January 30, 2024, OTTAWA — February is Heart Month in the capital, an opportunity for us all to consider the importance of heart and vascular health, and to raise essential funds for the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI). “Every donation, no matter its size, helps fuel our mission to...
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February 1, 2021, OTTAWA - Today, Mayor Jim Watson proclaimed February Heart Month in Ottawa and urged residents to be proactive about their heart health and help raise important funds and awareness to support the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) and UOHI Foundation. Here’s how residents...
The Canadian Women’s Heart Health Summit (CWHHS) is set to begin virtually next week, attracting experts, health professionals, and women living with heart disease, to share and discuss the latest evidence and emerging trends in women’s heart, brain and vascular health. More information »
The Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada named three (3) researchers from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) recipients of project funding through the Foundation’s Grant-in-Aid Program, and honoured Drs. Jodi Edwards and Louise Sun with National New Investigator Awards. Dr. Edwards will...
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has awarded four University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) research teams with important project funding exceeding a collective $3.2 million for future research that has potential to improve the health of all Canadians. To learn more about the CIHR...
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has announced the winning recipients of its Project Grant program for Fall 2019 and four University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) researchers have been awarded a combined total of nearly $3 million in project funding. About the program: The CIHR’s...
The Canada Foundation for Innovation has named Jodi Edwards, PhD, of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) a recipient of its John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF). Edwards and co-principal investigator James Downar, MD, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, will receive upwards of $191...
Heart Institute’s chief scientific officer to lead important brain-heart research Today, Brain Canada and Heart & Stroke announced the recipients of the inaugural Heart-Brain Connection IMPACT Awards, a competition totalling $6 million aimed to drive discovery and exploration and to build long-term...
OTTAWA, February 9, 2023 — More than a million dollars has been allocated by the Public Health Agency of Canada and the University of Ottawa Heart Institute Foundation to create a cardiovascular disease prevention and care network to improve the heart health of women. Experts at the Canadian Women’s...
Two Heart Institute researchers were recently awarded national peer reviewed Heart and Stroke Foundation Grants-in-Aid! Dr. Katey Rayner and Dr. Peter Liu received operating grants in support of their important, novel research that will lead to improved heart health for Canadians. Dr. Peter Liu was...
The Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada named two (2) researchers from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute recipients of project funding through its Grant-in-Aid Program, and honoured Erin Mulvihill, PhD, with its National New Investigator Award. The Grant-in-Aid Program provides operating...
The University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Bernard McDonald as the new Head of its Cardiac Anesthesiology Division. Appointed for a five-year mandate, Dr. McDonald will succeed Dr. Stéphane Lambert. A member of the Heart Institute’s Division of...
OTTAWA, September 18, 2023 — The University of Ottawa Heart Institute is proud to announce that Dr. Pierre Voisine will be its next division head of cardiac surgery. Dr. Voisine succeeds Dr. Marc Ruel as of September 15, 2023. “Dr. Voisine will lead our Division of Cardiac Surgery with great...
The University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) announced its award recipients for achievements in research in 2021. The awardees: The Robert Roberts Award for Research Excellence – Erik Suuronen, PhD, Michel Le May, MD, and Benjamin Hibbert, MD, PhD. The UOHI Investigator of the Year Award –...
Dr. Thierry Mesana Awarded the "Qingdao Award" The University of Ottawa Heart Institute’s president and CEO has been recognized by the Qingdao municipal government in China for his contribution to the city’s economic and social development. Dr. Mesana is receiving this award in acknowledgement of...
The University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI), like The Ottawa Hospital and others across the region, implemented a COVID-19 vaccination policy for everyone working in the hospital environment in compliance with the provincial government directive. As of November 1 st, 2021, all staff, medical...
The Margolese Prizes recognize Canadians for their outstanding contributions to the treatment, amelioration or cure of brain or heart disorders. Three of Canada’s leading scientists in heart, brain and cancer research have been recognized by the University of British Columbia (UBC) Faculty of...
The Margolese Prizes recognize Canadians for their outstanding contributions to the treatment, amelioration or cure of brain or heart disorders. Three of Canada’s leading scientists in heart, brain and cancer research have been recognized by the University of British Columbia (UBC) Faculty of...
Last week in Montréal, where cardiovascular healthcare practitioners and researchers gathered for the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress and Vascular 2023, Drs. Ian Burwash and Gary Small of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) were recognized with distinguished awards from the Canadian...
At the 2019 Canadian Cardiovascular Congress (CCC), members of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) team were recognized by the Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) for their achievements and contributions within the cardiovascular field. Dr. Rob Beanlands was bestowed the 2019 CCS/CIHR...