Title and Address:

Vidal Essebag MD, PhD, FRCPC, FACC, FHRS

Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology, McGill University Health Centre

Professor of Medicine, McGill University

Senior Scientist, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

1650 Cedar ave., Division of Cardiology, Room E5.200

Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3G 1A4

Vidal Essebag MD, PhD, FRCPC, FACC, FHRS

Directeur d'électrophysiologie cardiaque, Centre universitaire de santé McGill

Professeur titulaire de médecine, Université McGill

Scientifique senior, Institut de recherche du Centre universitaire de santé McGill

1650, avenue Cedar, Division de cardiologie, salle E5.200

Montréal, Québec, Canada, H3G 1A4

Short Biography

Dr. Vidal Essebag completed his MD, cardiology training, MSc and PhD in epidemiology and biostatistics at McGill University (Montreal, Canada). He subsequently completed a clinical and research fellowship in cardiac electrophysiology at Harvard University (Boston, United States) under Dr. Mark E. Josephson. He is Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology at the McGill University Health Centre, Professor of Medicine at McGill University, and a Clinician Scientist supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Fonds de recherche du Québec - Santé (FRQS).

Dr. Essebag currently has over 170 publications in peer-reviewed journals and is a principal investigator or co-investigator in several clinical trials including ablation of atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia, defibrillator and cardiac resynchronization therapy and peri-operative anticoagulation management. He has also been actively involved in national guideline committees including atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, implantable cardiac defibrillators, and cardiac resynchronization therapy.