Head, Division of Cardiology, St. Paul’s Hospital
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology,
University of British Columbia
Medical Director, Healthy Heart Program, St. Paul’s Hospital, Cardiologist, Heart Transplantation and Heart Failure Programs,
St. Paul’s Hospital
www.ubc.ca
Andrew Ignaszewski received his medical training in Poland. He arrived in Canada in 1983 and completed his Internal Medicine training at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia before moving to University of Alberta where he finished his Adult Cardiology training. In 1994, he was recruited for medical leadership of a premier cardiac rehabilitation and prevention program at St. Paul’s Hospital.
Andrew is the Medical Director of the Healthy Heart Program at St. Paul’s Hospital, a cardiologist with the Heart Function Clinic at St. Paul’s Hospital designed to look after all aspects of cardiac care for patients with congestive heart failure and a Cardiologist with the Heart Transplant Program at St. Paul’s Hospital. Until November 1999, he was the Medical Director of the British Columbia Transplant Society.
Andrew’s research interests are cardiac rehabilitation and prevention, heart failure and patient outcomes following various cardiovascular interventions. He has published 37 papers and 72 abstracts in these areas. He is also involved in the teaching of medical students and medical residents at St. Paul’s Hospital and has received teaching awards from the University of British Columbia.
