Dr. Chi-Ming Chow, Cardiologist, Toronto, ON

Dr. Chi-Ming Chow

Dr. Chi-Ming Chow

MD FPRCP, FACC
Cardiologist
Toronto, ON
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Dr. Chi-Ming Chow Bio

Dr. Chi-Ming Chow , Cardiologist is an attending staff cardiologist at St. Michael’s Hospital. He is an associate professor in the Department of Medicine, University of Toronto. He has an undergraduate degree in computer science from Brown University, USA. He completed his Doctor of Medicine (1990) at McGill University (Montréal, Québec) and a Masters of Science in Epidemiology at McGill University (1997). He completed his training in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine and Cardiology at McGill University.

Dr. Chi-Ming Chow , Cardiologist   then pursued his clinical and research echocardiography fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University before joining the Division of Cardiology at St. Michael’s Hospital in 2001. Clinically he specializes in non-invasive cardiac imaging, in particular echocardiography and stress echocardiography.

Dr. Chi-Ming Chow , Cardiologist is the Director of the Echocardiography Laboratory at St. Michael's Hospital. Currently, he is the president of the Canadian Society of Echo (CSE) and the president of the Chinese Canadian Medical Society (CCMS). He also speaks Cantonese and Mandarin fluently.Dr. Chi-Ming Chow , Cardiologist currently takes care of many GTA Chinese speaking patients in his practice. His academic interests include medical informatics and he has authored many popular medical education software programs (e.g. CardioMath, ECG Made Simple, iCCS for the Canadian Cardiovascular Society, iASE Guidelines App for the American Society of Echocardiography, CDA Clinical Practice Guidelines, iSVU Guidelines for the Society for Vascular Ultrasound, and Choosing Wisely Canada). These medical software programs are being used by healthcare professionals and students worldwide. His other current areas of research include ethnic differences in cardiovascular disease, investigating new technologies in non-invasive imaging and using medical informatics to improve patient care.

Dr. Chi-Ming Chow , Cardiologist had won multiple local and national teaching awards to recognize his teaching and innovation in medical education. Some of his awards include the CCS Distinguished Teacher Award in 2015, the Ruedy Award for Innovation in Medical Education presented by the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada and the Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine and the 2009 William Goldie Prize for Innovation by the Department of Medicine, University of Toronto. He has authored multiple peer-reviewed journals and presented in local, national and international scientific meetings.

Dr. Chi-Ming Chow , Cardiologist is a media spokesperson for the Heart and Stroke Foundation; and the Vice-President of the Chinese Canadian Council, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario. He participates actively in health promotion and research among ethnic Chinese. To recognize his service to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario, he won the Award for Volunteer Excellence in 2007 and the Rick Gallop Award for Pioneering Leadership in 2008. In 2010, he was awarded the ACCE Best Community Service Award, and in 2012 he was awarded the Chinese Canadian Legend Award by the Asian Business Network Association in recognition of his service to the community.

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A local cardiologist can also work with your other healthcare providers, from your local registered dietitian to your local Pilates instructor.Atrial fibrillation is an irregular heartbeat, also called an arrhythmia, that can increase your risk of heart failure, stroke, blood clots and other heart conditions. A normal heart contracts and relaxes to a regular beat, but if you have atrial fibrillation, the atria (upper chambers) beat out of sync with the ventricles (lower chambers).

During a coronary angioplasty, a thin, flexible tube called a catheter is inserted into an artery, typically in the groin or wrist, and guided to the blocked or narrowed coronary artery. The catheter is equipped with a deflated balloon at its tip. Once the catheter reaches the target area, the balloon is inflated, which compresses the plaque against the artery walls and widens the artery, restoring blood flow.

In many cases, the angioplasty procedure is followed by the placement of a stent. A stent is a small, mesh-like metal tube that is inserted into the artery  of the heart after the balloon is inflated. The stent helps to keep the artery open and prevents it from re-narrowing. There are two main types of stents: bare-metal stents and drug-eluting stents. Drug-eluting stents are coated with medications that help reduce the risk of the artery re-narrowing.

Coronary angioplasty is typically performed under local anesthesia, and the patient is awake during the procedure. It is considered a minimally invasive procedure and has become a common treatment option for coronary artery disease. It can relieve symptoms such as chest pain (angina) and improve blood flow to the heart, thereby reducing the risk of heart attacks and other complications associated with CAD. The Canadain Medical Association

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Education

  • McGill University
    Doctor of Medicine
    - 1990
  • Masters of Science in Epidemiology at McGill University
    Internal Medicine, Cardiology
    - 1997
  • Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University
    Clinical and Research Echocardiography

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    Dr. Chi-Ming Chow, Cardiologist, Toronto, ON is a great Cardiologist that would I recompensed to anyone.
    Submitted: February 16, 2017
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    Dr. Chi-Ming Chow, Cardiologist, Toronto, ON is an Excellent cardiologist who I would recommend to anyone looking for a good doctor.
    Submitted: December 06, 2016
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    Cannot say enough good things about Dr. Chi-Ming Chow a Cardiologist in Toronto at Sunnybrook hospital in downtown Toronto. Extremely education and gave me lots of good information to get me started on my recovery from a heart attack. Would recommend Dr. Chi-Ming Chow to anyone.
    Submitted: January 14, 2016

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