Chi-Ming Chow

Chi-Ming Chow
Nationality Canada
Alma mater McGill University, Montréal, Québec
Occupation Cardiologist, St. Michael's Hospital
Board of Directors, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario

Chi-Ming Chow, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FACC, FASE, is a Canadian cardiologist at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, Canada. He is often interviewed on national media about issues involving cardiovascular health,[1][2][3][4][5] and is regarded as an influential advocate for heart health in the Canadian Chinese community.[6]

Career

Chow is an attending staff cardiologist at St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Canada. He is also an Associate Professor[7] in the Department of Medicine, University of Toronto. He has an undergraduate degree in computer science from Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. He completed his Doctor of Medicine degree in 1990 at McGill University, in Montréal, Québec and a Masters of Science in Epidemiology, also at McGill University, in 1997. He completed his residency training in family medicine, internal medicine and cardiology at McGill University. He then pursued a clinical and research echocardiography fellowship at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

He had won multiple local and national teaching awards to recognize his teaching and innovation in medical education. He is a winner of the Ruedy Award for Innovation in Medical Education presented by the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada and Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine[8] and the 2009 William Goldie Prize for Innovation by the Department of Medicine, University of Toronto.

He is currently a board member and media spokesperson for the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario. To recognize his service to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario, he won the Award For Volunteer Excellence in 2007 and the Rick Gallop Award for Pioneering Leadership in 2008.

He participates actively in health promotion and research among ethnic Chinese in Canada. He was awarded the Best Community Service Award by the Association of Chinese Canadian Entrepreneurs in 2010.[9]

Selected publications

Software

Chow created a number of software packages for smartphones, including CardioMath (a calculator for commonly used formulas in cardiovascular medicine cardiology)[10][11]

References

  1. ↑ "Staving off flu lowers heart attack risk: study". CBC News. 20 September 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
  2. ↑ Irish, Paul (6 November 2008). "Young musician battles bad genetics". Toronto Star. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
  3. ↑ Burgmann, Tamsyn (26 October 2008). "Immigrants more likely to suffer heart problems". Toronto: Globe & Mail. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
  4. ↑ "Heart risks vary by ethnicity: Ont. study". CBC News. 19 April 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
  5. ↑ "Artery hardening worse among immigrants: study". CBC News. 27 October 2008. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
  6. ↑ "2009 Chinese Symposium". Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
  7. ↑ "MediNews June 2009". University of Toronto Department of Medicine. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
  8. ↑ "John Ruedy Award for Innovation in Medical Education". Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
  9. ↑ "Award Winners 2010". Association of Chinese Canadian Entrepreneurs. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
  10. ↑ "Excuse me while i download this app... an overview of how the Canadian Cardiovascular Society is embracing technology" (PDF). Canadian Journal of Cardiology. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
  11. ↑ "American College of Cardiology and Epocrates deliver customized mobile software to ACC members". American College of Cardiology. Retrieved 6 November 2010.

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