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Pulmonary Hypertension (PH)

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a serious and progressive cardiopulmonary condition disease, defined by an elevation of pulmonary artery pressure.  Optimal management, including medical therapy, depends upon an accurate diagnosis, a dedicated team consisting of knowledgeable physicians and allied healthcare providers, and a familiarity with the available PAH-specific medications, their benefits, and their side effects. Based on Canadian and international expert consensus, it is strongly recommended that PAH patients should be managed at PH centres with demonstrated expertise. 

The McMaster University PH Program at St. Joseph’s Health Healthcare is a Nationally Recognized site of PH excellence. The program specializes in the comprehensive consultative and longitudinal care of patients with all forms of PH. We provide state-of-the-art diagnosis and treatment recommendations, working as a team to review each case thoroughly so as to optimize disease and symptom management. Focus is applied to both clinical excellence and the application of the clinical experience to innovative research projects utilizing both local and national registry data.

The PH program at McMaster strives to advance patient care, research, education, and leadership in the realm of pulmonary vascular disease.

Team

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Sarah Alrasheed

Clinical Fellow

2023-2024

Anastasia Chouvalov

RN, MSc

Patient Care and Research Coordinator

Jenielle Findlater

Administrative Assistant

Andrea Gardner

RN BSN

Clinical Nurse Coordinator

Research Coordinator

Nathan Hambly

Nathan Hambly

Associate Professor

Department of Medicine

(905) 525-9140 x 36704

Moaaz Rashad

Clinical Fellow

2023-2024

PH Program

PH Referral Form 2024

PH Research

 

Canadian Pulmonary Hypertension Registry (CPHR) – https://phacanada.ca/Research/Canadian-PH-Registry

For more information regarding pulmonary hypertension research opportunities, please contact PH Research Nurse Coordinator Andrea Gardner at 905-522-1155 ext. 33626

Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Fellowship

The McMaster University PH Program at St. Joseph’s Health Healthcare is a Nationally Recognized site of PH excellence. We review approximately 125 consultations annually and manage a prevalent population of 150 patients with Group 1 PAH and CTEPH. Given our location within the Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, the emphasis is also applied to the evaluation and management of Group 3 PH and sarcoid-related PH. Focus is applied to both clinical excellence and the application of the clinical experience to innovative research projects utilizing both local and national registry data.

Further information regarding the ILD fellowship program can be found at: https://medicine.healthsci.mcmaster.ca/divisions/respirology/respirology-education/respirology-interstitial-lung-disease-fellowship/

PH Patient Education

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