Dr. Darcy Marciniuk MD, FRCPC
Professor Respirology, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine

Darcy D. Marciniuk, MD, FRCPC, FCAHS, Master FCCP is a Professor of Respirology, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, and Associate Vice-President Research at the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.  Dr. Marciniuk is also the Medical Director of the LiveWell COPD Chronic Disease Management Program in the Saskatchewan Health Authority.

Dr. Marciniuk received his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Saskatchewan in 1984 and underwent specialty training in internal medicine and respiratory medicine at the University of Western Ontario and at the University of Manitoba.  He undertook research training at the University of Manitoba under the mentorship of Drs. Magdy Younes and Steven Mink.  Upon completing his research training, Dr. Marciniuk returned to Saskatoon where he assumed his current faculty position with the University of Saskatchewan.

Dr. Marciniuk is recognized internationally as an expert and leader in clinical exercise physiology, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), and pulmonary rehabilitation with more than 420 invited international presentations and 200 peer-reviewed publications, chapters, and reviews (Google Scholar h-index 51).  Dr. Marciniuk is a past-President of CHEST (2012-2013) and the Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS) (2006-2007) and past-Chair of the Forum of International Respiratory Societies.  He served as a founding Steering Committee member of Canada’s National Lung Health Framework (2007-2011), and member and Chair of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Respirology Examination Board (1999-2007).  Dr. Marciniuk was the lead author of three COPD clinical practice guidelines published by the CTS, a panel member of international clinical practice guidelines in COPD (ACP/ACCP/ATS/ERS), cardiopulmonary exercise testing (ATS/ACCP), pulmonary rehabilitation (ATS/ERS), and prevention of acute exacerbations of COPD (CTS/CHEST), as well as many clinical practice guidelines for the management of COPD published by the CTS. 

Dr. Marciniuk Co-Chaired the 2016 CHEST World Congress in Shanghai, China, and the American College of Chest Physicians International Conference in 2005.  He Co-Chaired the China-Chest Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine (PCCM) Steering Committee, where his efforts were instrumental in having the Chinese National Health and Family Planning Commission officially endorse PCCM as a pilot medical subspecialty in China in December 2016.

As Associate Vice-President Research, he led the development of the University of Saskatchewan’s International Blueprint and currently chairs the institution’s Pandemic Response and Recovery Team.  Dr. Marciniuk is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, and Deputy Editor (Outreach) for the journal CHEST.  He has been bestowed with the Distinguished Scientist Honor Lecture (2011) and the Thomas L. Petty Master FCCP Memorial Honor Lecture (2015) by the American College of Chest Physicians, the Founder’s Award (2013) by the Canadian Lung Association, the Christie Memorial Lecture and Award (2016) by the Canadian Thoracic Society, and the Distinguished Researcher Award (2013) by the College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan. 

 

Medical School and Year of Graduation:

University of Saskatchewan

1984

Postgraduate Training and Years of Training:

Rotating Internship (Chief Intern), St. Paul's Hospital, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	1984 - 1985
Internal Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario	1985 - 1987
Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba	1987 - 1988
Respirology Fellowship, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba	1988 - 1990

Current Academic Post and Year of Appointment to the University of Saskatchewan:

Associate Vice President Research    Associate Vice President Research (Acting), Research and International	2017 - present   2015 - 2017
Professor of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan	1999 - present
Faculty at University of Saskatchewan	1990 - present

• Leung C, Bourbeau J, Sin D, Aaron S, FitzGerald JM, Maltais F, Marciniuk DD, O’Donnell D, Hernandez P, Chapman K, Walker B, Road J, Zheng L, Hogg J, Tan W. The Prevalence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and the heterogeneity of risk factors in the Canadian population: results from the Canadian Obstructive Lung disease (COLD) study.  Int J COPD 2021; In press December 2020.
• Cherian M, Jensen D, Tan W, Mursleen S, Goodall E, Nadeau G, Awan A, Marciniuk D, Walker B, Aaron S, O'Donnell D, Chapman K, Maltais F, Hernandez P, Sin D, Benedetti A, Bourbeau J. Dyspnea and Symptom Burden in Mild-Moderate COPD: the Canadian Cohort Obstructive Lung Disease Study.  Eur Resp J Open 2020; In Press December 2020.
• Lewthwaite H, Benedetti A, Stickland MK, Bourbeau J, Guenette JA, Maltais F, Marciniuk DD, O'Donnell DE, Smith BM, Tan WC, Jensen D; CanCOLD Collaborative Research Group and the Canadian Respiratory Research Network. Normative cardiopulmonary exercise test responses at the ventilatory threshold in Canadian adults aged 40-80 year.  Chest 2020; 158(6):2532-2545.  doi:10.1016/j.chest.2020.06.074. 
• Dechman G, Aceron R, Beauchamp M, Bhutani M, Bourbeau J, Brooks D, Goldstein R, Goodridge D, Hernandez P, Janaudis-Ferreira S, Saey D, Marciniuk D, Olsen S, Penz E, Ryerson D, Wald J, Weatherald J, Stickland MK. Delivering pulmonary rehabilitation during the COVID-19 pandemic: A Canadian Thoracic Society position statement.  Can J Resp Crit Care Med 2020; 4(4):232-235.  doi:10.1080/24745332.2020.1828683.
• Lewthwaite H, Benedetti A, Stickland M, Bourbeau J, Guenette J, Maltais F, Marciniuk DD, O'Donnell D, Smith B, Tan W, Jensen D. Normative peak cardiopulmonary exercise test responses in Canadian adults aged ≥40 years.  CHEST 2020; 158:2532-2545.  doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2020.06.074 
• Tsuyuki R, Midodzi W, Villa-Roel C, Marciniuk DD, Mayers I, Vethanayagam D, Chan M, Rowe B. Diagnostic Practices for Patients with Shortness of Breath and Presumed Obstructive Airways Diseases: a cross sectional analysis.  CMAJ Open 2020; 8(3):E605-E612.  doi:10.9778/cmajo.20190168.
• Zibrowski E, McDonald S, Thiessen H, VanDusen R, Boden C, Carr C, Goodridge D, Haver C, Marciniuk DD, Stobart C, Verrall T, Groot G. Developing a Program Theory of Patient Engagement in Patient-Oriented Research and Health Care System Impacts: Protocol for a Rapid Realist Review.  CMAJ Open 2020; 8(3):E530-E534.  doi:10.9778/cmajo.20190181.
• Carlin B, Bauldoff G, Collins E, Garvey C, Marciniuk DD, Ries A, Limbert T, ZuWallack R. Medical Director Responsibilities for Outpatient Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programs: 2019. A Statement for Healthcare Professionals from the American Association for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR).  Journal of Cardiopulmonary  Rehabilitation Prevention 2020; 40(3):144-151.  doi:10.1097/HCR.0000000000000515.
• Lok S, Marciniuk J, Baranyi M, Marciniuk DD. Enhancing Pulmonary Rehabilitation Enrollment Study.  Canadian Journal of Respiratory, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine 2020; doi:10.1080/24745332.2020.1743212.
• Wirth I, Penz E, Marciniuk DD. Examination of COPD Management in Patients Hospitalized with an Acute Exacerbation of COPD.  Canadian Journal of Respiratory, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine 2020;  doi:10.1080/24745332.2020.1719941.
• Barrecheguren M, Pinto L, Mohammad S, Mostafavi Y, Manshadi P, Tan W, Li P, Aaron S, Benedetti A, Chapman K, Walker B, FitzGerald M, Hernandez P, Maltais F, Marciniuk DD, O'Donnell D, Sin D, Bourbeau J. Identification and Definition of Asthma-COPD Overlap: The CanCOLD study.  Respirology 2020; 25:836-849.  doi:10.1111/resp.13780.  Accompanying Editorial - Kearns N, Learns C, Beasley R. From Osler to Personalized Medicine in Obstructive Airways Disease.  Respirology 2020; doi.org/10.1111/resp.13810. 
• Qiao R, Marciniuk DD, Buckley JD, Levine SM, Wu S, Wang C. The Strategic Establishment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine as a Subspecialty in China - Third Report from the China-CHEST PCCM Fellowship Project.  CHEST 2020; 157(5):1082-1085.  doi:10.1016/j.chest.2019.12.02
• Paine NJ, Bacon SL, Bourbeau J, Tan WC, Lavoie KL, for the CanCOLD Study Investigators: Aaron SD, Chapman KR, FitzGerald JM, Hernandez P, Marciniuk DD, Maltais F, O'Donnell DE, Sin D, Walker BL, for the Canadian Respiratory Research Network and the CanCOLD Collaborative Research Group.  Psychological distress is related to poor health behaviours in COPD and non-COPD patients: Evidence from the CanCOLD study.  Resp Med 2018; In Press (Online) November 15, 2018.  doi.org/10.1016/j.rmed.2018.11.006. 
• Johnson KM, Tan WC, Bourbeau J, Sin DD, Sadatsafavi M, Canadian Cohort of Obstructive Lung Disease (CanCOLD) Study Group (Marciniuk DD) and the Canadian Respiratory Research Network.  The diagnostic performance of patient symptoms in screening for COPD.  Respir Res 2018; 19:147.  doi:10.1186/s12931-018-0853-5.
• Kirby M, Tanabe N, Tan WC, Zhou G, Obeidat M, Hague CJ, Leipsic J, Bourbeau J, Sin DD, Hogg JC, Coxson HO, CanCOLD Research Group [Marciniuk DD], Canadian Respiratory Research Network.  Total Airway Count on Computed Tomography and the Risk of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Progression. Findings from a Population-based Study.  American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2018; 197(1):56-65.  doi:10.1164/rccm.201704-0692OC. 
• Ospina M, Michas M, Deuchar L, Leigh R, Bhutani M, Rowe B, Marciniuk DD, Goodridge D, Dechman G, Bourbeau J, Balter M, Camp P, Hernandez P, Goldstein R, Stickland M.  Development of a Patient-Centered, Evidence- and Consensus-Based Discharge Care Bundle for Patients with Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.  British Medical Journal Open Respiratory Research 2018; 5(1):e000265. doi:10.1136/bmjresp-2017-000265.
• Kirby M, Yin Y, Tschirren J, Tan WC, Leipsic J, Hague CJ, Bourbeau J, Sin DD, Hogg JC, Coxson HO; CanCOLD Collaborative Research Group (Marciniuk DD) and the Canadian Respiratory Research Network.  A Novel Method of Estimating Small Airway Disease Using Inspiratory-to-Expiratory Computed Tomography.  Respiration 2017; 94(4):336-345.  doi:10.1159/000478865.
• Bourbeau J, Bhutani M, Hernandez P, Marciniuk DD, Aaron S, Balter M, Beauchesne MF, D’Urzo A, Goldstein R, Kaplan A, Maltais F, O’Donnell DE, Sin D.  CTS Position Statement: Pharmacotherapy in Patients with COPD- An Update.  Canadian Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2017; 1(4):222-241.  doi: 10.1080/24745332.2017.1395588.
• Rotter T, Plishka C, Hansia MR, Goodridge D, Penz ED, Kinsman L, Lawal A, O’Quinn S, Buchan N, Comfort P, Patel P, Anderson S, Winke T, Lang RL, Marciniuk DD.  The Development, Implementation and Evaluation of Clinical Pathways for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in Saskatchewan: Protocol for an Interrupted Times Series Evaluation.  BMC Health Services Research 2017; 17:782-789.  doi:10.1186/s12913-017-2750-x.
• De Sousa Sena R, Ahmed S, Tan WC, Li PZ, Labonté L, Aaron SD, Benedetti A, Chapman KR, Walter B, Fitzgerald JM, Hernandez P, Maltais F, Marciniuk DD, O'Donnell DE, Sin D, Bourbeau J, for the CanCOLD Collaborative Research Group.  Work Productivity Loss in Mild to Moderate COPD: Lessons Learned from the CanCOLD Study.  European Respiratory Journal 2017; 50(3):1701154.  doi.org/10.1183/13993003.01154-2017.
• Stanojevic S, Graham BL, Cooper BG, Thompson BR, Carter KW, Francis RW, Hall GL, Global Lung Function Initiative TLCO working group (Quanjer P, Stocks J, Marciniuk DD, Ip MSM, Vazquez JC, Smith E, Zagami D, Kostianev S, Baden W, Michailopoulos P, Brusasco V, Kubota M, Gochicoa L, Arets H, Thompson B, van der Lee I, Collingwood A, Boros P, Ekerljung L, Young-Jee K, Zavorsky G).  Official ERS Technical Standards: Global Lung Function Initiative Reference Values for the Carbon Monoxide Transfer Factor for Caucasians.  European Respiratory Journal 2017; 50(3). pii: 1700010.  doi: 10.1183/13993003.00010-2017.
• Tan WC, Bourbeau J, Aaron SD, Zhou G, Maltais F, Hernandez P, Fitzgerald JM, Marciniuk DD, Walker BL, Sin DD.  GOLD 2017 Classification and Lung Function Decline in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.  American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2018; 197(5):670-673.  doi:10.1164/rccm.201706-1154LE.
• Lawson J, Goodridge D, Rennie DC, Zhao G, Marciniuk DD.  Profile of a National Sample of Canadian Children with Participation and Activity Limitations.  Journal of Child Health Care 2017; 1-11.  doi: 10.1177/1367493517702527.