Physician Lead: Dr. Simone Cowan In the heart of Vancouver, a medical strike force is assembling to battle a formidable enemy that hijacks one of the body’s most vital organs—and Read More »
Lead physician: Dr. Daryl Wan A first‑in‑BC preventive exercise therapy model leveraging existing cardiac rehab resources to support patients with vascular disease (claudication). The program aims to reduce surgical interventions Read More »
Hematologist Dr. Hayley Merkeley, principal investigator of the trials that took place in part at St. Paul’s Hospital. A gene editing treatment for sickle-cell disease (SCD) and transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia (TDT) Read More »
Scientists at the Centre for Heart Lung Innovation (HLI) at St. Paul’s Hospital have created living human heart tissue using a 3D printer they built in-house. The custom-built 3D printer allows the Read More »
Heart disease affects one in 12 Canadian adults. As the second leading cause of death in Canada, its impact is both widespread and deeply personal. For the Beedie Foundation, that Read More »
