Appointments and affiliations
Director
Regional STEMI Program
Interventional Cardiologist
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Professor of Medicine
University of Ottawa
Dr. Le May is the Director of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute Regional STEMI Program and an Interventional Cardiologist and Professor of Medicine.
Background
Dr. Le May received his Medical Degree in 1978 from the University of Ottawa and completed his training in Internal Medicine at the University of Southern California Medical Centre, followed by a fellowship in Cardiology at Emory University.
Currently the Director of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute Regional STEMI Program, Dr. Le May pioneered the concept of a dedicated STEMI room, which has enabled paramedics to triage STEMI patients directly to the UOHI for primary PCI, and has resulted in a 50% reduction in mortality in STEMI patients in the Ottawa region.
As a recognized clinical researcher, Dr. Le May has over 100 peer-reviewed manuscripts and 200 presentations at national and international meetings. Furthermore, he is the recipient of multiple awards, including the UOHI's Inaugural Global Achievement Award in Clinical Leadership in 2015 and the President's Team Spirit Award in 2016.
Dr. Le May has served as Chief Examiner for the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Grant Reviewer for the Heart and Stroke Foundation, Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) and CIHR Clinical Trials, Reviewer for Circulation and the Canadian Journal of Cardiology, and more. His professional associations include the American College of Physicians, American College of Cardiology (FACC), Canadian Medical Association, Ontario Medical Association, and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society.
Research and clinical interests
Dr. Le May's clinical interests include interventional cardiology and the management of acute coronary syndromes. His primary research focus is on developing novel strategies for the management of acute myocardial infarction.
Publications
See current publications list at PubMed.
Selected publications
- Sean van Diepen, Michel R. Le May, Patricia Alfaro, Michael J. Goldfarb, Adriana Luk, Rebecca Mathew, Maude Peretz-Larochelle, Erin Rayner-Hartley, Juan J. Russo, Janek M. Senaratne, Craig Ainsworth, Emilie Belley-Côte, Christopher B. Fordyce, Julie Kromm, Christopher B. Overgaard, Gregory Schnell, Graham C. Wong. Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Cardiovascular Critical Care Society/Canadian Association of Interventional Cardiology Clinical Practice Update on Optimal Post Cardiac Arrest and Refractory Cardiac Arrest Patient Care. Can J Cardiol. 2024 Apr;40(4)524-539.
- Le May M, Osborne C, Russo J, So D, Chong AY, Dick A, Froeschl M, Glover C, Hibbert B, Marquis JF, De Roock S, Labinaz M, Bernick J, Marshall S, Maze R, Wells G. Effect of Moderate vs Mild Therapeutic Hypothermia on Mortality and Neurologic Outcomes in Comatose Survivors of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: The CAPITAL CHILL Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2021 Oct 19;326(15):1494-1503. doi: 10.1001/jama.2021.15703.
- Rebecca Mathew, M.D., Pietro Di Santo, M.D., Richard G. Jung, Ph.D., Jeffrey A. Marbach, M.B., B.S., Jordan Hutson, M.D., Trevor Simard, M.D., F. Daniel Ramirez, M.D., David T. Harnett, M.D., Anas Merdad, M.B., B.S., Aws Almufleh, M.B., B.S., Willy Weng, M.D., Omar Abdel‑Razek, M.D., Shannon M. Fernando, M.D., Kwadwo Kyeremanteng, M.D., M.H.A., Jordan Bernick, M.Sc., George A. Wells, Ph.D., Vincent Chan, M.D., Michael Froeschl, M.D., C.M., Marino Labinaz, M.D., Michel R. Le May, M.D., Juan J. Russo, M.D., and Benjamin Hibbert, M.D., Ph.D. Milrinone as Compared with Dobutamine in the Treatment of Cardiogenic Shock. NEJM. 385(6):516-525. August 5, 2021.
- Michel Le May; George Wells; Derek So; et al. Safety and Efficacy of Femoral Access vs Radial Access in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. JAMA Cardiology. 5(2):126-134. February 1, 2020.
- Wong, Graham C; Van Diepen, Sean; Ainsworth, Craig; Arora, Rakesh C; Diodati, Jean G; Liszkowski, Mark; Love, Michael; Overgaard, Chris; Schnell, Greg; Tanguay, Jean-Francois; Wells, George; Le May, Michel. Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Cardiovascular Critical Care Society/Canadian Association of Interventional Cardiology Position Statement on the Optimal Care of the Postarrest Patient. The Canadian journal of cardiology. 33(1):1-16. January 2017.
- Le May, M., van Diepen, S., Liszkowski, M., Schnell, G., et al. From Coronary Care Units to Cardiac Intensive Care Units: Recommendations for Organizational, Staffing, and Educational Transformation. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 32;10: 1204-1213. October 2016.
- Michel R. Le May, MD; George A. Wells, PhD; Chris A. Glover, MD; Derek Y. So, MD; Michael Froeschl, MD; Jean-François Marquis, MD; Edward R. O'Brien, MD; Michele Turek, MD; Allyson Thomas, RN; Malek Kass, MD; Sachin Jadhav, MD and Marino Labinaz, MD. Primary Percutaneous Coronary Angioplasty With and Without Eptifibatide in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Safety and Efficacy Study of Integrilin-Facilitated Versus Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (ASSIST). Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions. August 2009; 2: 330-338.
- Michel R Le May, Derek Y So, Richard Dionne, Chris A Glover, Michael PV Froeschl, George A Wells, Richard F Davies, Heather L Sherrard, Justin Maloney, Jean-Francois Marquis, Edward R O’Brien, John Trickett, Pierre Poirier, Sheila C Ryan, Andrew Ha, Phil G Joseph, Marino Labinaz. A Citywide Protocol for Primary PCI in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. New England Journal of Medicine Vol 358:231-240, January 17, 2008.
- Le May M, Labinaz, M Turek, D Leddy, T McKibbin, B Quinn, C Glover, JF Marquis, WL Williams, E O’Brien, GA Wells, LA Higginson. Combined Angioplasty and Pharmacological Intervention Versus Thrombolytics Alone in Acute Myocardial Infarction (CAPITAL AMI Study): J Am Coll Cardiol. 2005 Aug 2; 46(3):417-24.
- Le May MR, Labinaz M, Davies RF, Marquis JF, Laramee LA, O'Brien ER, Williams WL, Beanlands RS, Nichol G, Higginson LA. Stenting versus thrombolysis in acute myocardial infarction trial (STAT). J.Am.Coll.Cardiol. March 2001; 37:985-91.