Paul Hendry
Dr. Paul Hendry is a Canadian cardiac surgeon based in Ottawa, Ontario. He is notable in the COVID-19 pandemic due to his position with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario.
Education
Dr. Hendry earned his MD from the University of Ottawa in 1981, where he completed his Residency Training in Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery. During that time, he earned an MSc in Physiology.
Certifications
He is certified as a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (FRCPC) in General Surgery. In 1989, he received further certification in Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, and is a Diplomat of the American Board of Surgery.
Affiliations
Duke University
Following his residency, he undertook a research fellowship at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, for two years.
University of Ottawa (1990-present)
Dr. Hendry is a Professor of Cardiac Surgery at the University of Ottawa.1) He is also a Cardiac Surgeon and Director of the Mechanical Circulatory Devices Program at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, where he began as a staff surgeon in 1990.
Research
Dr. Hendry’s research interests and publications are in the areas of myocardial preservation, electrophysiology and surgery for heart failure, including the use of ventricular assist devices, left ventricular remodelling and transplantation.
Funding
Dr. Hendry has received research funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario.2)
1)
Hendry, Paul. University of Ottawa Heart Institute. Retrieved March 16, 2022, from https://archive.ph/I9a0Q
2)
Meirovich, Y. F., Veinot, J. P., Kuroski de Bold, M. L., Haddad, H., Davies, R. A., Masters, R. G., Hendry, P. J., & de Bold, A. J. (2008). Relationship Between Natriuretic Peptides and Inflammation: Proteomic Evidence Obtained During Acute Cellular Cardiac Allograft Rejection in Humans. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 27(1), 31–37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2007.09.025