Heart Failure Symposium

Heart Failure Symposium 2023

Symposium Details

    • When: Thursday, October 2, 2025
    • Time: 7:30 am–6:00 pm
    • Where: Chestnut Conference Centre, 89 Chestnut St

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We’re celebrating a decade of healthier hearts for this year’s HF Symposium. We’ll be bringing together a multi-disciplinary community of researchers, clinicians, and engineers, to share the latest discoveries, insights, and innovations in cardiovascular science, with a focus on heart failure and the progress in the past ten years. You can expect an exciting scientific program highlighting ground-breaking collaborative research, interactive workshops, and networking opportunities, including a fun social hour.

Attendees from our partner institutions of SickKids, UHN, and TBEP can use the following promo codes at check out when registering with their institutional email addresses. Registrations will be screened to ensure promo codes are used correctly.

  • University of Toronto Promo Code: TBEP
  • SickKids Promo Code: SICKKIDS
  • UHN Promo Code: UHN

Keynote Speakers

Christopher S. Chen (MD, PhD)

Christopher S. Chen (MD, PhD)

Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Boston University

Katey Rayner (PhD)

Katey Rayner (PhD)

Chief Scientific Officer and VP Research at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute

Samuel F. Sears (PhD)

Samuel F. Sears (PhD)

Professor in the Departments of Psychology and Cardiovascular Sciences at East Carolina University

Session & Workshop Presenters

Mansoor Husain (MD, PhD)

Mansoor Husain (MD, PhD)

Executive Director at the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research

Douglas S. Lee (MD, PhD)

Douglas S. Lee (MD, PhD)

Ted Rogers Chair in Heart Function Outcomes at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre

Michael McDonald (MD)

Michael McDonald (MD)

Martha Rogers Chair in Heart Failure Training & Education at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre

Seema Mital (MD)

Seema Mital (MD)

TRCHR Scientific Lead, Cardiac Precision Medicine Program at The Hospital for Sick Children

Stephanie Poon (MD)

Stephanie Poon (MD)

Medical Director of the Heart Function clinic at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Heather Ross (MD)

Heather Ross (MD)

TRCHR Scientific Lead, Integrated Program for Excellence at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre

Craig Simmons (PhD)

Craig Simmons (PhD)

TRCHR Scientific Lead, Translational Biology and Engineering Program at the University of Toronto

Sara Nunes Vasconcelos (PhD)

Sara Nunes Vasconcelos (PhD)

Senior Scientist at the University Health Network

Subodh Verma (MD, PhD)

Subodh Verma (MD, PhD)

Cardiac Surgeon-Scientist and Professor at the University of Toronto