has been selected to join the Pediatric Endocrine Society (PES) International Relations Council. The council is mandated to create global health policies that enhance care for children with endocrine disorders around the world.
2013-	The Canadian Diabetes Association
2011 - present	The Obesity Society, Member
2010 - present	Endocrine Society
2010 - 2013	AAAS
2010 - present	Canadian Obesity Network
2010 - present	Paediatric Endocrine Society (PES)
2010 - present	International Society of Paediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD)
2001 - present	Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health (RCPCH)
2001 - present	Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (RCPI)
2001 - 2012	The Canadian Association of Bariatric Physicians and Surgeons, Member

Employment History

University Appointments

2010 - present

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Special, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University

Clinical

2010 - present

Staff Physician, McMaster Children’s Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Scholarly And Professional Activities

Editorial Boards

2014 - present	Council Member, Pediatric Endocrine Society (PES), International Relations Council
2012 - present	Board Member, Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolic Syndrome, Editorial Board Member (50 hours)

Journal Referee

 

2014 –	present   Journal Reviewer, International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition
2014 - present	Journal Reviewer, Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy
2014 - present	Journal reviewer, PLOS ONE
2014 - present	Journal Reviewer, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
2014	Journal Reviewer, British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research
2013 - 2014	Journal reviewer, Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism-ScholarOne Manuscripts
2013	Journal Reviewer, Endocrinology & Metabolic Syndrome

External Grant Reviews

2014 - present	Diabetes UK, Grant Reviewer (8 hours)
2012 - present	Grant Reviewer, Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development 9ZonMw), Reviewer (8 hours)
2011 - present	Grant Reviewer, Ministry of Health Internal Grant Agency, Czech Republic, Reviewer (16 hours)

Peer Review Activities

2014	ESPE Annual Meeting, Dublin Ireland
2014	Continuing Education, McMaster University, CCE Essentials program
2014	Workshop: how to write successful career development award applications. Chicago.
2014	Lecture, McMaster University, Academic leadership Lecture-Managing Performance
2014	ENRICH Innovative Clinical Trial Design Course, Toronto
2014	Lecture, McMaster University, Academic leadership lecture- Finance
2013	Centre for Continuing Education Faculty Development Course, McMaster University, Leading Change for Success
2013	Continuing Education, McMaster University, Problem Solving Primer - MVP-808
2012 - 2013	Adjudicator, McMaster University and McMaster Children’s Hospital, Adjudicator for the 4th Annual Child and Health Research Day.
2012	Centre for Continuing Education Faculty Development Course, McMaster University, Negotiation Skills
2011 - 2012	Centre for Continuing Education Faculty Development Course, McMaster University, Effective Business Writing
2011	The 11th Annual Network of Ontario Pediatric Diabetes Programs Professional Development Day, Toronto, Ontario
2011	CIHR New PI Meeting, Mont Gabriel, Quebec
2011	Centre for Continuing Education Faculty Development Course, McMaster University, Project Management
2009	Motivational interviewing for childhood obesity course, Sick Kids
2009	Canadian Paediatric Endocrine Group meeting, Ottawa, Canada
2009	Keystone Symposium-Insulin resistance and diabetes, Alberta, Canada
2008	Canadian Paediatric Endocrine Group meeting, Vancouver, Canada
2006	29th National Sickle cell conference, Memphis, USA
2006	Florida, USA, American Society of Haematology meeting
2005	PRIM&R conference for ethics in research conduct and IRB process, St. Jude Children Research Hospital (SJCRH), Memphis, USA

Other Professional Activities

2011 - 2012

McMaster University and McMaster Children’s Hospital, Adjudicator for the 3rd Annual Child and Health Research Day

Honours and Awards

2009	CPEG, Canadian Pediatric Endocrine Group Fellowship- Salary Support
2001	University College Cork, Outstanding Tutor Award for Medical Undergraduate Teaching
1997	University of Dublin - Trinity College, The O’Donohue Medal (Given to the student achieving 1st place in the Final Pediatric Award