Robert S. B. Beanlands MD, FRCPC

Dr. Rob Beanlands is the Chief of the Division of Cardiology at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. He is an international leader in cardiovascular nuclear imaging and the founding Director of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute’s National Cardiac PET Centre, the only PET facility in Canada dedicated to cardiovascular disease. He is a Career Investigator (HSFC) and is the Tier 1 Chair in Cardiovascular Research (uOttawa). He has served on several committees/advisory boards for government, industry and professional organizations impacting healthcare policies and practice guidelines and serves as an Associate Editor for the Canadian Journal of Cardiology and the Journal of Nuclear Cardiology.

He is a Professor in the Division of Cardiology in the Department of Medicine and Department of Radiology at the University of Ottawa. Dr. Beanlands is past-president of the Canadian Nuclear Cardiology Society, Ontario Governor for the American College of Cardiology and was the Annual Meeting Chair for the Canadian Cardiovascular Society.

He has established the Molecular Function and Imaging Program, which focuses on translational research and transdisciplinary training. He has led the multicentre imaging research initiatives PARR2, IMAGE-HF, CADRE Registry and is the Co-PI for the Canadian Atherosclerotic Imaging Network (CAIN). He has more than 210 peer-reviewed publications. Recent awards include the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medal for contribution to Canada (2012), and the SNMMI Hermann Blumgart Award for research achievement (2013).