Dennis Ko

Senior Core Scientist

ICES Affiliation

ICES Central
Cardiovascular Research Program

Phone
416-480-4055 Ext. 7835

Assistant
Leah Edwards, Research Administrative Coordinator, 416-480-4055 Ext. 7397

Biography

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Education

Post-doctorate, Cardiology Fellowship, Yale University
Post-doctorate, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship, University of Toronto
MSc, Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto
MD, University of Ottawa

Research Focus

Cardiovascular disorders
Comparative effectiveness research
Health services research

Other Affiliations

Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto
Interventional Cardiologist, Schulich Heart Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Senior Scientist, Sunnybrook Research Institute (SRI)

Recent ICES Grants

Improving transition of care and outcomes of cardiovascular disease using an innovative big data approach

Principal investigator: Ko D
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Foundation Grant
2017-2024; $2,005,020
The Program of Research on Outcomes, Treatment, and Evaluation of Care in the Spectrum of HF (PROTECT-HF)

Principal investigator: Lee D
Co-investigators: Austin P, Celi L, Grimshaw J, Ko D, Lavis J, Tu J
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Foundation Scheme Grant
2016-2023; $1,894,649
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

Recent Awards & Recognition

Heart and Stroke Foundation Mid-Career Investigator Award

2016: Awarded to Dr. Dennis Ko in recognition of his influential research related to cardiovascular disease.
4/7/2016
Senior Investigator Award

2015: Awarded to Dr. Dennis Ko by the Sunnybrook Department of Medicine. The award is presented to a faculty member appointed over five years and has made a contribution to basic science, clinical epidemiology, health services or education research.
11/1/2015
Goldie Award for Research

2014: Dr. Dennis Ko received the Goldie Award for Research at the University of Toronto Department of Medicine's Annual Day for a contribution of notable merit to the advancement of sound knowledge within 10 years of faculty appointment.
6/9/2014

Recent ICES Publications

5/25/2018

Association of clinical and economic outcomes with permanent pacemaker implantation after transcatheter aortic valve replacement

Aljabbary T, Qiu F, Masih S, Fang J, Elbaz-Greener G, Austin PC, Rodés-Cabau J, Ko DT, Singh S, Wijeysundera HC. JAMA Netw Open. 2018; 1(1):e180088. Epub 2018 May 25.

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.

3/13/2018

Clinical outcomes of Plavix and generic clopidogrel for patients hospitalized with an acute coronary syndrome

Ko DT, Krumholz HM, Tu JV, Austin PC, Stukel TA, Koh M, Chong A, de Melo JF, Jackevicius CA. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2018; 11(3):e004194. Epub 2018 Mar 13.

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News coverage

The Washington Post5/27/2017Article

Does ‘good’ cholesterol still matter?

Stat10/31/2016Article

Dennis Ko

Education

Research Focus

Other Affiliations

Recent ICES Grants

Heart and Stroke Foundation Mid-Career Investigator Award

Senior Investigator Award

Goldie Award for Research

Recent ICES Publications

News coverage

Does ‘good’ cholesterol still matter?

Raising ‘good’ cholesterol doesn’t protect against heart disease after all, study finds