Dr. Jason Andrade

Dr. Jason Andrade

Professor

BSc, MD, FRCPC, FCCS, FESC, FHRS, FEHRA

Biography

Dr. Jason Andrade is the director of the Centre for Heart Rhythm Disorders at DCI and director of electrophysiology at VGH. Dr. Andrade also holds an appointment at the Montreal Heart Institute. He is a professor of medicine at UBC and an assistant professor at the Université de Montréal.

His research centres on atrial fibrillation and catheter ablation. He has contributed to Canadian guidelines for atrial fibrillation and device therapy, held leadership roles with the Canadian Heart Rhythm Society and Cardiac Services BC, and authored scientific papers, textbooks and educational resources. His work has received national research and teaching recognition.

Dr. Andrade has authored over 350 scientific publications, predominantly in the domain of atrial fibrillation. His publications can be found in journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet, Circulation, the European Heart Journal, Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), and the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). As a result of these contributions, he has been recognized as a “Highly Ranked Scholar”, placing fifth worldwide for atrial fibrillation research and third for catheter ablation research.

Dr. Andrade has received numerous awards including the Canadian Institute of Health Research CIHR-ICRH/CCS Mid-Career Lecturer Award in Cardiovascular Sciences, the Vancouver Medical, Dental and Allied Staff Association Scientific Achievement award, the Canadian Heart Rhythm Society George Klein Award, the Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Research (UBC), the Donald M Whitelaw Award, the Alumni Achievement Award (Ottawa), the Robert E. Beamish Award, the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Clinical Investigator Scholar Award, the CCS Bayer Award, the Joseph J. Diamond Memorial Prize for Research, the Peter J Armanious Award and was recognized by the Vancouver Whitecaps as Frontline Hero of the Match.

Dr. Andrade is the author of several textbooks, book chapters and apps. He has delivered more than 560 national and international lectures, and has acted as a consultant to regulatory agencies, medicolegal matters and to the film and television industry.

Publications

European heart journal. Cardiovascular pharmacotherapy

Risk of bleeding with the concurrent use of amiodarone and DOACs: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Michael F, Quevillon T, Maisonneuve S, Jackevicius CA, Crystal E, Parkash R, Andrade JG, Healey JS, Ko DT, Shurrab M

Circulation

Pulsed Field Ablation of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation With Continuous Electrocardiographic Monitoring Follow-Up: ADVANTAGE AF Phase 2.

Reddy VY, Gerstenfeld EP, Schmidt B, Andrade JG, Nair D, Natale A, Saliba W, Sommer P, Metzner A, Verma A, Hounshell T, Amin A, Gentlesk P, Weiner S, Cuoco FA, Kim J, Turagam MK, Tomassoni G, Patel C, Issa Z, Shehata M, Anderson AM, Stoltz TJ, Raybuck JD, Schwartz T, Sutton BS, Mansour M,

The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques

Current Practices of Cardiac Monitoring and Early Rhythm-Control Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke Prevention.

Yogendrakumar V, Ayan D, Field TS, Andrade JG, Saposnik G, Hill MD, Sposato LA

The New England journal of medicine

Heart Rhythm Interventions – Devil in the Details.

Andrade JG

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Cryoballoon Ablation as Initial Treatment for Atrial Fibrillation: JACC State-of-the-Art Review.

Andrade JG, Wazni OM, Kuniss M, Hawkins NM, Deyell MW, Chierchia GB, Nissen S, Verma A, Wells GA, Turgeon RD