Cardiac Research Day

Complete revascularization in patients with acute coronary syndromes and multivessel coronary artery disease: current management and future directionsShowcasing cardiovascular research at Dal

Cardiac Research Day is an annual event hosted by the Division of Cardiology, the Division of Cardiac Surgery and the DalCREW to showcase the cardiovascular research taking place at Dalhousie University. The upcoming research day will be on March 25, 2024.

The event features a keynote address from an invited speaker, podium presentations and a poster session. Lunch is provided and awards are available for the top podium and poster presentations by trainees.

2024 Keynote speaker

Cardiac Research day Program

Shamir R. Mehta MD, MSc, FRCPS, FACC

 

"Complete revascularization in patients with acute coronary syndromes and multivessel coronary artery disease: current management and future directions"

 

Endowed Chair in Interventional Cardiology

Professor of Medicine, McMaster University

Director of Interventional Cardiology, Hamilton Health

Senior Scientist, Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton

 

Past keynote speakers

2023

Dr. Phyllis Billia
"Characterization of Patients with Cardiogenic Shock: from Hemodynamics to Genetic Predisposition"

Director of Research
Peter Munk Cardiac Centre
University Health Network, Toronto

2022

Dr. Subodh Verma
"At the Heart of Diabetes"
Surgery, Pharmacology and Toxicology
University of Toronto
St. Michael's Hospital

2021

Dr. Paul Armstrong
“Travels with ST Elevaction Myocardial Infarction: Lessons Learned from a Clinical Investigator”
Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
University of Alberta
Canadian VIGOUR Centre

2020

Dr. Céline Fiset
“Pregnancy Arrhythmogenesis Mechanism”
Montreal Heart Institute
Université de Montréal

2019

Dr. Carrie Bourassa
“Noojimo Mikana (A Healing Path): Research and Reconciliation”
CIHR Institute of Indegenous Peoples' Health
University of Saskatchewan

2017

Dr. David Birnie
“Cardiac Sarcoidosis: Underdiagnosed?Undertreated?”
Heart Institute
University of Otttawa 

2016

Dr. Igor Efimov
The George Washington University

2015

Dr. Marc Pelletier
New Brunswick Heart Centre

2014

Dr. Andrew Krahn
Division of Cardiology
University of British Columbia

2013

Dr. David Eisner
Cardiac Physiology
University of Manchester

2012

Dr. Richard Whitlock
Population Health Research Institute
McMaster University

2011

Dr. Robert Beanlands
Heart Institute
University of Ottawa

2010

Dr. Morris Karmazyn
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology
University of Western Ontario