Speakers
David Castle MSc MD FRCPsych FRANZCP
Scientific Director, Centre for Complex Interventions, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto
Piroze Davierwala MS MCh MD
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto
Director, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Peter Munk Cardiac Center, Toronto General Hospital
Michael Farkouh MD FRCPC
Professor and Vice-Chair, Research, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto
Director, Heart and Stroke/Richard Lewar Centre of Excellence in Cardiovascular Research
Rebecca Ganann RN MSc PhD
Assistant Professor, Co-Scientific Director, Aging, Community and Health Research Unit
Co-Lead, McMaster Collaborative for Health & Aging
School of Nursing, McMaster University
Hertzel Gerstein MD MSc FRCPC
Professor, Department of Medicine, McMaster University
Jeremy Gilbert MD FRCPC
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Associate Professor, University of Toronto
Cameron Gilbert MD MSc FRCPC
Staff Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist, University Health Network
Andrew Ha MD FRCPC
Staff Electrophysiologist, UHN
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Kate Hanneman MD MPH FRCPC
Director of Cardiac Imaging Research, JDMI
Medical Imaging Site Director, Women’s College Hospital
Associate Professor, Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto
Nat Hawkins MBChB MD MPH MRCP FRCP FESC
Associate Professor, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia
Dr. Charles Kerr Distinguished Scholar in Heart Rhythm Management
Physician Lead Regional Heart Failure Program Vancouver Coastal Health
Rob Hegele MD FRCPC Cert Endo FACP FAHA FCAHS FCCS
Jacob J. Wolfe Distinguished Medical Research Chair in Human Gene Function
Martha G. Blackburn Chair in Cardiovascular Research
Director, London Regional Genomics Centre
Scientist, Molecular Medicine, Robarts Research Institute
Distinguished University Professor, Departments of Medicine (Division of Endocrinology) and Biochemistry, Western University
Mark Iwanochko MD FRCPC FACC
Medical Director, Robert J Burns Nuclear Cardiology Laboratory, University Health Network
Calvin Ke MD PhD FRCPC
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto
Staff Physician, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University Health Network
Peter Lin MD CCFP
Director Primary Care Initiatives, Canadian Heart Research Centre
Associate Editor, Elsevier WebPortal – PracticeUpdate Primary Care
Medical Director LinCorp Medical Inc.
“Learning Through Understanding”
Mike McDonald MD FRCPC
Division of Cardiology, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre and Ajmera Transplant Centre
University of Toronto
Yas Moayedi MD FRCPC
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Monica Parry MEd MSc NP-Adult PhD
Visiting Associate Professor, Central South University, China
Associate Professor, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing
Danna Spears MD FRCPC
Division of Cardiology, UHN
Sean Wharton MD PharmD FRCPC
Medical Director, Wharton Medical Clinic
Adjunct Professor, McMaster University, York University and University of Toronto
David Wong MD FRCSC FASRS
Ophthalmologist-in-Chief, Diseases and Surgery of the Vitreous, Retina, Macula and Choroid, Unity Health Toronto – St. Michael’s Hospital
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Conference Committee
Sean Balmain MD MBChB MRCP
Assistant Professor
Division of Cardiology
University of Toronto
Staff Cardiologist
Mount Sinai Hospital & Toronto General Hospital
Peter Lin MD CCFP
Director, Primary Care Initiatives
Canadian Heart Research Centre
Phillip Segal MD FRCPC
Assistant Professor
Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism
University of Toronto
Medical Director, Endocrinology Clinic
UHN
Monica Parry MEd MSc NP-Adult PhD
Visiting Associate Professor, Central South University, China
Associate Professor, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing