{{Short description|Canadian physician and professor (born 1965)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Infobox scientist | honorific_prefix = | name = | honorific_suffix = {{Post-nominals|size=100%|country=CAN|OQ}} {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|FRCPC|size=100%}} | image = Joanne Liu at Chatham House 2015.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = Liu at [[Chatham House]] in 2015 | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1965}} | birth_place = [[Quebec City]], Quebec, Canada | death_date = <!--{{death date and age |df=yes|YYYY|MM|DD |YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date then birth date)--> | death_place = | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = <!--{{coord|LAT|LONG|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}--> | other_names = | residence = | fields = [[Pediatrics]]<br>[[Emergency medicine]] | workplaces = [[Médecins Sans Frontières]]<br />[[Université de Montréal]]<br />[[McGill University]] | patrons = | education = | alma_mater = McGill University | thesis_title = <!--(or | thesis1_title = and | thesis2_title = )--> | thesis_url = <!--(or | thesis1_url = and | thesis2_url = )--> | thesis_year = <!--(or | thesis1_year = and | thesis2_year = )--> | doctoral_advisor = <!--(or | doctoral_advisors = )--> | academic_advisors = | doctoral_students = | notable_students = | known_for = International president of Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) | influences = | influenced = | awards = [[National Order of Quebec]]<br />[[Time 100]] | author_abbrev_bot = | author_abbrev_zoo = | spouse = <!--(or | spouses = )--> | partner = <!--(or | partners = )--> | children = | signature = <!--(filename only)--> | signature_alt = | website = <!--{{URL|www.example.com}}--> | footnotes = }} {{Infobox Chinese | piccap = | t = 廖滿嫦 | p = Liào Mǎncháng | j = liu6 mun5 soeng4 | y = Liuh Múhn Sèuhng }} '''Joanne Liu''' (born 1965)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2016/08/doctor-joanne-liu-to-be-cleverina-lecturer|title=Doctor Joanne Liu to be new Cleveringa lecturer|publisher=Leiden University|date=22 August 2016|access-date=2 September 2024|archive-date=3 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240903044524/https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2016/08/doctor-joanne-liu-to-be-cleverina-lecturer|url-status=live}}</ref> is a Canadian [[pediatric emergency medicine]] physician, Associate Professor of Medicine at the [[University of Montreal]], Professor of Clinical Medicine at [[McGill University]], and the previous International President of [[Médecins sans frontières|Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF)]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Dr Christos Christou, new International President of MSF, 9 September 2019 |url=https://www.msf.org/dr-christos-christou-new-international-president-msf |website=MSF.org |accessdate=31 March 2020 |archive-date=12 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231212130453/https://www.msf.org/dr-christos-christou-new-international-president-msf |url-status=live }}</ref> She was elected president during MSF's International General Assembly in June 2013.<ref name="McGill20130710">"[https://www.mcgill.ca/channels/news/dr-joanne-liu-elected-president-medecins-sans-frontieres-msf-international-229069 Dr. Joanne Liu Elected President of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) International] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180414010707/https://www.mcgill.ca/channels/news/dr-joanne-liu-elected-president-medecins-sans-frontieres-msf-international-229069 |date=14 April 2018 }}", McGill University: 10 July 2013</ref>
== Early life and education == Joanne Liu was born on 4 November 1965, [[Quebec City]], Quebec, Canada, the fifth child in [[History of Chinese immigration to Canada|Chinese immigrant]] family from Taishan, [[Guangdong]] that ran a Chinese restaurant. When she was thirteen, she read {{Lang|fr|Et la Paix dans le monde docteur}}, a book about the experiences of a physician working with Doctors Without Borders during the [[Soviet–Afghan War]] and decided to become "a doctor without borders" one day.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131216035207/http://drjoanneliu.com/about Biography], drjoanneliu.com</ref>
During junior college, Cegep Champlain St. Lawrence, Quebec City, she travelled to [[Mali]] with [[Canadian Crossroads International]].<ref name="McGill20130710"/> Liu graduated from the [[McGill University Faculty of Medicine]] and completed [[pediatric]] specialty training at the [[Université de Montréal]]-affiliated [[Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine]]. She then completed a sub-specialty in pediatric emergency care at [[Bellevue Hospital Center]] of the [[New York University School of Medicine]] and an International Master's in Health Leadership degree at the [[McGill University]] [[Desautels Faculty of Management]].{{cn|date=June 2025}}
==Career== Liu started her career with [[Médecins Sans Frontières|Médecins sans Frontières]], in 1996 when she worked with Malian refugees in [[Mauritania]]. Since then she has provided support through the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami]]; assisted in controlling a [[cholera epidemic]] in [[Haiti]]; helped [[Somali people|Somali]] refugees in [[Kenya]]; and offered medical assistance in many conflict zones, including [[Palestine]], [[Central African Republic]] and [[Sudan]]'s [[Darfur]] region. She has also helped to develop one of the first programs to offer comprehensive medical care for survivors of sexual violence in the [[Republic of the Congo]].<ref>[http://www.msf-seasia.org/news/15082 Dr Joanne LIU new International President of MSF] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924042058/http://www.msf-seasia.org/news/15082 |date=24 September 2014 }}, www.msf-seasia.org: 10 October 2013</ref>
From 1999 to 2002, Liu was a programs manager at the Paris office of MSF. She then went on to work as the president of the board of directors of MSF in Canada between 2004 and 2009. She has helped to create and currently co-manages the organization's [[telemedicine]] project, which connects MSF physicians in 150 remote sites with a platform of over 300 medical specialists across the globe. By communicating through the specialist network, MSF field doctors can receive critical diagnoses and treatment recommendations for their patients within hours.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Learning from Pandemics Past and Present: A Conversation with Dr. Joanne Liu|url=https://www.mcgill.ca/channels/channels/event/learning-pandemics-past-and-present-conversation-dr-joanne-liu-328020|access-date=2021-10-10|website=Channels|language=en|archive-date=10 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010004651/https://www.mcgill.ca/channels/channels/event/learning-pandemics-past-and-present-conversation-dr-joanne-liu-328020|url-status=live}}</ref>
From 2002 to 2013, Liu served as a full-time Pediatric Emergency Physician at Ste-Justine Hospital in Montreal and at the Health Travel Clinic of the [[Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal]]. She is also an associate professor at the [[Université de Montréal]].<ref>"[http://www.nouvelles.umontreal.ca/udem-news/news/20130904-joanne-liu-doctor-without-borders.html Joanne Liu: doctor without borders] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303171824/http://www.nouvelles.umontreal.ca/udem-news/news/20130904-joanne-liu-doctor-without-borders.html |date=3 March 2016 }}", Université de Montréal: 4 September 2013</ref>
From 2013 to 2019, Liu served as International President of [[Médecins Sans Frontières]] (MSF), in Geneva.<ref>{{cite web |title=International President |url=https://www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/international-president |website=MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES - DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS |access-date=7 April 2023 |quote=Past international presidents of MSF ° 2013-2019 Joanne Liu |archive-date=7 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407192118/https://www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/international-president |url-status=live }}</ref>
On 2 September 2014, Liu gave a briefing to the United Nations General Assembly, urging member states to mobilize against the Ebola epidemic in West Africa.<ref>[http://www.msf.org/article/msf-international-president-united-nations-special-briefing-ebola MSF International President United Nations Special Briefing on Ebola] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208220441/http://www.msf.org/article/msf-international-president-united-nations-special-briefing-ebola |date=8 December 2015 }}, www.msf.org: 2 September 2014</ref>
On 7 October 2015, Liu demanded an independent investigation of the [[Kunduz hospital airstrike|American bombing of the MSF hospital]] in [[Kunduz]], [[Afghanistan]].<ref>"[https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/08/world/asia/obama-apologizes-for-bombing-of-afghanistan-hospital.html Obama Issues Rare Apology Over Bombing of Doctors Without Borders Hospital in Afghanistan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421193738/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/08/world/asia/obama-apologizes-for-bombing-of-afghanistan-hospital.html |date=21 April 2022 }}", ''The New York Times'': 7 October 2015</ref> She denounced the bombing and suggested that it was a [[war crime]].<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2015/10/07/bombing-of-afghan-hospital-wasnt-a-war-crime/ Lui presumes bombing a war crime] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701141430/https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2015/10/07/bombing-of-afghan-hospital-wasnt-a-war-crime/ |date=1 July 2017 }}, ''Washington Post'', 7 October 2015</ref>
From 2020 until 2021, Liu served as a member of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response (IPPR), an independent group examining how the [[World Health Organization]] (WHO) and countries handled the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], co-chaired by [[Helen Clark]] and [[Ellen Johnson Sirleaf]].<ref>Stephanie Nebehay and Kate Kelland (3 September 2020), [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-panel/pandemic-review-panel-named-includes-miliband-ex-mexican-president-idUSKBN25U1RB Pandemic review panel named, includes Miliband, ex Mexican president] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115022827/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-panel/pandemic-review-panel-named-includes-miliband-ex-mexican-president-idUSKBN25U1RB |date=15 November 2021 }} ''[[Reuters]]''.</ref>
==Positions== * Virchow Prize for Global Health, Member of the Council (2022–present)<ref>[https://virchowprize.org/council/ Council] Virchow Prize for Global Health.</ref> * ''[[The New Humanitarian]]'', Member of the Board of Directors (2020–present)<ref>[https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/content/new-humanitarian-welcomes-dr-joanne-liu-board-directors The New Humanitarian welcomes Dr. Joanne Liu to the board of directors] ''[[The New Humanitarian]]'', press release of 30 November 2020.</ref> * [[Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue]], Member of the Board (2019–present)<ref>[https://hdcentre.org/news/former-international-president-of-msf-dr-joanne-liu-and-senior-indonesian-scholar-and-political-analyst-prof-dewi-fortuna-anwar-join-hds-foundation-board/ Dr Joanne Liu and Prof Dewi Fortuna Anwar join HD’s Foundation Board] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202133110/https://hdcentre.org/news/former-international-president-of-msf-dr-joanne-liu-and-senior-indonesian-scholar-and-political-analyst-prof-dewi-fortuna-anwar-join-hds-foundation-board/ |date=2 December 2023 }} [[Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue]], press release of 6 December 2019.</ref> * [[Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations]] (CEPI), Member of the Board (2018–present)<ref>[https://cepi.net/about/whoweare/ Board] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200611161727/https://cepi.net/about/whoweare/ |date=11 June 2020 }} [[Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations]] (CEPI).</ref><ref>[https://cepi.net/news_cepi/cepi-announces-new-permanent-board/ CEPI announces new permanent board] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805081454/https://cepi.net/news_cepi/cepi-announces-new-permanent-board/ |date=5 August 2020 }} [[Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations]] (CEPI), press release of 24 January 2018.</ref> * [[Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative]] (DNDI), Member of the Board of Directors<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160413143849/http://www.dndi.org/about-dndi/our-people/board-directors/joanne-liu/ Board of Directors: Joanne Liu] [[Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative]] (DNDI).</ref> * [[McGill University|McGill School of Population and Global Health]] (SPGH), Member of the International Advisory Board<ref>[https://www.mcgill.ca/spgh/international-advisory-board/joanne-liu International Advisory Board: Joanne Liu] [[McGill University|McGill School of Population and Global Health]] (SPGH).</ref>
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