Lieutenant Governor of Ontario and Chancellor of the Order of Ontario, the Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell has appointed Heart Institute cardiologist and Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Peter Liu to the 2020 Order of Ontario, the province's highest honour. In a statement on the Government of Ontario...
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Five-year mandate set to begin April 1, 2024. OTTAWA, January 18, 2024 — The University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) is proud to announce that renowned cardiologist and clinician-scientist, Dr. Rob Beanlands, has been appointed as its next president and chief executive officer. Dr. Beanlands is...
The Canadian Society of Cardiovascular Nuclear and CT Imaging (CNCT) has bestowed Heart Institute Division Head of Cardiology Dr. Robert Beanlands the 2021 Dr. Michael Freeman CNCT Annual Achievement Award. This award recognizes a member who has made outstanding contributions in their career to...
The Division of Prevention and Rehabilitation at the Ottawa Heart Institute is home to a variety of evidence-based wellness programs, inpatient and outpatient cardiac rehabilitation, the widely adopted Ottawa Model for Smoking Cessation and an active research program. On May 1, 2017, Thais Coutinho...
Victor J. Dzau is the President of the US National Academy of Medicine (NAM), formerly the Institute of Medicine (IOM). In addition, he serves as Vice Chair of the US National Research Council. He is Chancellor Emeritus and James B. Duke Professor of Medicine at Duke University and the past...
Experts at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) are using the motto “Less is best” in discussions with patients about alcohol and heart health.
Adam Dryden, MD, is a staff cardiac anesthesiologist and the perioperative echocardiography lead at the Ottawa Heart Institute.
Dr. Lloyd Duchesne, a Cardiologist, is Director of the Chest Pain Evaluation Unit at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. He is Associate Professor in the Division of Cardiology , Department of Medicine, at the University of Ottawa.
Dr. Jean-Yves Dupuis is staff anesthesiologist of the Division of Cardiac Anesthesiology. He is Associate Professor at the University of Ottawa.
Eighteen – it’s a tough age. Leaving the safe confines of high school for the wider world, starting post-secondary education or work, maybe moving away from your family to do so. Continuing with the adolescent task of figuring out who you are in the world, what you believe, what you want to do, how...
A standard echocardiogram (echo), also known as a transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE), is an imaging technology that uses ultrasound to create images of your heart. It is a diagnostic test used to examine the heart and its blood supply, determine how large the heart is, how well it contracts, and how the valves function.
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Dr. Jodi Edwards is the Director of the Brain and Heart Nexus Research Program at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI), Associate Professor in the School of Epidemiology and Public Health at the University of Ottawa, Director of the UOHI Population Outcomes Research Unit and Scientific...
The test is performed in the ECG clinic located on the second floor of the Heart Institute. You will be asked to remove your jewellery and to put on a hospital gown. The ECG technician will explain the procedure to you. The technician will apply small sticky pads (electrodes) to several spots on...
The purpose of this guide is to help you and your family prepare for an electrophysiology study and ablation procedure and for your recovery at home.
Before you go for the procedure, the doctor will come and meet with you in the Day Unit; this will be a good time to ask any final questions you may have. Your study will take place in the EP Lab at the Heart Institute. You will be given a medication to help you to relax and you may fall asleep...
What to expect at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute in case of an emergency or a disaster.
Exciting medical discoveries are being fed through our social media feeds and television screens with a seemingly limitless speed and diversity. From breakthroughs like genetic engineering and regenerative medicine to emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and robotic surgery, we live in...
Working and studying at the Heart Institute can be immensely rewarding. This section provides information on employment and training opportunities relating to care, education and research at the Heart Institute.
Endowed Chairs help the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) attract and support top-calibre researchers. They provide long-term support to areas of research and academia identified as a priority for the Institute. Chairs bring prestige and recognition to our researchers. Endowed Fellowships...