Associate Professor and Neurologist
McMaster University Population Health Researcch Institute
Mike Sharma, MD MSc FRCPC, is the Director of the Stroke Program at McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences and holds the Michael G DeGroote Chair in Stroke Prevention, at McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada. His research interests include the development of new antithrombotic treatments, incorporating magnetic resonance imaging endpoints into the design of stroke prevention trials and examining the effects of anticoagulants on stroke recurrence and covert brain infarcts. He has led trials and sub-studies in large prevention trials focused on these areas including COMPASS MIND (NCT03766581), NAVIGATE ESUS (NCT02313909), DATAS II (NCT02295826), AXIOMATIC-SSP (NCT03766581) and currently leads as co-principal investigator, the global phase III OCEANIC-STROKE (NCT05686070) trial investigating FXIa inhibition for stroke prevention in 36 countries.
He is the immediate past Chair of the Canadian Stroke Consortium, the professional organization for stroke physicians and clinical trialists in Canada and established the stroke program at the University of Ottawa. Dr. Sharma is committed to developing integrated processes for stroke care and developing human and system capacity for the next generation of stroke trials.
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Saturday, October 28, 2023
10:15 – 10:45 EST