Centre for Cardiovascular Innovation

The Dilawri Cardiovascular Institute (DCI) is an institute within VCHRI that brings together global leaders in cardiovascular research and care. DCI is a national cardiovascular hub and world leader in cardiovascular innovation, research and clinical care, enabling patients to live longer, healthier lives with minimal disruption.

DCI’s vast multidisciplinary network delivers groundbreaking discoveries to patients in British Columbia and beyond, spanning eight core research centres: the Centre for AI, Data Science, Imaging and Precision Medicine; the Centre for Women’s Heart Health Research; the Centre for Cardiovascular Translational Science; SportsCardiologyBC; the Centre for Thoracic Aortic Disease; the Centre for Structural Heart Interventions; the Centre for Pulmonary Vascular Disease; and the Centre for Cardiovascular Innovation. Clinicians and researchers at DCI are focused on using new technology and discoveries to improve access to care, shorten wait times, improve outcomes and decrease recovery times.

Leadership

Dr. David Wood, Chief Scientific Officer, Dilawri Cardiovascular Institute
Dr. Teresa Tsang, Director, Centre for AI, Data Science, Imaging and Precision Medicine
Dr. Tara Sedlak, Dr. Jacqueline Saw, Co-Directors, Centre for Women’s Heart Health Research
Dr. Stephanie Sellers, Director, Centre for Cardiovascular Translational Science
Dr. Saul Isserow, Director, SportsCardiologyBC
Dr. Joel Price, Director, Centre for Thoracic Aortic Disease
Dr. David Wood, Dr. Scott Lim, Co-Directors, Centre for Structural Heart Interventions
Brady Robinson, Jackie Chow, Elizabeth Grieve, Co-Directors, Centre for Cardiovascular Innovation
Dr. Nathan Brunner, Dr. John Swiston, Co-Directors, Centre for Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Research areas

Artificial intelligence, imaging and precision medicine, women’s heart health, Indigenous heart health, translational science, sports cardiology, thoracic aortic disease, structural and heart rhythm interventions, pulmonary vascular disease, coronary artery and vascular disease, knowledge translation, medical education, cardiac surgery, critical care