Professor of Medicine, Montreal Heart Institute

Jean-Claude Tardif is presently the director of the research center at the Montreal Heart Institute, professor of medicine at the University of Montreal, and founder of the new University of Montreal Pharmacogenomics Centre. Dr. Tardif is a world leader in cardiovascular research and has made groundbreaking contributions to the fields of atherosclerosis and biomarkers to assess anti-atherosclerotic therapies. He has published 180 scientific articles in prestigious journals, written 25 book chapters, edited 2 books and given 280 lectures around the world. He holds the Pfizer and Canadian ...

Professor of Cardiac Science; Associate Dean Clinical Resear, University of Calgary

Dr. Robert Sheldon is a premier cardiologist/scientist. His major contributions have been in understanding “cardiac” syncope, a common cause of fainting or blacking out. A recent major finding was that the commonly-accepted test for syncope, testing on a tilt table, is probably not of much value. He has also made key advances in understanding rhythm disturbances of the heart. Dr. Sheldon has provided major service at the University of Calgary as head of the Division of Calgary, at the Calgary Health Region as the Vice-President Research and at the national level as a member of the Governing ...

B.Eng. McGill University M.Eng. McMaster University M.D. McMaster University Internal Medicine / Cardiology Université de Montreal PhD Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University Fellow Canadian Cardiovascular Soceity FCCS Fellow American College Cardiology FACC Fellow Royal College of Canada FRCP Professor of Medicine & Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University Staff cardiologist, McGill University Health Centre Research interests: clinical research, cardiovascular epidemiology, pharmacoepidemiology, health technology assessment, medical decision ...

Distinguished University Professor, University of Alberta

Paul Armstrong is a Distinguished University Professor at the University of Alberta.He serves in a broad range of consultative, editorial, and research leadership roles. In recognition of his academic leadership, Dr. Armstrong has received numerous awards for scholarly and societal contributions. He publishes extensively, frequently lectures in national and international academic forums,and plays an active leadership role in the conduct of a number of ongoing cardiovascular clinical trials. He serves as an associate editor of Circulation: Heart Failure, a senior advisory editor for ...