Dennis Ko

Senior Core Scientist

ICES Affiliation

ICES Central
Cardiovascular Research Program

Phone
416-480-4055 Ext. 7835

Assistant
Sana Sharif, Research Administrative Coordinator, 416-480-4055 Ext. 89344

Biography

Contact Dennis Ko

@denniskomd ‏

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

6/24/2019

Same-day discharge after elective percutaneous coronary interventions in Ontario, Canada

Madan M, Bagai A, Overgaard CB, Fang J, Koh M, Cantor WJ, Garg P, Natarajan MK, So DYF, Ko DT. J Am Heart Assoc. 2019; 8:e012131. Epub 2019 Jun 24. DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.119.012131.

6/5/2019

Profiling hospital performance on the basis of readmission after transcatheter aortic valve replacement in Ontario, Canada

Elbaz-Greener G, Qiu F, Webb JG, Henning KA, Ko DT, Czarnecki A, Roifman I, Austin PC, Wijeysundera HC. J Am Heart Assoc. 2019; 8(12):e012355. Epub 2019 Jun 5. DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.119.012355.

5/22/2019

The risk of cardiovascular events on cannabis’ highest day

Singh SM, Koh M, Fang J, Ko DT. Can J Cardiol. 2019; May 22 [Epub ahead of print]. DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2019.05.020.

See more ICES Publications

News coverage

tctMD6/25/2019Article

Same-day discharge safe after elective PCI, Canadian study affirms

TCTMD10/26/2018Article

Patients with chest pain less likely to die after discharge from high-volume EDs

The Washington Post5/27/2017Article