David Alter

Senior Adjunct Scientist (Full Status)

ICES Affiliation

ICES Central
Cardiovascular Research Program

Phone
416-597-3422 Ext. 5223

Assistant
Priscilla Gonsalves, Research Administrative Assistant, 416-597-3422 Ext. 5223

Biography

Contact David Alter

@AlterDr

Education

PhD, University of Toronto
MD, University of Toronto

Research Focus

Cardiovascular disorders

Other Affiliations

Research Director, Cardiac Rehabilitation and Secondary Prevention Program, KITE Research Institute, University Health Network
Staff Cardiologist, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute/University Health Network
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto
Adjunct Scientist, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital

Recent ICES Grants

Reducing readmission after acute coronary syndrome hospitalization by identifying important determinants and effective strategies to improve care

Principal investigator: Ko D
Co-investigators: Alter D, Austin P, Jackevicius C, Lee D, Stukel T, Tu J, Wijeysundera H
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Project Grant - First Live Pilot
2016-2019; $470,169
Reducing readmission after acute coronary hospitalization by identifying important determinants and effective strategies to improve care

Principal investigator: Ko D
Co-investigators: Alter D, Austin P, Dorian P, Jackevicius C, Kingsbury K, Lee D, Morrison L, Stukel T, Tepper J, Tu J.
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, Operating Grant
2016-2019; $117,077
Personalized audio music playlists with and without tempo-pace synchrony to improve exercise adherence in cardiac rehabilitation: a factorial-design double blind randomized clinical trial

Principal investigator: Alter D
Co-investigators: Stukel T, Redelmeier D
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Operating Grant
2015-2018; $218,364

Recent Awards & Recognition

Top Ten High Impact Papers of 2015

2015: Dr. David Alter's paper "Sedentary time and its association with risk for disease incidence, mortality, and hospitalization in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis" was selected as one of the top ten most high-impact papers of 2015 by the Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Council of the American Heart Association. This award acknowledges research that supports the Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Council’s mission to improve cardiovascular health across the lifespan.
2/24/2016
Mid-Career Investigator Heart and Stroke Foundation, Ontario

2013 - 2017: Awarded to Dr. David Alter over four years. The research topic is "Characterizing the adherence phenotypes of populations with cardiovascular disease: Applications for health services research and interventions."
7/1/2013

Recent ICES Publications

6/9/2022

Association of neighborhood-level material deprivation with atrial fibrillation care in a single-payer health care system: a population-based cohort study

Abdel-Qadir H, Akioyamen LE, Fang J, Pang A, Ha ACT, Jackevicius CA, Alter DA, Austin PC, Atzema CL, Bhatia RS, Booth GL, Johnston S, Dhalla I, Kapral MK, Krumholz HM, McNaughton CD, Roifman I, Tu K, Udell JA, Wijeysundera HC, Ko DT, Schull MJ. Lee DS. Circulation. 2022; 146(3):159-71. Epub 2022 Jun 9. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.122.058949

2/28/2019

Importance of completing hybrid cardiac rehabilitation for long-term outcomes: a real-world evaluation

Suskin NG, Shariff SZ, Garg AX, Reid J, Unsworth K, Prior PL, Alter D. J Clin Med. 2019; 8(3):E290. Epub 2019 Feb 28.

5/12/2018

Projected real-world effectiveness of using aggressive low-density lipoprotein cholesterol targets among elderly statin users following acute coronary syndromes in Canada

Alter DA, Tu JV, Koh M, Jackevicius CA, Austin PC, Rezai MR, Bhatia RS, Johnston S, Udell JA, Ko DT. J Am Heart Assoc. 2018; 7(10):e007535. Epub 2018 May 12.

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News coverage

CBC8/18/2017Article

Too much standing is bad, study finds — it's time to move

The Star3/29/2017Article