Presentations and invited speakers

The University of Ottawa Heart Institute is dedicated to enhancing collaboration and knowledge translation for staff and colleagues at other institutions through our ongoing seminar and presentation series. Our Weekly Research Conferences are held on Mondays from 12 to 1 p.m. in Centre Foustanellas Auditorium.

Video recordings

A listing of recorded presentations is available.

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Date Speaker Topic
March 20, 2023 Deborah Siegal, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Hematologist (Thrombosis), The Ottawa Hospital
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa
Associate Scientist, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Anticoagulant Management of Cardiovascular Disease
Weekly Research Conference
Restarting Anticoagulation after Bleeding: Whether, When and How
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March 22, 2023 Dr. Pascal Theriault Lauzier Cardiology Rounds
Aortic Valve Calcification:
Clinical Implications and Automated Quantification by Artificial Intelligence
March 27, 2023 F. Daniel Ramirez, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Cardiac Electrophysiologist,
Division of Cardiology,
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Weekly Research Conference
Whatever Happened to the Physiology in Electrophysiology?”: Understanding atrial function to treat atrial fibrillation
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April 3, 2023 Kerri-Anne Mullen, PhD
Scientist and Director, Canadian Women’s Heart Health Centre and Prevention and Wellness Centre,
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Weekly Research Conference
Topic to be confirmed
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April 5, 2023 James Fang, MD 
HFSA President-Elect
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Executive Director, Cardiovascular Service Line
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Grand Rounds
Topic to be confirmed
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April 24, 2023 Mete Civelek, PhD
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Resident Faculty, Center for Public Health Genomics,
University of Virginia
Weekly Research Conference
Systems Genetics Analysis of Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotypes in Diverse Ancestries
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May 3, 2023 Jeroen Bax, MD, PhD, FESC, FACC
Director of Noninvasive Imaging
Department of Cardiology
Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC)
Leiden, The Netherlands
Grand Rounds
Topic to be confirmed
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May 31, 2023 Rebecca Hahn, MD
Professor of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Centre
Chief Scientific Officer, Echo Core Lab, Cardiovascular Research Foundation Director, Interventional Echocardiography, Columbia Structural Heart & Valve Center
Grand Rounds
Topic to be confirmed
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June 14, 2023  Dr. Donna Nicolson Cardiology Rounds
Quarterly Staff Meeting

Other Seminars of Interest:

  • CMM Seminars (Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa)
  • OHRI Seminars (Ottawa Hospital Research Institute)
  • EPI Seminars (School of Epidemiology, Public Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Ottawa)
  • BMI Seminars (Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa)

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