The International Society of Hypertension (ISH) has awarded the ISH Paul Korner Award for 2021 to Dr. Frans Leenen of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. The ISH presented the award to Dr. Leenen yesterday during a virtual awards ceremony and presidential lecture. Dr. Leenen is a prominent...
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It is impossible to overstate the impact Dr. Thierry Mesana has had on patient care, research and education as president and CEO of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. The changes he brought about during his tenure will influence health care in the region for years to come.
Dr. Robert DeKemp receives 2021 Hermann Blumgart Award The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) has named Robert deKemp, PhD, the recipient of its highest honour, bestowing him with the 2021 Hermann Blumgart Award. The award was presented at the virtual SNMMI 2021 annual meeting...
It is with profound sadness that we say goodbye to Dr. Adolfo de Bold. Dr. de Bold was previously the director of the Cardiovascular Endocrinology Laboratory at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) and was also professor emeritus of pathology and laboratory medicine at the University of...
It is with profound sadness that we say goodbye to Dr. Wilbert Keon, founder of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute who passed away peacefully on April 7, 2019 surrounded by his loved ones. It was in May 1976, after many years of tireless dedication and hard work that the Heart Institute opened...
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has announced the winning recipients of its Project Grant program for Spring 2023 and three University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) researchers have been awarded $1.96 million in project funding. The winning researchers from the UOHI for Spring...
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has announced the winning recipients of its Project Grant program for Fall 2021 and three University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) researchers have been awarded more than $2 million in project funding. The winning researchers from the UOHI for...
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has announced the winning recipients of its Project Grant program for Spring 2021 and three University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) researchers have been awarded a total of nearly $2 million in project funding. About the program: The CIHR’s...
OTTAWA - National and international smoking cessation authorities will assemble in Ottawa this week to attend the 12th Annual Ottawa Conference: State-of-the-Art Clinical Approaches to Smoking Cessation, Canada’s premier event promoting the latest ideas and evidence in clinical tobacco treatment...
OTTAWA - National and international smoking cessation authorities are gathering in Ottawa today to attend the 12th Annual Ottawa Conference: State-of-the-Art Clinical Approaches to Smoking Cessation, Canada’s premier event promoting the latest ideas and evidence in clinical tobacco treatment...
OTTAWA - National and international smoking cessation authorities are gathering in Ottawa today to attend the second and final day of the 12th Annual Ottawa Conference: State-of-the-Art Clinical Approaches to Smoking Cessation, Canada’s premier event promoting the latest ideas and evidence in...
Ottawa – The University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) has been named one of the ten winners of the 2019 TD Ready Challenge presented by TD Bank Group. The Heart Institute will receive CDN $1 million from TD Bank Group to pursue innovative research designed to improve and expand the early...
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health (ICRH) has announced support for Katey Rayner, PhD, of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) in partnership with co-principal investigators in France and Spain as part of the European Research...
The University of Ottawa (uOttawa) Faculty of Medicine has bestowed Dr. Rob Beanlands, deputy director general of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI), with an award of distinction for lifetime achievement. The Lifetime Achievement Award honours an alumnus or alumna who has accomplished a...
A message from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute Management Team As the Ottawa community prepares to march against racism today, the University of Ottawa Heart Institute must share its voice. We stand with the Black community. Like so many of you, we are horrified by recent headlines. We...
Heart disease is the number one killer of women in Canada, yet women are often understudied, undertreated, and underdiagnosed. The Canadian Women’s Heart Health Centre (CWHHC) at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) is calling on all Canadians to wear red on Thursday, February 13 in...
OTTAWA, February 9, 2021 — On Saturday, February 13, Canadians are invited to wear red in recognition of the third annual Wear Red Canada campaign, an important date for raising awareness about women’s heart health. Cities across the country are recognizing the date with official proclamations and...
Dr. George Wells, director of the Cardiovascular Research Methods Centre at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, has been named one of 10 recipients of a special 30th Anniversary Medal awarded by the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH). Every five years, CADTH bestows...
Events held in communities throughout Canada will drive awareness and action this February
Long touted as a "rising star" among the Ottawa research community, Dr. Katey Rayner is poised to take cardiovascular research to incredible new heights