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Schulich Heart Program Grand Rounds

Hosted by Drs. Christopher Cheung, Dennis Ko and Maneesh Sud, the Schulich Heart Program Cardiology Virtual Grand Rounds occurs Tuesday mornings at 7:30 to 8:30 EST where speakers from around the world explore the latest research, innovations and clinical advances in cardiology.

The Schulich Heart Program welcomes all medical and allied health professionals as well as trainees at any stage of their career to attend.

To join an upcoming talk live, follow the Zoom details below. This page will be updated with recordings of archived past Grand Rounds as they are made available.

Cardiology Research Rounds is a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

Please contact Tasneem Dalal via tasneem.dalal@sunnybrook.ca if you have any comments or questions about our rounds.

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2024 Grand Rounds

Date Speaker Topic
May 14, 2024 Dr. Yin Ge, MD, FRCPC
Cardiologist, Cardiac Care North York and St. Michael's Hospital
Assistant Professor, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
TBD
May 7, 2024

Dr. Stephanie Poon, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine/Cardiology, University of Toronto
Cardiologist, Division of Cardiology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Dr. Poon will be joined by University of Toronto Cardiology Fellows

Quality improvement: Case discussion
April 30, 2024 Dr. Maros Ferencik, MD, PhD, MCR
Professor of Medicine and Radiology, Oregon Health and Science University
Director, Cardio-Oncology program, Cardiovascular CT Research
Knight Cardiovascular Institute
Oregon Health and Science University
TBD
April 23, 2024 Dr. Damian Redfearn, MD, MB, ChB, MRCPI, FRCPC
Clinican Scientist, Kingston General Hospital Research Institute
Clinican Lead, Arrhythmia, Kingston Health Sciences Centre
Director, Cardiac Arrhythmia Signal Analysis (CASA) Laboratory, Queen's University
Professor, Department of Medicine and School of Computing, Queen's University
TBD
April 16, 2024 Dr. Bruce Landon, MD, MBA, MSc
Professor of healthcare policy, Harvard Medical School
Professor of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Medicare advantage: Getting beyond the headlines
April 9, 2024 Dr. Andrew Ha, MD, FRCP(C)
Clinican investigator, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute
Post-operative atrial fibrillation after cardiothoracic surgery
April 2, 2024 Dr. Carolina Alba, PhD
Scientist, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto
Clinical use of predictive models in outpatients with heart failure
March 26, 2024 Dr. Angela Jerath, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FANZCA, BSc
Staff cardiac anesthesiologist, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Scientist, Evaluative Clinical Sciences, Sunnybrook Research Institute
Adjunct scientist, Institute of Clinical Evaluative Sciences
Impact of physician and patient sex on outcomes
March 5, 2024

Dr. Derek Exner, MD, MPH
Cardiologist, Alberta Health Services
Professor, Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Cardiac Sciences and Department of Community Sciences
Associate Dean of Innovation and Commercialization, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary

Advancing clinical care through innovation
February 27, 2024

Dr. Jeff Healey, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FHRS
Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist, Hamilton Health Sciences
Senior Scientist, Population Health Research Institute
Professor of Medicine, McMaster University

The Artesia Trial: Apixaban for stroke prevention in subclinical Atrial Fibrillation
February 13, 2024

Dr. Edwin Ho, MD
Director, Structual Heart Imaging/Interventional Echo
Director, Echocardiography Lab
Co-director, Structual Heart/Heart Valve Center

Interventional echocardiography: past, present, and future
February 6, 2024

Spencer LaLonde, MD, FRCPC
Clinical Fellow, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Tales from the Echo Lab: Review of Mechanical Complications of MI
January 30, 2024

Dr. Bradley Strauss, MD, PhD, FRCP(C), FACC
Staff Cardiologist, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Senior Scientist, Biological Sciences, Sunnybrook Research Institute
Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto

And

Dr. Ahmed Nasef, MD, MBA
Manager, Medventions, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Innovation And Clinical Needs: Navigating Tortuous Arteries And Protecting Your Back

And

Medventions- Nurturing The Next Generation Of Healthcare Innovators

January 23, 2024

Dr. Dennis Ko, MD
Director, Schulich Heart Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute
Senior Scientist, ICES and Sunnybrook Research Institute
Professor, University of Toronto
Jack Tu Chair in Cardiovascular Outcomes Research

Cardiovascular Trials and Research Themes in the Future
January 16, 2024

Dr. John Eikelboom, MBBS, MSc, FRCPC
Professor, Department of Medicine, McMaster University
Jack Hirsh/Population Health Research Chair in Thrombosis and Atherosclerosis

Anticoagulation in 2024: Lessons from the randomized trials

2023 Grand Rounds

Date Speaker Topic
December 12, 2023

Dr. Robert A. Harrington, MD
Provost for Medical Affairs, Cornell University
Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean, Weill Cornell Medicine

The Future of Clinical Trials: What I have learned over 30+ years as a trialist
December 05, 2023 Jagdish Butany, MBBS, MS, FRCPC
Professor Emeritus, Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology, University of Toronto
Why Bioprostheses Fail & Will TAVI Fail?
November 28, 2023

Dr. Lucas Colombo Godoy, MD
Cardiology Clinical Fellow, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital

Coronary revascularization in patients with diabetes
November 21, 2023

Dr. Stephanie Poon, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine/Cardiology, University of Toronto
Cardiologist, Division of Cardiology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Dr. Poon will be joined by University of Toronto Cardiology Fellows

Quality improvement: Case Discussions

November 14, 2023

Dr. Amer Johri, MD MSc FRCPC FASE
Professor, Department of Medicine, Queen’s University

Shallow Vessel Diving Deep: Use of Carotid Ultrasound for CV Risk Stratification
November 07, 2023

Dr. Atul Verma, MD
Director, Division of Cardiology, McGill University Health Centre
Isadore Rosenfeld Chair in Cardiology

New Technologies in AF Ablation - Focus on Pulsed Field Ablation
October 31, 2023 Dr. Diego Delgado, MD, FCRSCS
Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto
Medical director, Inpatient cardiology service
Cardiac Amyloidosis: Strategic Therapies in 2023
October 24, 2023

Dr. Robert Avram, MD MSc FRCPC DRCPSC
Interventional Cardiologist, Montreal Heart Institute
Assistant Professor, University of Montreal

The Promise of AI for Clinical Decision Support in the Cathlab
October 17, 2023 NO ROUNDS
October 10, 2023

Dr. Sam Radhakrishnan, MD, FRCPC
Interventional Cardiologist, Schulich Heart Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Associate professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

Dr. Harindra Wijeysundera, MD, PhD
Chief, Schulich Heart Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Senior scientist, Evaluative Clinical Sciences, Sunnybrook Research Institute

Dr. Nicolas Bowers, MD, FRCPC
Interventional cardigologist, Schulich Heart Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Live Transmission of Transcatheter Aortic Implantation (TAVI)
October 03, 2023

Dr. Gregory Marcus, MD, MAS
Professor of Medicine in Residence
Endowed Professor in Atrial Fibrillation Research
University of California, San Francisco
Associate Chief of Cardiology for Research, UCSF Health

Lifestyle and Atrial Fibrillation: Adventures in Clincal Research Study Designs
September 26, 2023

Dr. John Ryan, MD, MB, BCh, BAO
Professor, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Utah
Director, Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship, University of Utah Pulmonary 

Pulmonary Hypertension
September 19, 2023

Dr. Stephanie Poon, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine/Cardiology, University of Toronto
Cardiologist, Division of Cardiology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Dr. Poon was joined by University of Toronto Cardiology Fellow Dr. Carol Graham

Quality Improvement – Case Discussions
September 12, 2023

Dr. Stephen Fremes, MD, M.Sc., FRCSC, FACP, FACC
Professor, Department of surgery (cardiac), University of Toronto
Scientist, Evaluative Clinical Sciences, Schulich Heart Research
Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute

PCI vs CABG in Patients with Ischemic Cardiomyopathy: STICH3C

May 30, 2023

Dr. Stephen Fremes, MD M.Sc. FRCSC FACP FACC
Scientist, Evaluative Clinical Sciences, Schulich Heart Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute
Staff, cardiac surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Adjunct scientist, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Studies
Professor, department of surgery (cardiac), University of Toronto
Member, School of Graduate Studies, Institute of Medical Science and Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, U of T

TBD
May 23, 2023

No Rounds

May 16, 2023

Dr. Martha Gulati, MD MS FACC FAHA FASPC
Cardiologist at Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute
Director of Prevention & Associate Director of the Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center
President-Elect of the American Society for Preventive Cardiology

Guideline for the evaluation and diagnosis of chest pain
May 9, 2023

Dr. David Naylor, OC FRCPC FRSC
Physician, Medical Researcher & Former President of the University of Toronto

Paradise Lost? How Canada’s health-care systems fell behind and might catch up
May 2, 2023

Dr. Stephanie Poon, MD MSc FRCPC
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine/Cardiology, University of Toronto
Cardiologist, Division of Cardiology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Dr. Poon will be joined by University of Toronto Cardiology Fellows

Quality Improvement – Case Discussions
April 25, 2023

Dr. Calvin Ke, MD PHD FRCPC
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto
Clinician Scientist, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute
Staff Endocrinologist, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network
Adjunct Scientist, ICES

Heterogeneity in the association between Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease
April 18, 2023

Dr. Amy Yu, MDCM MSc FRCPC
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto
Stroke Neurologist, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center

Stroke systems of care: Service provision and outcomes evaluation
April 11, 2023

Dr. Kaveh Shojania, MD
Staff physician, general internal medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Scientist, Evaluative Clinical Sciences, Veterans Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute
Vice-chair, quality and innovation, department of medicine, U of T
Senior scholar, U of T Centre for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
Full professor, department of medicine, U of T
Adjunct faculty, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, U of T

Can we continue with ‘business as usual’ academics in the face of the massive crises we face – to the health system and the planet?
April 04, 2023

Dr. Andrew Czarnecki, MD M.Sc FRCPC
Associate scientist, Evaluative Clinical Sciences, Schulich Heart Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute
Interventional cardiologist, Schulich Heart Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Assistant professor, division of cardiology, department of medicine, faculty of medicine, U of T
Adjunct scientist, Cardiovascular Research Program, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, U of T

The Revolutionary Evolution of Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Therapies
March 28, 2023

Dr. Jonathan Howlett, MD FRCPC FCCS FACC FHFSA (hon)
Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of Calgary
Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, South Health Campus
Past & Founding President, Canadian Heart Failure Society, Calgary, AB

Personalizing Heart Failure Therapy in an Impersonal World?
March 14 & 21, 2023

No Rounds (March break)

March 7, 2023

Ian R. Drennan ACP PhD
Assistant Professor, University of Toronto

Resuscitation 2023: Updates in Resuscitation Science
February 28, 2023

Dr. Rohan Khera, MD MS
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine) and of Biostatistics (Health Informatics)
Clinical Director, Center for Health Informatics and Analytics, YNHH/Yale Center for Outcomes Research & Evaluation (CORE)

Leveraging Data Science for Innovation in Cardiovascular Care
February 14, 2023

Dr. Sheldon Cheskes, MD CCFP (EM) FCFP
Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine, Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Scientist, Keenan Research Institute, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital
Medical Director, Regions of Halton and Peel, Sunnybrook Centre for Prehospital Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Double Sequential External Defibrillation for Refractory VF: The DOSE VF Cluster RCT
February 7, 2023

No Rounds.

January 31, 2023

Dr. Paul Chan, MD MSc
Professor of Medicine at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute in Kansas City, MO

Racial Disparities in Cardiac Arrest in the U.S. - Current Landscape and Next Steps

January 24, 2023

Dr. Candace McNaughton, MD PhD MPH
Associate Professor, Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto
Emergency Services, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Scientist, Integrated Community Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute

Assessment of cardiovascular medication adherence and effectiveness for hypertension and heart failure

January 17, 2023

Dr. Christopher Cheung, MD MPH FRCPC
Cardiologist & Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Associate Scientist, Sunnybrook Research Institute
Assistant Professor, University of Toronto
Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of California San Francisco

What's New in AF? New Evidence and Technologies in Detection and Monitoring

2022 Grand Rounds »

Date Speaker Topic
January 11, 2022

Dr. Javed Butler, MD, MPH, MBA
Professor and Chair, Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson Mississippi.
Patrick H. Lehan Chair of Cardiovascular Research

HFpEF Update 2022

February 1, 2022

Professor Jan Steffel, MD, FESC FEHRA FHRS
Vice Chairman and Professor of Cardiology,
Senior Consultant in Invasive Electrophysiology and Implantable Cardiac Devices,
University Hospital Zurich

The 2021 EHRA Guide on the Use of NOACs – Focus on Frail and Elderly Patients
February 8, 2022

Dr. Piroze M. Davierwala, MD, MS, MCh, FAHA
Cardiovascular Surgeon and Director,
Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery,
Div. of Cardiovascular Surgery Peter Munk Cardiac Center,
Toronto General Hospital and Associate Professor of Surgery, UHN Sprott Department of Surgery University of Toronto

Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery - An Overview
February 15, 2022

Dr. Brian Bergmark, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Investigator, TIMI Study Group,
Interventional Cardiologist, Chronic Total Occlusion/Complex Coronary Intervention Program, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School

Revascularization for Left Main Coronary Artery Disease
February 22, 2022

Dr. Maneesh Sud, MD, FRCPC
PhD Candidate in Clinical Epidemiology, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation,
Associate Cardiologist, Schulich Heart Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre,
University of Toronto

Using Outcomes Research to Improve the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
March 1, 2022

Dr. Mario F.L. Gaudino, MD, PhD, MSCE, FEBCTS, FACC, FAHA
Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Professor in Cardiothoracic Surgery,
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, New York Presbyterian – Weill Cornell Medicine

Multiple arterial grafts for coronary bypass surgery
March 8, 2022

Dr. Sean Cai and Dr. Taylor Petropolous
Cardiology Residents, University of Toronto

Quality Improvement Rounds
March 29, 2022

Dr. Martin Myers, MD, FRCPC

Automated Office Blood Pressure: Evolution from an idea to acceptance in national guidelines using the methodology used in new drug development
April 5, 2022

Dr. Michael Hammer, MD
Clinical Fellow, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Diagnostic Imaging in Infective Endocarditis
April 12, 2022

Dr. Ephraim Yeheyis, MD
Cardiac Surgery Fellow, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Post MI Ventricular Septal Rupture (VSD): Case presentation and literature review
April 26, 2022

Dr. Nicholas Bowers, MD
Interventional Cardiology Fellow Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Future directions in structural heart intervention
May 3, 2022

Dr. Tosin Osuntokun, MB, BCh, MRCPI
Clinical Fellow, Women’s College Hospital

Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
May 10, 2022

Dr. Umberin Najeeb, MD FCPS (Pak) FRCPC
Staff Internist, Division of General Internal Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre,
Associate Professor, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Faculty Lead Equity & Co-Director Master Teacher Program, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto

Creating a Culture of Allyship, Advocacy and Inclusion
May 17, 2022

Dr. Vuyisile T. Nkomo, MD MPH
Professor of Medicine and Consultant in the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
Director, Valvular Heart Disease Clinic, Division of Structural Heart Disease, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine

Doppler mean gradient underestimates aortic stenosis severity during atrial fibrillation
May 24, 2022

Dr. Ambika Tejpal and Sameer Kishwaha
Cardiology Residents, University of Toronto

Quality Improvement Rounds
June 7, 2022

Dr. Maria Terricabras Casas, MD
Electrophysiology, Clinical Associate
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto

Pulse Electric Field Ablation: Time for a Paradigm Shift?
June 14, 2022

Dr. Roxana Mehran, MD FACC FAHA MSCAI FESC
Professor of Medicine and Director
Interventional Cardiovascular Research and Clinical Trials
Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute
Mount Sinai School of Medicine

A Contemporary Simple Risk Score for Prediction of Contrast-Associated Acute Kidney Injury After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: The Mehran-2 CA-AKI Score
September 13, 2022

Dr. Jean-Claude Tardif, MD, FRCPC, FCCS, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FCAHS
Director, Research Centre, Montreal Heart Institute
Professor of Medicine at the University of Montreal

Prevention of Atherothrombotic Events with Inflammation Reduction
September 20, 2022

Dr. Stephanie Poon, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine/Cardiology

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto
Dr. Poon will be joined by University of Toronto Cardiology Fellows

Dr. Nicolas Santi & Dr. Daniel Woo

Quality Improvement Rounds
September 27, 2022

NO ROUNDS

October 4, 2022

Jacobo Moreno Garijo, MD, MSc, EDA, FASE
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, University of Toronto
Staff Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

TEE in the perioperative setting
October 18, 2022

Dr. Tom-Aizik Friedman, MD
Cardiac Surgical Fellow
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Aortic Dissection
October 25, 2022

Dr. Jacques Genest, MD FRCP(C)
Senior Scientist, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center
Professor, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, MUHC

Lipoprotein Disorders 2022
November 1, 2022

Dr. Peter Kavask, PhD, FCACB, FAACC, FCCS
Professor, Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University

High-sensitivity troponin testing 7 the juxtaposition between speed and quality
November 8, 2022

Janarthanan Sathananthan, BHB, MBChB, MPH, FRACP
Interventional Cardiologist, St. Paul’s and Vancouver General Hospital
Scientist, VCH Research Institute

TAVI - Future Directions
November 15, 2022

Brian Courtney, BHB, MBChB, MPH, FRACP
Interventional Cardiologist, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre,
Scientist, Sunnybrook Research Institute
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto
Co-founder, Conavi Medical Inc

Image-guided PCI: Update on clinical data, guidelines and development of hybrid IVUS / OCT
November 22, 2022

Vicki Wang, MD FRCPC
Echocardiography Fellow, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Image-guided PCI: Update on clinical data, guidelines and development of hybrid IVUS / OCT
November 29, 2022

Michael Bonares, MD, FRCPC, MSc (candidate)
Palliative Medicine Consultant, Palliative Care Consult Team, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

The heart of the matter: Palliative medicine among patients with heart failure
December 06, 2022

Prof. Rolf Wachter, MD
Professor, Clinical and Interventional Cardiology, Leipzig University
Deputy Director, Clinic and Policlinic for Cardiology, Leipzig University Hospital

Screening for atrial fibrillation – a useful (secondary) stroke prevention strategy
December 13, 2022

Dr. Stephanie Poon, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine/Cardiology

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto

Dr. Poon will be joined by a University of Toronto Cardiology Fellow Dr. David Dorian

Quality Improvement – Case Discussions

2021 Grand Rounds »

Date Speaker Topic
September 14, 2021

Dr. Dennis T. Ko, MD
Research Director, Schulich Heart Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute (SRI)
Interventional Cardiologist, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Senior Scientist, ICES and SRI
Professor, Dept. of Medicine and the IHPME, University of Toronto
Jack Tu Chair in Cardiovascular Outcomes Research

Outcomes Research in Interventional Cardiology: Identifying Current Gaps in Knowledge to Improve Future Care

September 21, 2021

Dr. Harlan Krumholz, MD, SM
Harold H. Hines, Jr. Professor of Medicine (Cardiology),
Professor in the Institute for Social and Policy Studies of Investigative Medicine and of Public Health (Health Policy)
Director, Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE)
Yale School of Medicine

medRxiv: Changing norms of communicating medical science
September 28, 2021

Dr. Samuel Siu, MD
Professor of Medicine, Cardiologist
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
Western University

Cardio-Obstetrics: A 'New' Discipline in Cardiology
October 5, 2021

Dr. Stephanie Poon MD
Cardiologist, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Medicine, University of Toronto

Dr. Poon will be joined by a University of Toronto Cardiology Fellow

Quality Improvement Rounds
October 19, 2021

Dr. Jagmeet Singh, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Founding Director, Resynchronization and Advanced Cardiac Therapeutics Program

Advances in Electrical Therapies for Heart Failure
October 26, 2021

Dr. Mena Gewarges, MD
Chief cardiology fellow, Sunnybrook Hospital
University of Toronto

Contemporary cardiogenic shock care in Canada: The emergence of novel care pathways to improve patient survival
November 2, 2021

Dr. Fahad Razak, MD, MSc
Internist and Clinician Scientist, St Michael’s Hospital
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto
Research Scientist, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute
Visiting Scientist, Harvard Centre for Population and Development Studies

Using Big Data to Improve the Quality of Hospital Care
November 9, 2021

Dr. Ady Orbach, MD
Division of Cardiology, Sunnybrook Health
Sciences Centre

Cardiac Involvement in Recovered COVID-19 Patients
November 16, 2021

Dr. Chris Tarola, MD, MPH
Cardiac and Aortic Surgeon, Schulich Heart Center, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto

Current Trends in Aortic Surgery – Bridging Gaps in Patient Surveillance
November 23, 2021

Dr. Khurram Nasir, MD, MPH
Professor of Cardiology, Academic Institute
Jerold B. Katz Investigator, Academic Institute
Full Clinical Member, Research Institute
Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Prevention and Wellness, Department of Cardiology
Co-director, Center for Outcomes Research
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College

Cancelled.
November 30, 2021

Dr. David Cohen, MD, MSc
Director of Clinical and Outcomes Research,
CRF Clinical Trials Center
Director of Academic Affairs,
St. Francis Hospital

Technology in the Cath Lab: Expensive Toys or Cost-Effective Therapies?
December 7, 2021

Dr. Ritu Thamman
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC) and of the American Society of Echocardiography (FASE)
Board of Directors, American Society of Echocardiography

Life 360 Cardiology 280: Social Media for Cardiologists
December 14, 2021 Dr. Stephanie Poon
Cardiologist, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Medicine, University of Toronto
Dr. Poon will be joined by University of Toronto Cardiology Fellows: Dr. Michael Ruiz & Dr. Hirmand Nouraei.
Quality Improvement Rounds