Vice-President | Medical and Academic Affairs | Provincial Health Services Authority
UBC
St. Paul's Hospital | Providence Health Care
Dr. Virani is Vice-President of Medical and Academic Affairs for the Provincial Health Services Authority in BC, Chief of Cardiology at Providence Health Care, Physician Program Director for the Provincial Heart Centre at St. Paul’s Hospital and Vice-President of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society.
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 Masters 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.
A key opinion leader for heart failure in Canada, Dr. Virani is Past-President of the Canadian Heart Failure Society and Co-Chair of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society Heart Failure Guidelines Panel. He also serves as Medical Director for HeartLife Foundation, Canada’s first and only patient-led national heart failure organization.
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Thursday, October 26, 2023
09:45 – 10:30 EST
Friday, October 27, 2023
16:30 – 16:35 EST
Friday, October 27, 2023
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Saturday, October 28, 2023
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