Dr. Darcy Marciniuk MD, FRCPC

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 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.

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 485 invited international presentations and 270 peer-reviewed publications, chapters, and reviews (Google Scholar h-index 62).  Dr. Marciniuk is a past-President of CHEST (2012-2013) and the Canadian Thoracic Society (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 co-Chaired the 2016 Chest World Congress in Shanghai, China.  Dr. Marciniuk was the lead author of three COPD practice guidelines published by the CTS, a panel member of international 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.  Darcy recently chaired a multi-society international guideline on race and pulmonary function testing and is currently serving as co-Chair for a Canadian Thoracic Society Alpha-1-Antitrypsin replacement therapy clinical practice guideline.

As Associate Vice-President Research, Darcy led the development of the University of Saskatchewan’s International Blueprint and chaired the institution’s Pandemic Response and Recovery Team.  He is responsible for strategic initiatives to foster and enhance research success at the U of S, including its academic units, research centers and institutes; advancing international research activity and impact, and providing oversight of the International Office; serving as the institution’s CIHR Tri-Council Leader; and provides institutional leadership and oversight for the Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR).

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), the Thomas L. Petty Master FCCP Memorial Honor Lecture (2015), and the Presidential Honor Lecture (2020) 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

• Ekström M, Li PZ, Lewthwaite H, Bourbeau J, Tan WC, Jensen D, on behalf of the CanCOLD Collaborative Research Group (Marciniuk DD). Abnormal Exertional Breathlessness on Cardiopulmonary Cycle Exercise Testing in Relation to Self-Reported and Physiologic Responses in Chronic Airflow Limitation.  CHEST 2024; 166(1):81-94.  doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2024.02.034.
• Rozenberg D, Reid WD, Camp P, Campos JL, Dechman G, Davenport PW, Egan H, Fisher JH, Guenette JA, Gold D, Goldstein RS, Goodridge D, Janaudis-Ferreira T, Kaplan AG, Langer D, Marciniuk DD, Moore B, Orchanian-Cheff A, Otoo-Appiah J, Pepin V, Rassam P, Rotenberg S, Ryerson C, Spruit MA, Stanbrook MB, Stickland MK, Tom J, Wentlandt K. Translating the Interplay of Cognition and Physical Performance in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Interstitial Lung Disease: Meeting Report and Literature Review.  CHEST 2024; June 18:S0012-3692(24)00707-4.  doi:10.1016/j.chest.2024.05.027. Online ahead of print.
• Boyes N, Khan MR, Luchkanych A, Marshall R, Bare I, Haddad T, Abdalla S, Al-Azem SA, Morse C, Zhai A, Haddad H, Marciniuk DD, Olver TD, Tomczak CR. Elevated sympathetic-mediated vasoconstriction at rest but intact functional sympatholysis during exercise in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.  Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2024; Jul 1;327(1):H45-H55.  doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00130.2024.
• Bourbeau J, Bhutani M, Hernandez P, Penz E, Marciniuk DD. Optimizing Pharmacotherapy Management of COPD: Don't Miss the Forest for the Trees. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2024; Apr 16.  doi:10.1164/rccm.202402-0338VP. Online ahead of print.
• Richard R, Jensen D, Touron J, Frederic C, Mulliez A, Pereira B, Filaire L, Marciniuk D, Maltais F, Tan W, Bourbeau J, Perrault H. Haemodynamic compensations for exercise tissue oxygenation in early stages of COPD: an integrated cardiorespiratory assessment study.  BMJ Open Respir Res 2024; Mar 28;11(1):e002241. doi:10.1136/bmjresp-2023-002241.
• Kuwornu JP, Maldonado F, Groot G, Cooper EJ, Penz E, Sommer L, Reid A, Marciniuk DD. An economic evaluation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease clinical pathway in Saskatchewan, Canada: Data-driven techniques to identify cost effectiveness among patient subgroups.  PLOS ONE 2024; Apr 1;19(4):e0301334. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0301334. eCollection 2024.
• Kuwornu JP, Maldonado F, Groot G, Penz E, Cooper E, Reid A, Marciniuk D. Real-world costs-consequence analysis of an integrated chronic disease management program in Saskatchewan, Canada.  Health Serv Insights 2024; 7:11786329231224621.  Doi:10.1177/11786329231224621.
• Bourbeau J, Bhutani M, Hernandez P, Aaron SD, Beauchesne MF, Kermelly SB, D’Urzo A, Lal A, Maltais F, Marciniuk JD, Mulpuru S, Penz E, Sin DD, Dam AV, Wald J, Walker BL, Marciniuk DD.  2023 Canadian Thoracic Society Guideline on Pharmacotherapy in Patients With Stable COPD.  CHEST 2023; 164(5):1159-1183.  doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2023.08.014.
• Kuwornu JP, Maldonado F, Cooper EJ, Groot G, Penz E, Reid A, Sommer L, Marciniuk DD. Impacts of COPD Care Pathway on Healthcare Utilization and Costs: A Matched Multiple Control Cohort Study in Saskatchewan, Canada.  Value Health 2023; 26(9):1334-1344.  doi:10.1016/j.jval.2023.04.013.
• Marciniuk DD, Becker EA, Kaminsky DA, McCormack MC, Stanojevic S, Bhakta NR, Bime C, Comondore V, Cowl CT, Dell S, Haynes J, Jaffe F, Mottram C, Sederstrom M, Townsend M, Iaccarino JM. Effect of Race and Ethnicity on Pulmonary Function Testing Interpretation: A CHEST/AARC/ATS/CTS Evidence Review and Research Statement.  Chest 2023; 164(2):461-475.  doi:10.1016/j.chest.2023.03.026.