Idan Roifman

Dr. Roifman’s research program focuses on two areas:

1. Translational and clinical MRI research including the description and assessment of remodelling of the heart and tissue characterization after a heart attack. This research also includes clinical assessment of novel cardiac MRI sequences.
2. The application of health services and clinical epidemiology principles and techniques to cardiac imaging including MRI, computed tomography and echocardiography to assess clinical outcomes related to imaging biomarkers, and to conduct comparative effectiveness and imaging-related resource utilization research.

Education

• MD, 2005, University of Ottawa, Canada
• Fellowship, cardiac multimodality imaging, 2015, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Canada
• M.Sc., 2016, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Canada

Appointments and Affiliations

• Senior Scientist, Evaluative Clinical Sciences, Schulich Heart Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute
• Staff cardiologist, division of cardiology, department of medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
• Reichmann Family Chair in Cardiovascular Research, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and University of Toronto
• Associate professor, department of medicine, faculty of medicine, University of Toronto