Prof. Harriette Van Spall

McMaster University, Canada

Dr. Van Spall is a cardiologist, data scientist, and clinical trialist with expertise in heart failure, health research methodology, and implementation science. Her research is funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, and Ontario's Ministry of Health and Long Term Care. She has garnered more than $5.0 million in operating grants and awards; has presented her work at late breaking clinical trial sessions at major international cardiovascular conferences; and has published research in high-impact medical journals, including JAMA, Lancet, European Heart Journal, Circulation, and JACC.

Dr. Van Spall is engaged in the international scientific community as an invited speaker and media correspondent, a peer reviewer at Canadian and international federal grant agencies, an editorial board member at a few high-impact journals, and a member of international cardiovascular society committees and research networks. A champion of equity, diversity, and inclusion in the research enterprise, she has a strong record of mentorship to several diverse Canadian and international trainees, who have successfully won grant funding and published in top medical journals under her supervision.

Dr. Van Spall obtained Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Medicine degrees from the University of Toronto, where she completed her residency and clinical fellowship programs. She obtained a Master of Public Health degree at the Harvard School of Public Health. She is an Associate Professor of Medicine at McMaster University and a mother of two school-aged children