Cardiologist
University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
Sean A. Virani
MD, MSc, MPH, FRCPC, FCCS
Dr. Virani is Chief of Cardiology at Providence Health Care and Physician Program Director for the Provincial Heart Centre at St. Paul’s Hospital.
A key opinion leader for heart failure in Canada, Dr. Virani is the Heart Failure Physician Lead and Senior Medical Advisor at Cardiac Services BC, Past-President and Board Chair of the Canadian Heart Failure Society as well as Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of British Columbia.
He completed his internal medicine and cardiology training at UBC before embarking on a sub-specialization in heart failure and cardiac transplantation at Stanford University. He also has a Master’s degree in Public Health from Columbia University with a focus on healthcare management. His professional interests include public policy related to health care delivery with specific reference to healthcare systems redesign and quality in the Canadian context.
Dr. Virani is incoming Co-Chair of the CCS Heart Failure Guidelines Panel and Co-Chair of BC’s Provincial Advisory Panel on Cardiac Health. He also serves as Medical Director for HeartLife Foundation, Canada’s first and only patient-led national heart failure organization.
Thursday, October 24
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Thursday, October 24
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM