CVUS team
Physicians
Dr. Luc Mertens MD, PhD
Section Head of Echocardiography, Sr. Associate Scientist, Professor of Paediatrics (University of Toronto)
Dr. Mark Friedberg MD
Staff Cardiologist, Sr. Associate Scientist, Professor of Paediatrics (University of Toronto)
Dr. Edgar Jaeggi MD, FRCP (CP)
Head of Fetal Cardiac Program, Professor of Paediatrics (University of Toronto)
Dr. Lindsay R. Freud MD, FASE
Associate Director of Fetal Cardiac Program, Associate Professor of Paediatrics (University of Toronto)
Dr. Andreea Dragulescu MD, PhD
Staff Cardiologist, Associate Professor (University of Toronto)
Dr. Conall Morgan MB BCh BaO, FRCPC
Staff Cardiologist, Assistant Professor of Paediatrics (University of Toronto)
Dr. Vitor Guerra MD, PhD
Staff Cardiologist, Assistant Professor of Paediatrics (University of Toronto)
Sonographers
Nurse Coordinators and Management
Bianca Perro HBSc
Clinical Research Project Manager
Fellows
Dr. Safwat Aly MD, MSc, FAAP
Clinical Echo Fellow
Research Topics: Impact of obesity on repaired tetralogy of Fallot; Myocardial fibrosis in Ebstein’s anomaly; Hemodynamic changes in single ventricle patients through staged palliation
Dr. Matthew Henry BA (Hons), BMBS, DCH, FRACP
Clinical Research Fellow, PhD Candidate
Research Topic: Blood speckle tracking and Mechanical Wave imaging in paediatrics using Ultrafast Ultrasound
Dr. Yalin Lin MDCM, MSc
Fetal Clinical Fellow
Research Topic: Fetal echo outcomes-based research
Dr. Minh B. Nguyen MD
Clinical Research Fellow
Research Topics: Coronary Ultrafast Doppler Angiography; Ultrafast Ultrasound; Diastolic function
Dr. Adrienn Szabo MD
Fetal Clinical Research Fellow
Research Topics: Hemodynamic effects of acute maternal hyperoxygenation in the fetus; Prenatal cardiac findings associated with perinatal outcomes in TGA; Pacing & cardiovascular effects of isolated congenital complete heart block
Dr. Maelys Venet MD, MSc
Clinical Echo Fellow
Research Topics: Ultrafast ultrasound imaging, right ventricle stiffness, ventricular remodeling in Tetralogy of Fallot
Dr. Kana Yazaki MD, PhD
Research Fellow
Research Topic: Patterns of right ventricular remodeling and regional mechanics in relation to right ventricular function and clinical outcomes in children with congenital and acquired heart disease
Research coordinators
Research coordinators facilitate study recruitment, guide the volunteers and their families on the day of their participation and manage the progress of research studies.
Research students
Our research students come from the University of Toronto, elsewhere in Canada and internationally. They assist in data analysis, study recruitment and study process.
