Caroline Quach

Dr. Caroline Quach is a Professor in the Departments of Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Immunology and of Pediatrics at the Université de Montréal. She holds the Tier-1 Canada Research Chair in Infection Prevention. She is the Medical Lead for the Infection Prevention & Control Unit the CHU Sainte-Justine. She also works as a pediatric infectious diseases consultant and a medical microbiologist. She holds a cross-appointment at the Quebec Institute of Public Health (INSPQ) where she works in the Healthcare-Associated Infections and Immunization branches. Dr. Quach graduated from the Université de Montréal Medical School, completed her pediatric residency training at the CHU Sainte-Justine, and her post-graduate Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology training at McGill University where she also obtained a Masters of Sciences in Epidemiology. She is a clinician scientist and holds a salary award from the Fonds de recherche du Québec - Santé (FRQS). Her research interests are focused on the prevention of infections – both healthcare-associated infections and vaccine-preventable diseases. She is the previous chair of the Quebec Immunization Committee (CIQ) and is the Chair for the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) from the Public Health Agency of Canada. She is a former President of AMMI-Canada.