2022 UOHI Investigator of the Year – Heather Tulloch
The University of Ottawa Heart Institute is pleased to announce that Heather Tulloch, PhD was named the 2022 UOHI Investigator of the Year. This award recognizes Dr. Tulloch’s outstanding research achievements in the past year. Dr. Tulloch is a Clinical, Health, and Rehabilitation Psychologist
The 2022 Global Achievement Award – David Messika-Zeitoun
The University of Ottawa Heart Institute is pleased to announce that David Messika-Zeitoun, MD, PhD, FESC, was selected as the recipient of the 2022 Global Achievement Award. The Global Achievement Award recognizes a UOHI investigator who has made, or is demonstrating the potential to make, a global
The 2022 Dr. Robert Roberts Award for Research Excellence
The University of Ottawa Heart Institute is pleased to announce that Mireille Ouimet, PhD, Emilio Alarcón, PhD, Erik Suuronen, PhD and Benjamin Chow, MD, have been selected as recipients of the 2022 Dr. Robert Roberts Award for Research Excellence. The Dr. Robert Roberts Award recognizes UOHI
Heart Institute scientist contributes to research published in New England Journal of Medicine
The Cardiovascular Research Methods Centre at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, led by George Wells, PhD, is the coordinating centre for a randomized controlled trial recently published in one of the world’s leading medical journals, the New England Journal of Medicine. Wells et al conclude
Ottawa’s hospitals stand together to help the region’s children and youth
Hospitals in Ottawa are ready to help the region’s children, youth and families get the timely care they need, as directed by Ontario Health. We are all happy to do our part in helping manage the sustained and unprecedented surge CHEO has been experiencing this fall. Here’s what families need to
Research chair in cardiac anesthesiology poised to engage and inspire
The University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) and the UOHI Foundation have established a $1M research chair to improve care and experiences for hundreds of thousands of patients who require life-saving heart surgeries and procedures each year. The J. Earl Wynands Associate Chair in Cardiac
Research led by Heart Institute scientist published in Nature Chemistry
A high-impact paper co-authored by Benjamin Rotstein, PhD, of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute and Ryland J. Lundgren of the University of Alberta, is published in Nature Chemistry, a monthly journal dedicated to publishing high-quality papers that describe the most significant and cutting
Canada’s new and improved heart health guideline has arrived
Heart Institute’s chief scientific officer among authors of cardiovascular health recommendations for Canadian health providers Canadian clinicians can now find 83 recommendations for managing heart disease in one resource targeting primary care and other health care providers. Peter Liu, MD, chief
Takeaways from Canada’s largest cardiovascular congress
Cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, researchers, nurses and other cardiovascular specialists from across the country and around the globe travelled to Ottawa last week to attend the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress (CCC), the flagship event of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) and the country’s
Heart Institute physicians, researchers recognized on national stage
Physicians and researchers of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) were recognized for their contributions to cardiovascular health and care at this year's Canadian Cardiovascular Congress in Ottawa, from October 27 to 30. Recognition Awards from the Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS)