Dr. Victor Huckell, Cardiologist, Vancouver, BC

Dr. Victor Huckell Clinical Professor Dr. Victor F. Huckell earned his degree in Medicine from the University of British Columbia, Canada and is certified by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in both Internal Medicine and Cardiology (FRCPC). During the 1960’s as a student at the University of British Columbia, Dr. Huckell was the recipient of numerous undergraduate awards ranging from Government of British Columbia Scholarships to the Yates Memorial Award, the Mosby Scholarship Award, the Florence Heighway Medical Award, the Dr. A. E. Trites Memorial Prize in Obstetrics and Cardiology, The H. Rock Robinson Prize in Surgery, The Dr. A. B. Schinbein Memorial Scholarship, The Hamber Scholarship in Medicine, and the Dean MM Weaver Gold Medal. As a postgraduate trainee his achievements were no less impressive, having received the PARI-BC Award for Teaching and Excellence and various other service and teaching awards. Having been a general practitioner on Vancouver Island from 1970 to 1972 he returned to the University of British Columbia where he held various positions at the Vancouver General Hospital in association with the University of British Columbia including Chief Medical Resident. He then moved to Toronto where he served as Senior and then Chief Resident in Cardiology at the Toronto Hospital in association with the University of Toronto. In 1978, Dr. Huckell returned to Vancouver. He currently serves as a Clinical Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) at the University of British Columbia; Invasive Cardiologist, on Staff at the Vancouver General Hospital. He has continued to receive numerous awards for teaching endeavors; including the University of British Columbia Excellence in Teaching Award (Killam Award), the St. Paul’s Hospital Bruce Shallard Lecturer award (Distinguished Teaching), the Canadian Cardiovascular Society Distinguished Teacher Award, the UBC Division of Cardiology Clinical Mentor Award, the Canadian Cardiovascular Society Visionary Award twice, the UBC Department of Medicine Master Teacher Award, the UBC Clinical Faculty Award for Career Excellence in Clinical Teaching, and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. Since 1978, Dr. Huckell has held numerous teaching positions and served on numerous committees. For example, in 1981 he founded and served as Director of the British Columbia Cardiac Society and in 1985 he served as Regional Governor of the American Heart Association Council on Clinical Cardiology. In 1978, he became the first Postgraduate Training Program Director for Cardiology at the University of British Columbia and was responsible for creating a new Subspecialty Training Program. In 1988, Dr. Huckell co-founded and directed the Congenital Heart Advisory Team subsequently renamed as the Pacific Adult Congenital Heart (PACH) Group – an interdisciplinary group for adults with congenital heart disease. As a follow-up 3 years later, he co-founded the Canadian Adult Congenital cardiac Heart Disease Network (CACH Network) a similar group with a national scope. He founded an annual national cardiology resident review course (National Consensus Conference or NATICON) which developed into the Canadian Cardiovascular Society Annual Resident Training Day. Other commitments to national and international teaching positions, professional societies and committees including being a previous director of the Heart and Stroke Foundations of both British Columbia and Canada, Counselor of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society, past Chair of the Royal College Specialty Committee on Cardiology, previous member of the UBC Medical School of Admission Committee, previous member of the UBC Clinical Faculty Committee, and past regional Governor for the American College of Cardiology. He is currently a member of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society Continuing Professional Development Committee, its External Relations Committee and its Membership Committee as well as being President-Elect of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society Academy. In addition to his Fellowships with the Royal College of Canada he is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, Fellow of the American Heart Association, Fellow of the Society for Cardiac Angiography and Intervention, Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology, a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine (Cardiology) and an American Society of Hypertension Clinical Hypertension Specialist. He is as noted above a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of British Columbia. In this role he runs a busy teaching office Cardiology practice and has had the privilege of mentoring over 520 Residents and 310 4th year Medical Students to date. He is the Director of Education and is on the executive committee for the UBC Division of Cardiology. In addition to his teaching responsibilities, Dr. Huckell has delivered more than 2005 presentations on Cardiology and patterns of practice. He has co-authored 4 National Practice Guidelines (Adult Congenital Heart disease, Women and Cardiovascular Health, Peripheral Arterial Disease, Stable Ischemic Heart Disease), 53 peer-reviewed articles, 66 abstracts, 2 textbook chapters and 41 non-peers reviewed papers. He has also created 59 special education projects including enduring materials such as teaching DVD’s, CDs and educational facilitation guides. He has expertise in developing effective teaching techniques for enhancing the patterns of practice for busy clinical practitioners. He also has established particular expertise in adult congenital heart disease, valvular heart disease and obstetrical cardiology.

Dr. Victor Huckell , Cardiologist, 2775 Laurel St in Vancouver BC, V5Z 1M9 Is in good standing with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Dr. Victor Huckell , Cardiologist, 2775 Laurel St in Vancouver BC, V5Z 1M9is in good standing with the   Canadian Cardiovascular Association and the Canadian Medical Association

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Dr. Victor Huckell , Cardiologist, 2775 Laurel St in Vancouver BC, V5Z 1M9

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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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