Schulich Heart Program

Clinical Manager and Administrative Assistant: Sana Habib 
Phone: 416-480-5590
Fax: 416-480-6940
Email: sana.habib@sunnybrook.ca

Education:

• B.Sc., 1982, University of Toronto, Canada
• MD, 1985, University of Calgary, Canada
• FRCPC, 1989, medicine
• FRCP, 1991, nephrology
• FACP, 2009
• FASH, 2010
• MScCH (HPTE), 2012, U of T, Canada

Appointments and Affiliations:

• Associate scientist, Evaluative Clinical Sciences, Schulich Heart Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute
• Professor of medicine, department of medicine, division of nephrology, U of T
• Associate scientist, Institute of Medical Science
• HSF/NOSM Chair in Aboriginal and Rural Health Research
• Professor, Northern Ontario School of Medicine

Research Focus:

• Nephrology and hypertension
• Clinical practice guidelines implementation

Research Summary:

Dr. Tobe is now engaged with the Northern Ontario School of Medicine to facilitate research in rural and Aboriginal communities based on the principles of social accountability.

Dr. Tobe's research is focused on improving the lives of people with or at risk of developing kidney disease by focusing on the prevention, diagnosis and control of hypertension. Current projects include the relationship of stress and its management and hypertension, microalbuminuria and hypertension, and renal vascular disease.

Selected Publications:

See current publications list at PubMed.

Related News and Stories:

• Heart failure is on the rise (CTV News Northern Ontario, Feb. 4, 2016)
• Lowering blood pressure, one text at a time (The Globe and Mail, May 24, 2016)
• Treat high blood pressure agressively to save lives, U.S. trial suggests (CBC News, Sept. 2015)
• Congratulations Dr. Sheldon Tobe (Sept. 23, 2013)
• Mistakes in scientific studies surge (The Wall Street Journal, Aug. 10, 2011)
• Ground-breaking Canadian blood pressure education program will be powerful tool in fight to reduce stroke around the world (release from the Heart and Stroke Foundation, May 22, 2011)
• Blood pressure study examines yoga, meditation (Feb. 3, 2010)
• Guideline alert for blood pressure patients as treatment combo fails (Jan. 16, 2009)
• Spring up: Eleven SRI researchers are recognized by a quartet of funding bodies (June 3, 2008)
• Heart felt: Sunnybrook’s second annual Schulich Heart Program Research Day beats all (Dec. 7, 2007)
• Raising the volume on a silent killer: Hypertension loses stealth in community-based strategy (Sunnybrook Research Institute Research Report, 2004–2006)