▁is ▁a ▁special ist ▁phys ician ▁cert ified ▁in ▁ne uro log y , ▁internal ▁medicine , ▁and ▁ger iat rics . ▁He ▁also ▁holds ▁Master ' s ▁degrees ▁in ▁ph arm ac ology ▁and ▁ne uro ps ych ology , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁Doctor ▁of ▁Philosoph y ▁( Ph . D .) ▁in ▁neu ros cience . ▁ ▁After ▁working ▁in ▁France ▁for ▁well ▁over ▁a ▁de cade , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Montreal ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁phys ician ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Division ▁of ▁Ger iat ric ▁Medicine ▁at ▁the ▁Jewish ▁General ▁Hospital , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁senior ▁investig ator ▁in ▁its ▁research ▁inst itute , ▁the ▁Lady ▁Davis ▁Institute ▁for ▁Medical ▁Research . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁Full ▁Professor ▁of ▁Medicine , ▁in ▁the ▁Div isions ▁of ▁Ger iat ric ▁Medicine ▁and ▁Ex perimental ▁Medicine ▁at ▁McG ill ▁University ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁and ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Joseph ▁Kauf man ▁Chair ▁in ▁Ger iat ric ▁Medicine . ▁ ▁He ▁co - pres ides ▁the ▁Quebec ▁Committee ▁on ▁the ▁impl ant ation ▁and ▁monitoring ▁for ▁the ▁proper ▁use ▁of ▁anti ps ych otic ▁dru gs ▁amongst ▁the ▁elder ly ▁in ▁n urs ing ▁homes ▁( CH S LD ) ▁across ▁the ▁province . ▁ ▁He ▁founded ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁current ▁chief ▁executive ▁officer ▁of ▁Bi om ath ics , ▁an ▁international ▁research ▁cons ort ium ▁on ▁bi om ath emat ics ▁applied ▁to ▁human ▁systems ▁model ing . ▁Additionally