Rhian M. Touyz
Preventive Cardiology
McGill University Health Centre
About
Rhian M. Touyz works in Preventive Cardiology affiliated with McGill University Health Centre.
Rhian M. Touyz is the Executive Director and Chief Scientific Officer of the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre in Montreal, Canada. She is a Professor in the Division of Cardiology within the Department of Medicine at McGill University and holds the Canada Research Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine. Her research investigates the molecular and vascular mechanisms of hypertension and associated cardiovascular diseases.
Research focus
Hypertension Pathophysiology and ManagementVascular Biology and Redox SignalingCardiometabolic DiseaseRenin-Angiotensin SystemCardiovascular Toxicity of Anti-Cancer Drugs
Impact
1,068 pubs · 133,055 cites · h-index 140
Training
PhD
University of the Witwatersrand
1992
MBBCh
University of the Witwatersrand
1984
BSc
University of the Witwatersrand
1980
Affiliations
Work Experience
Executive Director and Chief Scientific Officer
Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre · 2021 - Present
Professor, Division of Cardiology
McGill University · 2021 - Present
Director of the Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences
University of Glasgow · 2011 - 2021
Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Hypertension
University of Ottawa · 2005 - 2011
Staff Scientist and Professor
Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal · 1996 - 2005