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  • Professor 

    Max Rady College of Medicine
    Internal Medicine
    Room Y3531, Bergen Cardiac Care Centre
    University of Manitoba
    St. Boniface Hospital, 409 Tache Avenue
    Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R2H 2A6

    Phone: 204-258-1290  
    Fax: 204-233-2157
    djassal@sbgh.mb.ca

Research achievements

Research summary

Dr. Jassal’s research focuses on the complementary use of multimodality cardiovascular imaging in the non-invasive assessment of heart failure syndromes.

Using a combination of echocardiography (ultrasound of the heart), cardiac computed tomography (CT), and cardiac MRI, the Cardiovascular Imaging Laboratory at St. Boniface Albrechtsen Research Centre is dedicated to translational research in the fields of cardio-oncology, women’s heart health, and sudden cardiac death.

Research themes

  • Cardio-oncology
  • Sports cardiology
  • Women’s heart health  

Research interests

  • Chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity
  • Multimodality cardiovascular imaging
  • Women’s heart health

Keywords

  • Cardiac computed tomography (cardiac CT)
  • Cardio-oncology
  • Chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity
  • Echocardiography
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
  • Marathon
  • Sudden cardiac death

Research affiliations

  • Principal Investigator, Cardiovascular Imaging Laboratory, Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences (ICS)
  • Adjunct Senior Scientist, Research Institute in Oncology and Hematology (RIOH)
  • Affiliated Scientist, Canadian Centre for Agri-Food Research in Health and Medicine (CCARM)

Research groups

Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface Albrechtsen Research Centre

Biography

Dr. Davinder Jassal a full professor of medicine, radiology, and physiology and pathophysiology. As head of the section of cardiology in the department of internal medicine, University of Manitoba, Dr. Jassal is also a member of the Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences as the principal investigator of the Cardiovascular Imaging Laboratory.

Dr. Jassal joined the Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba in 2006 as an academic clinician scientist, where half of his time is devoted to patient care in the acute cardiac care unit (ACCU) and cardiac imaging and the other half devoted to translational research in the field of cardio-oncology.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, University of Manitoba (1994 - 1998)

Bachelor of Science in Medicine Research Degree, University of Manitoba (1994 - 1998)

Bachelor of Science, University of Manitoba (1991 - 1994)

International Baccalaureate Degree, Sisler High School (1990 - 1991)

Residency, General Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba (1998 - 2001)

Residency, Adult Cardiology, Dalhousie University (2001 – 2004)

Clinical and Research Cardiac Echo/CT/MRI Fellowship (2004 – 2006)

Awards

2021:

  • St. Boniface Hospital Ron Duhamel Innovation Award

2018:

  • Canadian Society for Clinical Investigation/Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Henry Friesen Award and Lecture

2016:

  • Doctors Manitoba Scholastic Award for Scholarly Activity in the Health Professionals

2015:

  • Morley Lertzman Teaching Award, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba
  • Research Manitoba Mid-Career Research Award

 

Contact us

Internal Medicine
Room GC430, Health Sciences Centre
820 Sherbrook Street
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB R3A 1R9 Canada

204-787-7772
204-787-4826