- Director, Oakville Cardiologists Inc.
- Staff Cardiologist, Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital
- Medical Director, Research, Halton Healthcare
- Assistant Clinical Professor (adj), McMaster University
- Assistant Clinical Professor (adj), University of Toronto
Oakville, ON

Biography
Dr. Heffernan is a staff cardiologist at the Oakville Trafalgar Hospital. He obtained his honours bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry and Genetic Engineering from Mc Master University in 1987. He has a Doctorate in Medical Genetics from the University of Toronto and subsequently completed medical training, Internal Medicine and Cardiology at the University of Toronto. He is currently a Staff Cardiologist at Halton Healthcare and is also the Director of the Oakville Hospital’s Heart Function Clinic and the Medical Director of Research at Halton Healthcare. In addition, Dr. Heffernan is an Assistant Clinical Professor at McMaster University and the University of Toronto. Dr. Heffernan’s research activities have been widely published in academic and peer-reviewed journals including the New England Journal of Medicine.

- Clinical Professor of Medicine, Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary
- Medical Director, TotalCardiology Rehabilitation and Risk Reduction
Calgary, AB

Biography
Dr. Aggarwal received his MD from the University of Toronto, where he then completed his residency in internal medicine. He completed his fellowship in cardiology at the University of Calgary and his echocardiography training at the University of Ottawa. He is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Calgary and the Medical Director of the TotalCardiology Rehabilitation program, which provides cardiac rehabilitation to over 1800 patients per year. He spearheaded an early access to cardiac rehabilitation as part of the STEMI project in Calgary. He is also the Cardiovascular Co-chair for the provincial implementation of a unified electronic medical record system for Alberta Health Services. His research interests are mainly in cardiac rehabilitation as the Medical Director of the TCRN (TotalCardiology Research Network).

- Jacob J. Wolfe Distinguished Medical Research Chair in Human Gene Function
- Martha G. Blackburn Chair in Cardiovascular Research
- Director, London Regional Genomics Centre
- Scientist, Molecular Medicine, Robarts Research Institute
- Distinguished University Professor, Departments of Medicine (Division of Endocrinology) and Biochemistry, Western University

Biography
Dr. Hegele is the Jacob J. Wolfe Distinguished Medical Research Chair in Human Gene Function and the Martha G. Blackburn Chair in Cardiovascular Research. He is also the Director of the London Regional Genomics Centre and a Scientist in Molecular Medicine at the Robarts Research Institute. Dr. Hegele is a Distinguished University Professor in the Departments of Medicine (Division of Endocrinology) and Biochemistry at Western University. Dr. Hegele is recognized for his research in the genetics of lipoprotein metabolism and its relationship to cardiovascular disease. He is a Fellow of several academies, including the American College of Physicians, the American Heart Association, and the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. Dr. Hegele's contributions to medical research have been widely recognized, and he has received numerous awards for his work in the field of cardiovascular genetics.

- Professor of Medicine
- Co-Director, Cardiac Transplant Clinic
- Division of Cardiology
- Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute
- Chair, Health Research Ethics Board (HREB- Biomedical Panel)
- University of Alberta

Biography
Dr. Pearson is an experienced cardiovascular pharmacotherapy practitioner who specializes in treating patients with cardiac and cardiac transplant conditions at the Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute as part of a collaborative care team. He is involved in several leadership roles such as co-director of the Cardiac Transplant Clinic and associate chair of the Trainee Research Access Committee for the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry. Dr. Pearson is an active member of several organizations, including the Canadian Cardiology Pharmacists Network and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society. He has served as a primary panel member for the CCS Canadian Dyslipidemia Guidelines since 2009 and as the Chair for the 2021 CCS Dyslipidemia Guidelines update. In addition, he has contributed to the CCS Position Statement on Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) and the Canadian Working Group for the Diagnosis, Prevention, and Management of Statin Adverse Effects and Intolerance. Dr. Pearson has received numerous awards and recognitions, including fellowship status in both the Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society, and the M.J. Houston Pharmacist of the Year Award from Alberta College of Pharmacists and the Alberta Pharmacists’ Association in 2008.

- Heart Failure Clinic Medical Lead, St. Mary’s General Hospital
- McMaster University, Clinical Professor (Adjunct)
Kitchener, ON

Biography
Dr. Yip is an adult cardiologist and is the Medical Lead in the Heart Function Clinic at St. Mary’s General Hospital in Kitchener Waterloo. She is also an Adjuvant Clinical Professor affiliated with McMaster University. She did her medicine training at the University of Western Ontario, cardiology training at the University of British Columbia and then completed a fellowship in Advanced Heart Failure, Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support at Ottawa Heart Institute, University of Ottawa.

Her current practice includes a mixture of general cardiology as well as advanced heart failure patients who require community liaison to allow for care closer to home. She continues to establish close collaborations with other cardiac centres in the province and performs invasive hemodynamics and cardiac biopsies locally when needed. Recognizing innovation, she is also an active participant in research as the local site lead for multi-centre studies as well as a co-investigator in studies involving local university groups.