MD, MSc

Eve Aymong

Dr. Eve Aymong, MD, MSc, is a Clinical Associate Professor in the UBC Division of Cardiology. She works as a general cardiologist and interventional cardiologist primarily based at St. Paul’s Hospital with a cross appointment at Vancouver Acute. She is a graduate of University of Toronto medical school and received specialty training at the Universities of Toronto and Calgary. She also has a Masters of Science from Columbia University with a focus on patient oriented research and biostatistics.

Currently, she is the President of the specialty section of the BC Medical Association Society of Cardiology. Her responsibilities at St. Paul’s Hospital include chairing the quality assurance activities of the Morbidity and Mortality rounds of the Heart Centre. She is an active participant on the Research Ethics Board for Providence Health Care as well as a member on several committees of Cardiac Services BC.

MD

Alexandra Bastiany

Dr. Alexandra Bastiany, is an interventional cardiologist in Ontario, Canada.

She earned her medical degree and completed her Internal medicine and Cardiology training at the Université de Montréal (UdeM). She graduated with honors, as the UdeM Faculty of Medicine first Black valedictorian. Dr. Bastiany then successfully completed a fellowship in Interventional Cardiology in Alberta, making her the first Black female Canadian Interventional Cardiologist.

Dr. Bastiany is fluent in English, French, and Haitian Creole. She was born and raised in Montreal of Haitian parents and developed a strong interest in community work amongst visible minorities. She took direct action, and partnered with La Maison d’Haïti in Montreal, a community center in her childhood neighborhood.

She has also worked directly with other local community organizations, and started career days for minority and children from underserved communities, working to provide them with representation via professional role models.

Combining her expertise in cardiovascular disease and her passion for community work, Dr. Bastiany is actively working to decrease the race and gender biases leading to differences in standard of care and clinical outcomes.

MD, FRCPC

Helen Bishop

Helen Bishop is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Dalhousie University and Co-Director of the Women’s Heart Health Clinic at the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Center in Halifax, NS. She practices as an interventional cardiologist in the Division of Cardiology and as an imaging cardiologist (cardiac CT and MRI) in the Department of Diagnostic Radiology.

Helen earned her Doctorate in Medicine, graduating magna cum laude from the University of Ottawa in 2004 and then completed Internal Medicine and Cardiology residencies at Dalhousie University. She completed a two-year fellowship in Interventional Cardiology at University of Calgary followed by additional training in Advanced Cardiac Imaging at Dalhousie University and the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. Helen returned to Halifax to start her career in Interventional Cardiology and Cardiac Imaging at Dalhousie University in 2012. In addition to clinical practice, Helen is currently actively involved in various research initiatives related to women’s heart health, acute coronary syndrome and cardiac imaging. Outside of medicine, Helen is a dedicated mother and active participant in endurance sports with a passion for role-modelling a heart healthy lifestyle.

MD

Anna (Serletis) Bizios

– Physician Lead, Structural/Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation program
– Interventional Cardiologist, University of Calgary
– Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Cardiac Sciences, University

MD, MSc

Laurie-Anne Boivin-Proulx

Laurie-Anne Boivin-Proulx is a PGY6 Cardiology Fellow at the Montreal Heart Institute. In addition to her medical training, she completed a Master of Sciences (MSc) in Epidemiology at Harvard T.H. Chan of Public Health. She will subsequently pursue a Master in Interventional Cardiology and a PHD at the Hospital Clinical San Carlos, Madrid with goal of becoming a clinician-researcher with an interest in coronary physiology, microcirculation and women’s heart health.

MD, MHS, FRCPC, FSCAI

Mina Madan

Dr Madan completed her medical training at McGill University and the Ottawa Heart Institute. She trained in interventional cardiology and earned a Masters in Health Sciences in Clinical Research at Duke University and at the Duke Clinical Research Institute in Durham, North Carolina. Dr Madan is an Interventional Cardiologist in the Division of Cardiology at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and was the Director of Interventional Cardiology Clinical Trials Research from 2006-2019. Currently, she is the Medical Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Lab for the Schulich Heart Program. In 2021, she was appointed the Heart & Stroke Foundation Polo Chair in Cardiology, and is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto. She has represented Ontario on the CAIC Board of Directors, and is a founding member of the Women in Interventional Cardiology Canada (WICC) initiative.

Her main clinical interests are the management and prevention of coronary artery disease, and the management of peripheral arterial disease with endovascular interventions. Her research interests have been primarily focused on improving the efficacy, safety, and durability of percutaneous coronary interventions using new pharmacotherapy and devices. In 2019, Dr. Madan launched the Sunnybrook SCAD Clinic, a new subspecialty clinic to coordinate care for survivors of acute myocardial infarction related to spontaneous coronary artery dissection.

MD, PhD

Natalia Pinilla-Echeverri

Dr. Pinilla-Echeverri is originally from Colombia and received her MD from Universidad de Caldas in Manizales, Caldas, Colombia. She moved to Spain to complete training in Internal Medicine and Cardiology and then moved to Canada to complete an Interventional Cardiology, non-invasive Cardiac Computed Tomography Angiography and advanced Intracoronary Imaging fellowship at McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada. She also obtained a Master’s Degree in Health Research Methodology from Universidad de Cordoba; and PhD Degree from Universidad Complutense in Madrid, Spain. She actively participates in Acute Coronary Syndrome Research at the Population Health Research Institute.

Dr. Pinilla-Echeverri is an Associate Professor at the Department of Medicine Division of Cardiology at McMaster University and currently an Interventional Cardiology Staff at Hamilton Health Sciences and Niagara Health. She is the Program Director of the Intravascular Coronary Imaging Fellowship in McMaster University and has trained international interventional cardiologists in Intracoronary Imaging. She is passionate about acute coronary syndrome research and leads educational programs worldwide.

MD, FRCPC, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI, FSCCT

Jacqueline Saw

Dr. Jacqueline Saw is an Interventional Cardiologist at Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) with a joint appointment at St Paul’s Hospital. She is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of British Columbia, and Program Director of the Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program at VGH. She also served as the Head of VGH Cardiology Clinical Trials Research. She is an active clinician, researcher and educator.

She was awarded Canada Scholar and the Dean’s Entrance Scholarship for Natural Sciences at Simon Fraser University for her undergraduate degree. She obtained her medical doctorate at the University of Ottawa, graduating summa cum laude. She completed her Internal Medicine and Cardiology residencies at the University of British Columbia, and served as chief cardiology fellow. She then completed her Interventional Cardiology fellowship training at Cleveland Clinic Foundation, which encompassed carotid, peripheral and structural training. She has been an active staff with the Division of Cardiology at VGH and St Paul’s Hospital since 2004. She is also a physician proctor for left atrial appendage (LAA) closure with the Amplatzer Cardiac Plug/Amulet and WATCHMAN devices globally.

Dr. Saw is a pioneer and leader in research and management of spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) (https://scad.ubc.ca), and is the principal investigator of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) funded multi-center prospective Canadian SCAD Study. Her other research interests include LAA closure, non-atherosclerotic coronary artery disease (including coronary fibromuscular dysplasia), antiplatelet therapy, percutaneous coronary intervention, carotid artery stenting, peripheral arterial disease and intervention. She is also the principal investigator of PRYME, NACAD, SAFER-SCAD, Canadian WATCHMAN Registry, TAP-CABG, and ELAPSE studies. She has authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications, including scientific research studies, review articles and book chapters. She is also the editor of three textbooks on carotid artery stenting and LAA closure.

MD

Katy Shufelt

Dr. Shufelt is an Interventional cardiologist practicing in Peterborough, Ontario. She is an alumnus of University of Guelph, University of Ottawa medical school, University of Toronto Internal Medicine and Cardiology residency programs and McMaster University Interventional Cardiology fellowship. She is part of a dedicated team of four interventional cardiologists who provide services to the large geographical region served by the Peterborough Regional Health Centre. The region has a significant concentration of geriatric patients, and in this context, she has high-level experience in STEMI, and complex PCI in patients who may not be candidates for surgical revascularization. She has done additional training in atherectomy, bifurcation PCI and intravascular imaging through the 2020 and 2021 CLIMB program.

Dr. Shufelt is in her second term as a Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) Councillor and is the 2nd Vice President of Council. This work allows her to extend her interests in a leadership role to ensure Canadian physicians have a strong organization to support their medico-legal needs and ability to provide safe medical care. She is deepening her knowledge about EDI and how to address inequities in Canadian health care delivery and leadership. She has completed courses at Harvard Business School in leadership and corporate governance and is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors.