Schulich Heart Program
SRI programs
Affiliate scientist
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
2075 Bayview Ave., Room H4 06
Toronto, ON
M4N 3M5
Administrative Assistant: Karyn Arnold
Phone: 416-480-6080
Email: karyn.arnold@sunnybrook.ca
Education:
- BA, 1977, arts and science, University of Toronto, Canada
- MD, 1981, U of T, Canada
- M.Sc., 1987, U of T, Canada
Appointments and Affiliations:
- Cardiac surgeon, Schulich Heart Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
- Affiliate scientist, Evaluative Clinical Sciences, Schulich Heart Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute
- Professor, department of surgery, U of T
Clinical Expertise:
- Aneurysms
- Disease of the ascending aorta
- Aortic Dissection
Research/Academic Interests
- Aneurysms and disease of the ascending aorta
- Hemodynamic assessment of aortic valve patients
- Patient prosthesis mismatch
- Valve sizing
- Left ventricular mass regression
Research Summary:
Dr. Christakis has moved into the research area of hemodynamic evaluation of patients following aortic valve surgery. He continues to publish papers on cardiac prosthesis mismatch, valve sizing and left ventricular mass regression. He will be doing a follow up study of all patients that now have the withdrawn valve called the Silzone valve. He will be evaluating all our previous aortic valve replacement patients to assess the influence of pressure gradients across the aortic valve for long-term survival symptomatology.
Selected Publications:
