Sport, Smoke, Drugs... And Public Policy: An Advocacy Journey

Dr. Andrew Pipe (CM, MD, LLD (Hon), DSc (Hon), FRCSPS(Hon), Dip Sport Med) is a graduate of Queen's University (a profoundly average member of the Queen’s Soccer Team while a student) and was formerly Chief of the Division of Prevention and Rehabilitation at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. He continues as a clinician-scientist in that setting and has a significant record of academic publications, citations and international presentations. 

Now Professor Emeritus in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa, Dr. Pipe has been extensively involved in Sport and Sport Medicine throughout his career and is an acknowledged global expert on anti-doping matters. He has served as Team Physician to four Canadian national teams; as the Chief Medical Officer for Canadian teams at Olympic, PanAmerican and Commonwealth Games and is a past-president of the Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine (CASEM) and the Commonwealth Games Association of Canada.  Formerly a Vice-Chair of ParticipACTION he is a member of the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame (Builder). In the aftermath of the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games scandal, Dr. Pipe led the development of Canada’s national anti-doping programme and served as its Chair for 8 years and participated actively in the creation of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).  

The founding-Chair of Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada, Dr. Pipe has been a tireless advocate for appropriate tobacco-control policies and has been instrumental in their development and application – beginning with a successful campaign to remove tobacco sponsorship from sport. 

Previously Chair of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada he has been a prominent advocate for the healthy public policies that might prevent cardiovascular disease.  Dr. Pipe has received honourary degrees from Queen's University, Brock University and the University of Guelph.  In 2002 he was named to the Order of Canada.  In 2024 Dr. Pipe was appointed to the Future of Sport in Canada Commission – tasked with examining issues relating to ‘Safe Sport’ and the structure of sport in Canada – its final report was delivered in March 2026.