Manav Vyas

Adjunct Scientist (Full Status) ICES Central Cardiovascular Research Program

Biography

Dr. Vyas is a general neurologist and a clinician-scientist at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital. He is an assistant professor at the University of Toronto in the division of neurology and an adjunct ICES scientist. He received academic training in India (medicine), Western University (epidemiology and biostatistics) and the University of Toronto (neurology, and clinical epidemiology and healthcare research). He has had multiple peer-reviewed publications in high-impact journals such as BMJ, Neurology and Stroke. His work has been funded through the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

His research evaluates and addresses inequalities in health, with a focus on neurological disorders, including stroke. He intends to build on his thesis work on immigrant health to study the influence of various social determinants of health on neurological health using linked administrative health data.

FRCPC, Neurology, University of Toronto
PhD, Clinical Epidemiology and Healthcare Research, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto
MSc, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University
MBBS, Gujarat University

Immigrants and refugees
Neurological disorders
Cardiovascular disorders
Stroke
Epidemiology
Health economics
Health services research

Assisant Professor, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto
Staff Neurologist, St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health
Scientist, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Unity Health Toronto

ICES Grants

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 - 2025

Evaluation of the NMOSD prodrome and comparison to the MS prodrome using health administrative data

Granting Agency: Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada
Principal Investigators: Rotstein D
Co-Investigators: Marrie RA, Vyas M, Tremelett H
Grant Type: Catalyst Grant
Grant Amount: $50,000

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

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Awards & Recognition

30/10/2024

Heart & Stroke National New Investigator Award

2024: Awarded to Drs. Manav Vyas and Raed Joundi for demonstrating excellence in their doctoral/postdoctoral training.

Awards & Recognition

17/05/2021

Slamen-Fast New Initiatives in Neurology fund

2021: Awarded to Dr. Manav Vyas by the Division of Neurology, University of Toronto.

Awards & Recognition

24/03/2019

CIHR Fellowship

2019: Awarded to Dr. Manav Vyas for "The association between immigration status and ethnicity, and stroke incidence, care and outcomes."

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Journal Articles

Journal Article

23/04/2025

Variations of the extent of obstructive coronary artery disease among Canadian immigrants

Nouraei H, Qiu F, Haldenby O, Abdel-Qadir H, Deb S, Madan M, Shah BR, Sud M, Vyas MV, Wijeysundera HC, Ko DT. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025; e037534. Epub 2025 Apr 23.

Journal Article

17/02/2025

Population-level screening for diabetes and dyslipidemia after pregnancies complicated by hypertension or diabetes

Yu AYX, Auger N, Fu L, Chu A, Kapral MK, Edwards JD, Dancey SR, Austin PC, Vyas MV, Nerenberg KA. Circulation. 2025; 151(7):508-510.

Journal Article

06/02/2025

Incident prescriptions for common cardiovascular medications: comparison of recent versus pre-2020 medication adherence and discontinuation in three universal health care systems

McNaughton CD, Austin PC, Jackevicius CA, Chu A, Holodinsky JK, Hill MD, Norris CM, Kumar M, Kamal N, Lee DS, Khan N, Vyas MV, Joundi RA, Kapral MK, Yu AYX. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2025; 25(1):82.

Journal Article

18/12/2024

Turbulence in the system: Higher rates of left-without-being-seen emergency department visits and associations with increased risks of adverse patient outcomes since 2020

McNaughton CD, Austin PC, Chu A, Santiago-Jimenez M, Li E, Holodinsky JK, Kamal NR, Kumar M, Atzema CL, Vyas MV, Kapral MK, Yu AYX. JACEP. 2024; Dec 13.

Journal Article

11/10/2024

Using multilevel models and generalized estimating equation models to account for clustering in neurology clinical research

Austin PC, Kapral MK, Vyas MV, Fang J, Yu AYX. Neurology. 2024; 103(9):e209947. Epub 2024 Oct 11.

Journal Article

03/10/2024

Neurological events following COVID-19 vaccination: does ethnicity matter?

Vyas MV, Chen R, Campitelli MA, Odugbemi T, Sharpe I, Chu JY. Can J Neurol Sci. Epub 2024 Oct 3.

Journal Article

30/09/2024

Association between neighborhood-level income and the incidence of cardiovascular events varies by immigration status: a population-based cohort study

Vyas MV, Rijal H, Yu AYX, Austin PC, Chu A, Santiago-Jimenez M, Fang J, Khan NA, Abdel-Qadir HM, Kapral MK. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024; 13(19):e036511. Epub 2024 Sep 30.

Journal Article

05/09/2024

Investigation of health care use and a possible prodrome before the first attack in NMOSD and MOGAD

Rotstein DL, Freedman MS, Konig A, Lee L, Luo J, Maxwell C, Morrow SA, Tremlett H, Vyas MV, Marrie RA. Mult Scler. 2024; Sep 5 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

11/06/2024

Association between immigration status and ambulatory secondary stroke preventive care in Ontario, Canada

Vyas MV, Saposnik G, Yu AYX, Austin PC, Chu A, Alonzo R, Fang J, Lee C, Quraishi F, Marwaha S, Kapral MK. Neurology. 2024; 103(1):e209536. Epub 2024 Jun 11.

Journal Article

25/04/2024

Proportion of life spent in Canada and the incidence of multiple sclerosis in permanent immigrants

Vyas MV, Kapral MK, Rea A, Fang J, Rotstein DL. Neurology. 2024; 102(10):e209350. Epub 2024 Apr 24.

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17/02/2025

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Biography

Education

Research Focus

Other Affiliations

ICES Grants

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

Depression and Suicide After Stroke (DASAS)

Evaluation of the NMOSD prodrome and comparison to the MS prodrome using health administrative data

Virtual Innovation for Stroke Investigation and Treatment (VISIT)

Awards & Recognition

Heart & Stroke National New Investigator Award

Slamen-Fast New Initiatives in Neurology fund

CIHR Fellowship

Journal Articles

Variations of the extent of obstructive coronary artery disease among Canadian immigrants

Population-level screening for diabetes and dyslipidemia after pregnancies complicated by hypertension or diabetes

Incident prescriptions for common cardiovascular medications: comparison of recent versus pre-2020 medication adherence and discontinuation in three universal health care systems

Turbulence in the system: Higher rates of left-without-being-seen emergency department visits and associations with increased risks of adverse patient outcomes since 2020

Using multilevel models and generalized estimating equation models to account for clustering in neurology clinical research

Neurological events following COVID-19 vaccination: does ethnicity matter?

Association between neighborhood-level income and the incidence of cardiovascular events varies by immigration status: a population-based cohort study

Investigation of health care use and a possible prodrome before the first attack in NMOSD and MOGAD

Association between immigration status and ambulatory secondary stroke preventive care in Ontario, Canada

Proportion of life spent in Canada and the incidence of multiple sclerosis in permanent immigrants

News Coverage

Inadequate postpartum screening for hypertension and diabetes a ‘missed opportunity’ for women, study suggests

Patients who leave the emergency department without being seen face higher risk of death, hospitalization

New research highlights stroke care disparities in vulnerable communities

Get in touch with
Manav Vyas

Manav Vyas

Biography

Education

Research Focus

Other Affiliations

ICES Grants

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

Depression and Suicide After Stroke (DASAS)

Evaluation of the NMOSD prodrome and comparison to the MS prodrome using health administrative data

Virtual Innovation for Stroke Investigation and Treatment (VISIT)

Awards & Recognition

Heart & Stroke National New Investigator Award

Slamen-Fast New Initiatives in Neurology fund

CIHR Fellowship

Journal Articles

Variations of the extent of obstructive coronary artery disease among Canadian immigrants

Population-level screening for diabetes and dyslipidemia after pregnancies complicated by hypertension or diabetes

Incident prescriptions for common cardiovascular medications: comparison of recent versus pre-2020 medication adherence and discontinuation in three universal health care systems

Turbulence in the system: Higher rates of left-without-being-seen emergency department visits and associations with increased risks of adverse patient outcomes since 2020

Using multilevel models and generalized estimating equation models to account for clustering in neurology clinical research

Neurological events following COVID-19 vaccination: does ethnicity matter?

Association between neighborhood-level income and the incidence of cardiovascular events varies by immigration status: a population-based cohort study

Investigation of health care use and a possible prodrome before the first attack in NMOSD and MOGAD

Association between immigration status and ambulatory secondary stroke preventive care in Ontario, Canada

Proportion of life spent in Canada and the incidence of multiple sclerosis in permanent immigrants

News Coverage

Inadequate postpartum screening for hypertension and diabetes a ‘missed opportunity’ for women, study suggests

Patients who leave the emergency department without being seen face higher risk of death, hospitalization

New research highlights stroke care disparities in vulnerable communities

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