Paul W Armstrong

Paul W Armstrong
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB, Canada

Paul Armstrong is a Distinguished University Professor with the Department of Medicine (Cardiology) at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He is the Director of the Canadian VIGOUR Centre (Virtual Coordinating Centre for Global Collaborative Cardiovascular Research) and the founding and past President of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. He serves in a variety of key advisory roles; formerly on the FDA Cardiovascular and Renal Drug Advisory Committee and currently on the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association's ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction Guidelines Writing Committee. He also serves in a broad range of consultative, editorial and research review roles and has received numerous awards for scholarly contributions. In 2009 he was a recipient of the Canadian Institute of Health Research-Canadian Medical Association Journal's Top Achievements in Canadian Health Research Award for "Transforming the Care of Myocardial Infarction." He has published extensively, frequently lectures in academic forums nationally and internationally, and plays a leadership role in a number of ongoing cardiovascular clinical trials. Dr. Armstrong has a lifelong commitment to the enhancement of health care and the education and training of cardiovascular research professionals. He is an attending Cardiologist at the University of Alberta Hospital, with particular interest and expertise in acute coronary care and heart failure.