Executive Director
Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research
University of Toronto
Dr. Mansoor HUSAIN is Executive Director of the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research, and Professor of Medicine, Physiology, and Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology at University of Toronto [UofT], and Staff Cardiologist in Cardiac Intensive Care and Nuclear Cardiology at University Health Network. Dr. Husain previously served as Director of Toronto General Hospital Research Institute [2012-2020] and Heart and Stroke Richard Lewar Centre of
Excellence [2006-2012].
Dr. Husain was the gold medallist in Medicine at the University of Alberta [1986], completing rotating internship, Internal Medicine, Chief Medical and Cardiology residencies at St. Michael’s Hospital and Toronto General Hospital, and the Joint Program in Nuclear Medicine at Harvard Medical School during a 4-year postdoctoral fellowship in the Program of Excellence in Cardiovascular Biology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology [1997]. He subsequently completed the High Potential Leadership program at Harvard Business School [2011].
Dr. Husain has held Canadian Institute of Health Research [CIHR] Clinician Scientist- and Heart and Stroke Foundation [HSF] Career Investigator Awards, a Premier’s Research Excellence Award, Canada Foundation for Innovation [CFI] funding, and near uninterrupted operating grant support from CIHR. He has been recognized with the William Goldie-, Allan Bruce Robertson-, and Eaton Scholar-Awards from UofT.
Dr Husain’s research aims to elucidate molecular mechanisms of cardiovascular diseases, with a particular emphasis on identifying therapeutic targets. His focus on vascular biology has improved our understanding of the mechanisms underlying smooth muscle proliferation, including identification of novel therapies. His bench-to-clinical trials approach has provided novel insights into the cardiovascular mechanisms of action of glucagon-like peptide-1 and related diabetes drugs. His work has been cited over 20,000 times, with h-index >60 and i10-index >120. He recently received a “Best cardiovascular science of the decade” award.
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Thursday, October 23, 2025
4:30pm - 5:30pm ET