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![Dr. Eric Cohen](image.asp?w=180&h=400&i=1/programs/schulich-heart-centre/eric-cohen.jpeg)
Deputy Head, Division of Cardiology
Administrative Assistant: Ruth Woodmansey
Phone: 416-480-5880
Fax: 416-480-5827
Email: ruth.woodmansey@sunnybrook.ca
Education:
Dr. Eric Cohen received his BSc from University of Toronto in mathematics and computer science, followed by his MD from the University of Calgary. After further training at McGill University and a year of general practice in Northern Ontario, he trained in general and interventional cardiology at the University of Toronto.
Appointments:
- Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
- Deputy Head, Schulich Heart Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (2010 - )
- Director of Interventional Cardiology and Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at Sunnybrook (1996 – 2010)
Affiliations:
- Board of Directors, Cardiac Care Network Ontario (2013 - )
- Chair, Trans-catheter Technology Working Group, Cardiac Care Network (2013 - )
- President, Canadian Association for Interventional Cardiology (2013 - )
Interests and Expertise:
- Coronary intervention for acute and stable ischemic heart disease
- Structural heart intervention, especially catheter-based repair and replacement of the mitral valve
- Policy development for delivery of and access to advanced cardiac services
- Education – CME for cardiovascular specialists, and skills acquisition for interventional cardiologists (nationally and internationally)
Academic activities:
Dr. Cohen remains actively involved in teaching and clinical research related to interventional cardiology, and has authored or co-authored more than 95 peer-reviewed publications. In recent years, he has served on safety monitoring committees for several large international clinical trials.