Harindra Wijeysundera

Dr. Wijeysundera’s research program focuses on health technology assessments predominantly in cardiovascular disease using decision analytic models, which are populated and validated using real-world administrative data for clinical outcomes and health care costs. This work was recognized by the 2011 Canadian Cardiovascular Society Young Investigator Award, a Distinguished Clinician Scientist Award from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada and an Early Researcher Award from the Ontario Ministry of Research, Innovation and Science (formerly known as the Ministry of Research and Innovation). Using these techniques Dr. Wijeysundera has collaborated with multiple decision-making groups, including the Canadian Cardiovascular Society, CorHealth Ontario, the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario, and Health Quality Ontario to produce policy relevant research. He is a Canada Research Chair in Structural Heart Disease Policy and Outcomes.

Education

• PhD, University of Toronto, Canada
• MD, University of British Columbia, Canada
• FRCP, internal medicine and cardiology, U of T, Canada
• FCCS, fellow of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society
• FAHA, fellow of the American Heart Association

Appointment & Affiliations

• Chief, Schulich Heart Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
• Canada Research Chair in Structural Heart Disease Policy and Outcomes
• Senior scientist, Evaluative Clinical Sciences, Schulich Heart Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute
• Division head, Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
• Staff cardiologist, Schulich Heart Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
• Provincial Physician Lead for Cardiac, Ontario Health –  CorHealth
• Professor, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, U of T
• Professor, Department of Nedicine, Division of Cardiology, U of T
• Full member, School of Graduate Studies, U of T
• Senior adjunct scientist, cardiovascular program, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, U of T