Teresa Tsang

Dr. Teresa Tsang is a cardiologist, echocardiographer, clinician-scientist and Professor of Medicine at the University of British Columbia (UBC). She serves as Executive Lead and Scientific Director of the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) AI Hub, supported by Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) infrastructure funding; Director of the VGH-UBC Echo Lab and AI Echo Core Lab; and Director of Data Science, AI, Imaging and Precision Health at the Dilawri Cardiovascular Institute. She is also the incoming Vice President of the Canadian Society of Echocardiography in 2026. Her work integrates cardiovascular imaging, artificial intelligence, genomics and population health to advance early disease detection, personalized prevention and clinical care.

Dr. Tsang received her medical degree and completed fellowships in internal medicine and cardiology at the University of Alberta. Supported by Medical Research Council of Canada and Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research awards, she pursued a clinical epidemiology fellowship at the National Institutes of Health. She also completed an advanced echocardiography fellowship at the Mayo Clinic and was invited to join the cardiology staff in Rochester, Minnesota, before being recruited to UBC as Professor.

Dr. Tsang leads a multidisciplinary research program dedicated to understanding cardiovascular health across the lifespan and translating discoveries into better patient outcomes. Her team develops and validates AI tools to automate cardiac imaging analysis, detect early changes in heart structure and function, and predict adverse outcomes, including atrial fibrillation, heart failure and stroke. By combining imaging with genomic, clinical and population data, her research aims to identify risk before disease becomes apparent and tailor prevention and treatment to individual needs.

She is the principal investigator of MOSAIC, a precision health initiative linking echocardiography, whole-genome sequencing and health data across British Columbia and Yukon. She also leads the echocardiography substudy of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging, establishing a national platform for investigating cardiovascular aging and disease. Together, these programs enable research into inherited susceptibility, environmental and social determinants of health, and new approaches to precision prevention and care.

Through the VCHRI AI Hub, Dr. Tsang collaborates with clinicians, researchers, health system partners and communities to develop and evaluate AI applications that address practical needs in care and research. Her priorities include advancing cardiac imaging technology, expanding access to imaging, promoting responsible use of health data, respecting Indigenous data sovereignty, and supporting meaningful participation in science and innovation by rural, remote and diverse communities. Her work is guided by a commitment to ensuring that research discoveries translate into tangible benefits for people throughout British Columbia, while strengthening the province's capacity to deliver accessible, equitable and personalized care.