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Amy Yu

Adjunct Scientist (Full Status) ICES Central Cardiovascular Research Program

Biography

Dr. Amy Yu is associate professor of medicine, division of neurology, at the University of Toronto. Her research focuses on minor strokes and transient ischemic attacks as well as atrial fibrillation related cerebrovascular outcomes. She uses health services research methods, including the linkage of large administrative datasets, to study cerebrovascular diseases in the population, including disease surveillance and healthcare quality outcome assessment.

  • MDCM, McGill University
  • FRCPC, Neurology, McGill University
  • MSc, Health Services Research, University of Calgary
  • Stroke Fellow, Calgary Stroke Program, University of Calgary
  • Cardiovascular disorders
  • Neurological disorders
  • Health services research
  • Healthcare quality
  • Outcomes research
  • Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto
  • Stroke Neurologist, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
  • Associate Scientist, Sunnybrook Research Institute

ICES Grants

Grant
2026 - 2029

Long-term temporal trends and projections of stroke incidence, prevalence, and outcomes in Ontario, Canada until 2050 (StrOke2050)

Granting Agency
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Principal Investigators
Joundi R
Co-Investigators
Austin P, Fleet J, Kapral M, Lee D, Pechlivanoglou P, Sharma M, Smith E, Vyas M, Yu A
Grant Type
Project Grant
Grant Amount
$229,500
Grant
2026 - 2028

Long-term temporal trends and projections of stroke incidence, prevalence, and outcomes in Ontario, Canada until 2050 (StrOke2050)

Granting Agency
AHSC AFP Innovation Fund
Principal Investigators
Joundi R
Co-Investigators
Yu A, Austin P, Fang J, Pechlivanoglou P, Moskalewicz A, Fleet J, Vyas M, Smith E, Sharma M, Lee D
Grant Type
Innovation Fund
Grant Amount
$195,339
Grant
2025 - 2026

Association between immigration status and intensity of care of care in patients with stroke

Granting Agency
Physicians' Services Incorporated (PSI)
Principal Investigators
Kuczynski A, Vyas M
Co-Investigators
Kapral M, Yu A, Austin P, Fowler R
Grant Type
Project Grant
Grant Amount
$30,000
Grant
2024 - 2029

Stroke in Women: Growing Opportunities to Realize optimal Evaluation, Diagnosis, and outcomes (StrokeGoRed)

Granting Agency
Joint HSFC-CIHR
Principal Investigators
Yu A, Boulos M, Coutts S, Ganesh A, Kamal N, Kapral M, MacDonald S, MacIntosh B, Quigley A, Rudzicz F, Tang A, Zhou L
Co-Investigators
Austin P, Donkers S, Dunlop M, Duong P, Fleet J, Hart M, Hill M, Holodinsky J, Honfo S, Journeay W, Kim D, Li L, Li N, Ma J, Marzolini S, Munce S, Pikula A, Pollock C, Pooyania S, Poppe A, Sakakibara B, Singh N, Sutherland J, Teasell R, Tkach A, Vyas M, Wiley E
Grant Type
Team
Grant Amount
$5,000,000
Grant
2024 - 2027

Depression and Suicide After Stroke (DASAS)

Granting Agency
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Principal Investigators
Vyas M
Co-Investigators
Yu AYX, Saposnik G, Austin PC, Fischer C, de Oliveira C, Bhat V, Lipson D
Grant Type
Operating Grant
Grant Amount
$271,173
Grant
2024 - 2026

Sunnybrook emergency care for vulnerable patients: Rising to meet evolving health care system challenge

Granting Agency
AHSC AFP Innovation Fund
Principal Investigators
McNaughton C
Co-Investigators
Coburn N, Yu A, Austin P, Lee D, Deb S, Cheng I, Verma A, Hall J, Costello L
Grant Type
Innovation Fund
Grant Amount
$148,862
Grant
2022 - 2023

Virtual Innovation for Stroke Investigation and Treatment (VISIT)

Granting Agency
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Principal Investigators
Yu AYX
Co-Investigators
Austin PC, Kapral M, Vyas M, Lee DS, Khan N, Lindsay P, Sharp S
Grant Type
Catalyst
Grant Amount
$100,000
Grant
2020 - 2024

Stroke Metrics for quAlity, Reporting, and Translation in the implementation of EndoVascular Thrombectomy (SMART-EVT)

Granting Agency
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Principal Investigators
Kapral MK, Yu AYX
Co-Investigators
Atzema C, Austin PC, Field T, Fralick M, Hill MD, Jin A, Krings T, Linkewich E, Mamdani M, Mandzia J, Silver F, Swartz R
Grant Type
Project Grant
Grant Amount
$1,325,008
Grant
2020 - 2021

Improving Canadian Outcomes Research On the Novel SARS-CoV-2 using Analytics: the CORONA Consortium

Granting Agency
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Principal Investigators
Lee DS, Mcalister FA
Co-Investigators
Khan NA, Krahn AD, Lindsay MP, Nagpal S, Zieroth SR, Abdel-Qadir HM, Austin PC, Bainey KR, Bakal JA, de Mestral C, Ezekowitz JA, Goodman SG, Greiner R, Ha AC, Jackevicius CA, Kapral MK, Kaul PR, Ko D, Kwong JC, Liu PP, Rochon PA, Roifman I, Ross HJ, Sandhu R, Schull MJ, Sun L, Udell JA, van Diepen S, Wang B, Welsh RC, Wijeysundera HC, Yu AYX
Grant Type
COVID-19 Rapid Research Grant
Grant Amount
$409,179
Grant
2019 - 2022

Determining sex disparities In Stroke Care and Outcomes to Optimize recovERy (DISCOVER)

Granting Agency
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Principal Investigators
Kapral MK, Yu AYX
Co-Investigators
Austin PC, Bayley M, Bronskill S, Krahn M, Smith E, Swartz RH
Grant Type
Grant-in-Aid
Grant Amount
$249,738
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Awards & Recognition

Awards & Recognition
04/11/2020

Henry J. M. Barnett Scholarship

2020: Awarded to Dr. Amy Yu by the Heart and Stroke Foundation for the project "Determining sex disparities In Stroke Care and Outcomes to optimize recoVERy (DISCOVER)". The prize is given annually to a highly rated cerebrovascular research investigator.

Awards & Recognition
17/09/2020

Heart & Stroke National New Investigator Award

2020: Awarded to Dr. Amy Yu for the project "Determining sex disparities In Stroke Care and Outcomes to optimize recoVERy (DISCOVER)". This award provides salary support to individuals who have clearly demonstrated excellence during their doctoral and post-doctoral training in cerebrovascular research.

Awards & Recognition
05/09/2019

Junior Investigator Award

2019: Awarded to Dr. Amy Yu by the Department of Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Awards & Recognition
18/05/2017

European Stroke Organization Young Investigator Award

2017: Awarded to Dr. Amy Yu for the oral presentation "Effectiveness of direct oral anticoagulants in a population study of incident atrial fibrillation.”

Awards & Recognition
29/06/2015

Alberta Innovates Clinician Fellowship Award

2015: Awarded to Dr. Amy Yu for the project "TIA and Minor Stroke Early evaluation And Management for Stroke prevention (TEAMS)."

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Journal Articles

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