Ernesto Schiffrin
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EducationUniversity of Buenos Aires (M.D., 1969);
McGill University (Ph.D., 1980) [1] [2]
McGill University (Ph.D., 1980) [1] [2]
FieldsMedicine
Cardiology
Cardiology
InstitutionsMcGill University, Jewish General Hospital
Ernesto L. Schiffrin | |
|---|---|
 Schiffrin speaking at Hypertension Canada | |
| Education | University of Buenos Aires (M.D., 1969); McGill University (Ph.D., 1980) [1] [2] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Medicine Cardiology |
| Institutions | McGill University, Jewish General Hospital |
Ernesto Luis Schiffrin CM FRSC is an Argentinian-Canadian physician and researcher specialized in cardiovascular diseases.
Schiffrin is a distinguished James McGill[3] Professor of Medicine at the Department of Medicine, McGill University .[4] Canada Research Chair in Hypertension and Vascular Research at the Lady Davis Institute, and Physician-in-Chief at Jewish General Hospital.[citation needed]
He is known in the cardiovascular research community for his contributions to the understanding of the role of angiotensin II, aldosterone and endothelin hormones in the remodeling mechanisms of small resistance arteries .[5]
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