Simon Bacon

Preventive Cardiology

Concordia University

About

Simon Bacon works in Preventive Cardiology affiliated with Concordia University.

Simon L. Bacon is a Full Professor in the Department of Health, Kinesiology, and Applied Physiology at Concordia University. He serves as Co-Director of the Montreal Behavioural Medicine Centre at CIUSSS-NIM. He is also a researcher at the Research Centre of Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal and an associate researcher at the Montréal Heart Institute.

Research focus

Hypertension ManagementBehavioral Interventions for Cardiovascular DiseaseHeart Rate Variability and Autonomic ControlExercise Therapy in Cardiac HealthStress Management in Heart Disease

Impact

615 pubs · 13,080 cites · h-index 52

Training

PhD in Sport and Exercise Sciences
University of Birmingham
2001
MSc in Sport and Exercise
De Montfort University
1997
BSc in Medicinal Chemistry
University of Warwick
1995

Affiliations

Work Experience

Full Professor

Concordia University · 2014 - Present

Co-Director

Montreal Behavioural Medicine Centre, CIUSSS-NIM · 2006 - Present

Associate Professor

Concordia University · 2010 - 2014

Assistant Professor

Concordia University · 2005 - 2010

Director

Cardiovascular Psychophysiology Unit, City Hospital, Birmingham · 1998 - 2001

Publications