Douglas Lee

Senior Core Scientist
Program Lead

ICES Affiliation

ICES Central
Cardiovascular Research Program

Phone
416-480-4055 Ext. 3018

Assistant
Zahira Somani, Research Administrative Coordinator, 416-480-4055 Ext. 4700

Biography

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Education

PhD, Health Policy and Clinical Epidemiology, Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto
FRCPC, Cardiology, University of Toronto
MD, University of Toronto

Research Focus

Cardiovascular disorders
Diagnostic testing/imaging
Health care quality
Outcomes research
Health technology assessment

Other Affiliations

Professor, Medicine, University of Toronto
Scientist, Toronto General Research Institute
Cardiologist, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre and University Health Network
Ted Rogers Chair in Heart Functions Outcomes, Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research

Recent ICES Grants

Association between oral anticoagulation use and outcomes for older patients with new onset post-operative atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: a population-based analysis from Ontario, Canada

Principal investigators: Ha A, Lee D
Co-investigators: Austin P, Yu B
Canadian Cardiovascular Society, 2018 Atrial Fibrillation Award
2018-2020; $100,000
The impact of revascularization options on disability-free survival in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy

Principal investigator: Sun L
Co-investigators: Austin P, Lee D, Tu J.
AHSC AFP Innovation Fund, Operating Grant
2018-2020; $50,000
Atrial fibrillation after early stage breast cancer: incidence, risk factors, and pathogenesis

Principal investigators: Abdel-Qadir H, Anderson G
Co-investigators: Austin P, Lee D, Tu J
Canadian Cardiovascular Society, Atrial Fibrillation Research Award
2017-2019; $100,000

Recent Awards & Recognition

Heart and Stroke Foundation Ontario Mid-Career Investigator Award

2016 – 2020: Awarded to Dr. Douglas Lee for Program of Research on Outcomes, Treatment, and Evaluation of Care in the Spectrum of HF (PROTECT-HF).
4/1/2016
Robert E. Beamish Award

2014: Awarded to Dr. Doug Lee by the Canadian Cardiovascular Society. This honour is given to the lead author of a research article published in The Canadian Journal of Cardiology within the past three years that is judged to have the greatest potential impact in cardiovascular medicine.
11/5/2014
CIHR Clinician Scientist Award

2013-2016: Awarded to Dr. Doug Lee.
6/1/2013

Recent ICES Publications

12/17/2018

Effect of early physician follow-up on mortality and subsequent hospital admissions after emergency care for heart failure: a retrospective cohort study

Atzema CL, Austin PC, Yu B, Schull MJ, Jackevicius CA, Ivers NM, Rochon PA, Lee DS. CMAJ. 2018; 190(50):1468-77. Epub 2018 Dec 17.

11/29/2018

Prospective validation of the emergency heart failure mortality risk grade for acute heart failure: the acute congestive heart failure urgent care evaluation (ACUTE) study

Lee DS, Lee JS, Schull MJ, Borgundvaag B, Edmonds ML, Ivankovic M, McLeod SL, Dreyer JF, Sabbah S, Levy PD, O’Neill T, Chong A, Stukel TA, Austin PC, Tu JV. Circulation. 2018; Nov 29 [Epub ahead of print].

11/7/2018

Patient engagement in a trial testing a new strategy of acute heart failure care

Lee DS, Armstrong R, Mohamed S. CMAJ. 2018; 190(Suppl):S34-6. Epub 2018 Nov 7.

See more ICES Publications

News coverage

The Star7/31/2014Article

Bigger hospital better after heart failure, study finds

TheHeart.org 5/30/2014Article

Douglas Lee

Education

Research Focus

Other Affiliations

Recent ICES Grants

Heart and Stroke Foundation Ontario Mid-Career Investigator Award

Robert E. Beamish Award

CIHR Clinician Scientist Award

Recent ICES Publications

News coverage

Bigger hospital better after heart failure, study finds

Delaying follow-up with ICD patients is associated with increased mortality risks