Samy Suissa
Preventive Cardiology
Jewish General Hospital
About
Samy Suissa works in Preventive Cardiology affiliated with Jewish General Hospital.
Samy Suissa is a Distinguished James McGill Professor in the Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and of Medicine at McGill University. He serves as the Director of the Centre for Clinical Epidemiology at the Lady Davis Institute of the Jewish General Hospital in Montreal, Canada. His research includes pharmacoepidemiological studies on medications for chronic diseases such as cardiovascular conditions.
Research focus
Pharmacoepidemiology of cardiovascular medicationsStatin therapy for diabetes and heart disease preventionDrug effects on ischemic stroke riskObservational studies on antihypertensive drugsRisk and benefit assessment of drugs for cardiovascular diseases
Impact
738 pubs · 49,507 cites · h-index 110
Training
PhD
University of Florida
1982
Affiliations
Work Experience
McGill University
1997 - Present
Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital
2009 - Present