FACULTY SPOTLIGHT PROMOTED MEMBERS
FACULTY HIGHLIGHTS
Dr. Gary Levy (O. ONT., MD, FRCPC, AGAF,
Dr. Kirsten Wentlandt (PhD, MD, FCPC (PC), FRPCP) is a palliative care Dr. from Toronto, and is the W. Gifford-Jones Professor in Pain Control and Palliative Care, and Head of the Division of Palliative Care. Her clinical work and research are focused on nonmalignant palliative care populations, with ambulatory clinics supporting advanced lung, heart, pulmonary hypertension and transplant populations.
Dr. Andrea Furlan (MD, PhD) is a physician and Senior Scientist at KITE Toronto Rehab (UHN). She is a clinician scientist in the Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Medicine and Scientist at the Institute for Work & Health in Toronto. She obtained her PhD from IHPME in Clinical Epidemiology.
Dr. Vijay S. Chauhan (MD, FRCPC) is investigating mechanisms of ventricular arrhythmias, electrical dysynchrony, and sudden death in patients with heart failure. His lab is also characterizing the abnormal electrical substrate in patients with atrial fibrillation. The findings of these studies may ultimately improve patient selection and outcomes for antiarrhythmic therapies, such as defibrillators, cardiac resynchronization pacing, and catheter ablation.
Dr. Herman Yeger (PhD). At University
Dr. Monika K. Krzyzanowska
Dr. Sakina Rizvi’s (PhD) research expertise
of Toronto, he has benefited from a close association with the Institute of Medical Science. As a Professor Emeritus in IMS, he continues to have the opportunity to provide mentorship, supervise graduate students, and contribute to the success of colleagues as they strive to build their careers.
(MD MPH FRCPC FASCO) focuses on the quality of care received by patients with cancer. By combining patient-level studies with population-based research she is able to look at quality issues from different, but complementary perspectives, have impact at both the micro (institution) as well as macro (population) levels and close the loop between quality measurement and improvement.
spans neuroimaging, psychotherapy, pharmacology, and scale development; with a focus in Major Depressive Disorder. Her research aims to characterize the neurobiology of suicide risk and treatment resistant depression, primarily through the use of fMRI and PET neuroimaging, and to develop and test novel psychotherapeutic strategies.
CAGF, FAASLD) co-founded the Multi-Organ Transplant Program at the University Health Network. He has published over 400 peer-reviewed articles and has trained over 60 masters and PhD students. Prof. Levy has received numerous awards and lectureships throughout his career and in 2015 was appointed to the Order of Ontario.
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