Karin Humphries
Program Head – Cardiovascular Health, D.SC., M.SC., MBA, FAHA
After completing undergraduate work in biochemistry and kinesiology, followed by a master’s degree in Experimental Pathology, Dr. Karin Humphries completed her doctoral degree in Epidemiology and Health Services Research at Erasmus University in the Netherlands.
Research Interests
- Outcomes after coronary revascularization (PCI, CABG)
- Sex differences in diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes of patients with coronary disease
- Health services research—evidence-based medication use post-AMI
- Cardiovascular epidemiology
Her current work is mostly focused on sex and gender differences in the diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes in subjects with coronary artery disease.
Additional Affiliations
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Associate Professor, Emeritus, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, UBC
UBC-Heart and Stroke Foundation -
Professor in Women’s Cardiovascular Health
Steering Committee Member, Canadian Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Team
Media Coverage
- Health Matters: Report finds inequities put women’s heart and brain health at risk (Global News, February 2023)
- Every 22 minutes a Canadian woman dies of a heart attack. Most of those deaths are preventable (CBC News, September 2022)
- Health Matters: Research is vital in the fight against heart disease and stroke (Global News, May 2021)
- Heart disease in women is under-diagnosed, under-treated and under-researched: Heart and Stroke report (Global News, January 2018)
- Raising heart disease awareness among women (Global News, June 2015)
