Clinical Associate Professor
University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
Dr Hawkins is a clinician-scientist cardiologist and Associate Professor at UBC with dual training in heart failure and electrophysiology. His leadership roles include Medical Lead for Quality and Research at Cardiac Services BC, Director of Research for the UBC Division of Cardiology, and Physician Lead for the Vancouver Coastal Health Regional Heart Failure Program. He is a medical graduate of the University of Edinburgh, with academic training from the University of Glasgow (Doctorate of Medicine) and University of Liverpool (Masters of Public Health) and clinical fellowships in Heart Failure and Devices in Liverpool and Vancouver.
His research group examines cardiovascular outcomes, health services, and comorbidities in patients with heart failure, arrhythmia, and pulmonary disease. He has authored or co-authored over 150 publications, including Lancet, Circulation, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, and European Heart Journal. He is Co-PI for the MAPLE-CHF and international SYMPHONY heart failure screening trial, the recently awarded CIHR Accelerating Clinical Trials consortium, member of the CIHR Canadian Heart Function Alliance, and Co-PI for the Canadian Cardiovascular Society MYCOVACC national surveillance study of myocarditis and/or pericarditis following mRNA COVID-19 vaccination. His work aims to integrate systems of care and utilize data to deliver population health interventions.
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Friday, October 24, 2025
4:30pm - 5:30pm ET