Robert Beanlands MD, FRCPC

Rob Beanlands, MD, is president and chief executive officer of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI). He was formerly the deputy director general, Vered chair, and head of the Division of Cardiology from 2012 to 2022. In addition to his role as president and CEO, Dr. Beanlands is a professor in the Division of Cardiology in the Department of Medicine with cross-appointments to the Departments of Radiology and Cellular and Molecular Medicine in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa (Ottawa).

Dr. Beanlands graduated with a gold medal and received his MD degree (magna cum laude) from the University of Ottawa. He undertook residency in internal medicine and cardiology at the University of Toronto before completing research fellowships in cardiology and nuclear cardiology. He subsequently completed a clinical research fellowship at the University of Michigan. He joined the UOHI as a staff cardiologist and clinician-scientist in 1992.