When Nazli Parast, APN, was studying to become a cardiac nurse, she was surprised at how little she learned about women's heart health and the specific risk factors for heart disease unique to women. Today, some fifteen years later, Nazli has a master’s degree in nursing, and she is one of the...
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Dr. Erin Mulvihill is the 2024 recipient of the CIHR-INMD Early Career Researcher Partnership Award
A device about the size of a smartphone is enabling cardiologists to generate images of patients’ hearts at the point of care, enabling them to make more informed diagnoses and even intervene earlier. The result? Improved care and outcomes, and possibly even reduced health care costs. The device is...
Today, the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) named Diana Burns its vice president of finance and administration and chief financial officer. The successor to Suzanne Dionne, Diana Burns will also oversee the Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation and the University of Ottawa Heart...
There’s hardly a place in the world untouched by COVID-19. In April, one month after the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus a global pandemic, researchers at The Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre, the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, and several other institutions across...
The University of Ottawa Alumni Association has bestowed Heart Institute Division Head of Cardiology, Dr. Rob Beanlands, with its Alumnus of the Year Award for 2020. The announcement came as part of the association’s virtual AGM held over the weekend. The Alumnus/Alumna of the Year Award recognizes...
Cardiac rehabilitation is not routinely recommended for patients suffering from atrial fibrillation (AF), a growing epidemic and debilitating heart condition which affects approximately 350,000 Canadians. Patients with AF often experience poor exercise tolerance, low fitness levels, poor mental...
In April, we put out a call on our website and on social media asking our surrounding community for donations of hand-sewn cloth masks. We sincerely thank everyone for their help. As mentioned in Sew Much Love for Ottawa Heart Patients: A Thank You to Our Community, we received thousands of donated...
We are moving towards universal masking when social distancing can’t be practiced. This includes our patients coming in for an appointment. During this pandemic, there is a shortage of surgical masks available to the public, which is why we are asking for your help. If you sew and have time, we ask...
No lions, giraffes, or hippopotami were observed during a SAFARI led by doctors at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI). However, doctors did get an unexpected surprise: important new insight into how best to treat patients after a severe heart attack. Thanks to the SAFARI-STEMI trial, a...
Cardiology experts from Canada and around the world will gather in Montreal next week to attend the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress (CCC), the largest gathering of cardiovascular and allied healthcare professionals in the country. The Congress draws hundreds of speakers highlighting innovations in...
At first glance, Donna May Kimmaliardjuk may seem like an average twenty-something-year-old. She is peppy, full of zest and, despite having worked a string of 12-hour long shifts with unpredictable on-call demands, her spirit is as sharp as a surgeon’s scalpel. At 28, Kimmaliardjuk, or “Dr. K” as...
The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) Executive Board has confirmed Dr. Andrew Pipe of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute for its Anti-Doping and Medical Commission along with six other members from across the Commonwealth. In a statement shared on the CGF website, Anti-Doping and Medical...
After a career spanning three decades, Dr. Frans Leenen is retiring from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. Dr. Leenen was a clinician scientist and is internationally recognized for his important bench-to-bedside research in brain mechanisms contributing to cardiovascular pathophysiology. Dr...
Ottawa-based cardiologist recognized for national leadership in smoking cessation and cardiovascular prevention
Dr. Katey Rayner of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute will receive a joint award from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research’s Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health (CIHR-ICRH) and the Canadian Society of Atherosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. The Mid-Career...
Look back on a groundbreaking career that helped shape the future of echocardiography and patient care
The Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) has named Dr. Marc Ruel of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute its president for the next two years. Ruel succeeds Dr. Andrew D. Krahn. The transition of roles took place at the annual business meeting of the CCS, which was held as part of the annual...
Dr. Ruel has largely shaped the division’s approach to nearly all aspects of patient care while driving translational and clinical research outputs, advanced surgical education, and new forays in surgical innovation
The American Heart Association (AHA)’s Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia has selected Dr. Marc Ruel of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) to deliver the prestigious William W. L. Glenn Lecture during the AHA’s Scientific Sessions 2023 in Philadelphia, PA, USA. Dr. Ruel is...