Keenan Research Centre
Scientist Profiles
Paul Dorian
MD, McGill University; CM (medicine), McGill University; M.Sc. (pharmacology), University of Toronto
Affiliations
Scientist in the Keenan Research Centre of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital
Professor, Medicine and Cardiology, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto
Clinical Specialty
Cardiology
Research Interests
Cardiac electrophysiology, antiarrhythmic drug pharmacology, advanced cardiac life support, basic physiology of CPR, drug therapy in cardiac arrest, preclinical and clinical trials in out-of-hospital and in-hospital cardiac arrest, quality of life in patients with cardiac arrhythmias
Selected Publications
Research Activities
My research includes clinical trials in antiarrhythmia devices and antiarrhythmic drugs; basic science studies in atrial fibrillation and resuscitation; clinical trials in resuscitation; knowledge translation studies in post-resuscitation care, CPR teaching and ACLS training; and collaborative studies in arrhythmia therapies.
Other Activities
- Committee Member, Advanced Life Support Faculty Advisory Committee (ALSFAC), Heart & Stroke Foundation of Ontario
- Founding Member, Greater Toronto Area Resuscitation Council
- Chairman, Cardiac Arrest Committee, St. Michael's Hospital
- Co-chair, Ontario EP Physicians Colloquium
- Founder, Upper Canada EP Society
- Arrhythmia Working Group, Cardiac Care Network of Ontario
Educational Activities
I have appointments with the departments of Pharmacology and Medicine in the Division of Clinical Pharmacology, as well as the School of Graduate Studies and the Institute of Medical Science and Department of Pharmacology at the University of Toronto. I am not currently accepting students.
Contact
Phone: 416-864-5104
Fax: 416-864-5104
E-mail: DorianP@smh.ca
