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François Lespérance

Preventive Cardiology
Université de Montréal

About

François Lespérance works in Preventive Cardiology affiliated with Université de Montréal.

François Lespérance is a full professor and director of the Department of Psychiatry and Addictology at the Université de Montréal. He practices first-line psychiatry at CIUSSS Centre-Sud and provides outpatient follow-ups. He has conducted numerous clinical studies on the impact of mental health on patients with cardiac problems.

Research focus

Depression in coronary artery diseasePsychosocial interventions for myocardial infarction recoveryImpact of anxiety on cardiac eventsTreatment of depression in heart failure patientsGender differences in depression and cardiac prognosis

Impact

124 pubs · 14,169 cites · h-index 47

Training

  • Executive MBA

    HEC Montréal and McGill University

    2015

  • Specialization in Psychiatry

    Université de Montréal

    1989

Affiliations

Work Experience

Director of the Department of Psychiatry and Addictology

Université de Montréal

Professor of Psychiatry

Université de Montréal · 1989 - Present

Psychiatrist

Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal · 2001 - Present

Affiliated Professional

Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Publications