Researcher

Title

• Co-director, Department of Dental Medicine, CHU Sainte-Justine, 2009.
• Head, Department of Surgery, CHU Sainte-Justine, 2006.
• Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery (Urology), University of Montreal, 2005.
• Associate Professor, Department of Surgery (Urology), McGill University, 1997.
• Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics, 1994.

• MBA, HEC Montréal, 2010.
• DESS in Management, HEC Montréal, 2004-2007.
• Post-graduate training in Pediatric Urology, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University, 1991.
• Post-graduate training in Pediatric Urology, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, 1989-1990.
• Specialization in Urology, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and Collège des médecins du Québec, 1988.
• Residency in Urology, McGill University, 1986-1988.
• Residency in Urology, Université Laval, 1984-1986.
• MD, Université Laval, 1984.

• Transmission of primary vesico-ureteric reflux;
• Vesico-ureteric reflux;
• Hydronephrosis;
• Genetics;
• Sibship.

Career Summary

• Head of Pediatric Urology, CHU Sainte-Justine, 1997-2006.

Awards and Distinctions

• IPAC/Deloitte Leadership Prize – Public Sector. The Canadian Pediatric Surgical Wait Times Project, Gold Medal – Healthcare Category.
• Participation, 11th Annual Meeting of American Society of Human Genetics, Brisbane, Australia, August 8, 2006. Poster: Gly691Ser mutation of Ret Tyrosine kinase is associated with primary vesicoureteral reflux in the French-Canadian population in Quebec. Yaoming Yang, Julien Letendre, Dr Anne-Marie Houle, Dr Andrea Richter.
• Travel Grant Award, The American Society of Human Genetics, 11th International Congress of Human Genetics, Brisbane, Australia, August 6-10, 2006.

Presentations

Posters

• Assessing ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) using original renographic criteria for a decade proves to be reliable. J Letendre, D Barrieras, AM Houle, K Keu, R Lambert, S Turpin, J Franc-Guimond. Annual Meeting of NS-AUA 2009, Montréal, September 9, 2009.
• Dextranomer/hyaluronic acid copolymer (Deflux) injections in a teaching center: the real picture. Julie Franc-Guimond, Julien Letendre, Diego Barrieras, Anne-Marie Houle. Annual Meeting of NS-AUA 2009, Montréal, September 9, 2009.
• Dextranomer/hyaluronic acid copolymer (Deflux) infections in a teaching center: the real picture. Julien Letendre, Diego Barrieras, Anne-Marie Houle, Julie Franc-Guimond. Annual Meeting of the Canadian Urological Association, Toronto, June 30, 2009.
• Changing Concepts in the Management of Antenatal Hydronephrosis Investigated During the Neonatal Period. Barrieras, D., Keu, K., Lambert, R., Houle, AM., Turpin, S., Franc-Guimond, J. Annual Meeting of the Canadian Urological Association, Toronto, June 30, 2009.
• The use of the Salle Intraoperative Pyeloplasty Stent ® revisited: inverted suprapubic insertion facilitates laparoscopic and retroperitoneoscopic pyeloplasties. Diego Barrieras, Julie Franc-Guimond, Anne-Marie Houle. Annual Meeting of American Academy of Pediatrics, Boston, USA, October 13, 2008.

Scientific Presentations

• Botulinum A injections as a last resort for urinary retention. Ala Abdo, Diego Barrieras, Julie Franc-Guimond, Anne-Marie Houle. Annual Meeting of American Academy of Pediatrics, Boston, USA, October 13, 2008.
• High success rate with topical triamcinolone for persistent phimosis: a double-blind randomized placebo controlled long term study. Julien Letendre, Diego Barrieras, Julie Franc-Guimond, Ala Abdo, Anne-Marie Houle. Annual Meeting of American Academy of Pediatrics, Boston, USA, October 13, 2008.
• Laparaoscopic Orchidopexy: The easy way to go. Sathyaprasad C Burjonrappa, Hamdan Al Hazmi, Diego Barrieras, Anne-Marie Houle, Julie Franc-Guimond. 40th Annual Meeting of Canadian Association of Paediatric Surgeons, Toronto, August 23, 2008.
• The Gly691Ser mutation in Ret is associated with primary vesico-ureteral reflux in the French-Canadian population in Quebec. Yaoming Yang, Anne-Marie Houle, Julien Letendre, Andrea Richter. Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association Education and Research Inc., Orlando, USA, May 17-22, 2008.
• Partial nephrectomy: Does retroperitoneoscopy adversely affect postoperative residual size & function? Khaled Shahrour, Juan D Barrieras, Julie Franc-Guimond, Jonathan Riddell, Anne-Marie Houle. Annual Meeting of American Urological Association, Anaheim, USA, May 20, 2007.