Fred Manfred Lapner

Fred Manfred Lapner serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor (part-time) at the University of Ottawa's Faculty of Health Sciences and has maintained a continuous affiliation with the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) since 1974 as Courtesy Staff in Pediatrics. His professional trajectory includes a significant 25-year tenure as Medical Advisor for Health Canada's Medical Devices Bureau (1990-2015).

His academic credentials feature:

• Medical Doctor from Queen's University, Kingston (1969)
• FRCP(C) certification in Pediatrics from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (1974)

Dr. Lapner specializes in community-based pediatric care, focusing on real-world clinical challenges in child health through case-based approaches. His work bridges academic medicine with community practice, emphasizing accessible pediatric healthcare solutions within the Health Sciences discipline.

As an active mentor in the Nurse Practitioner Program, he conducts clinical supervision at Riverside Professional Centre (Room 205) with dedicated Monday office hours from 3:30 PM to 8:30 PM, shaping the next generation of healthcare practitioners through hands-on community practice guidance.