Nancy Fern Olivieri

Nancy Fern Olivieri, BSc, MD, FRCPC, is a prominent Toronto haematologist and researcher with an interest in the treatment of hemoglobinopathies.

She is best known for a protracted struggle with the Hospital for Sick Children and pharmaceutical giant Apotex about the thalassaemia drug deferiprone.

Dr. Olivieri has advocated for greater academic freedom since her battle and has called for less control of research by pharmaceutical companies.