OUR TEAM

Margot Davis, MD

Margot Davis is a cardiologist at VGH and SPH and the Director of the UBC Cardiology-Oncology Program. She obtained her Bachelor of Science in Physiology at McGill University before attending medical school at the University of British Columbia. She stayed at UBC for her Internal Medicine residency and Cardiology fellowship and served as Chief Resident for both Medicine and Cardiology. She then completed fellowships in Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology and Cardio-Oncology & Cardiac Amyloidosis at Stanford University School of Medicine. She is also a candidate for a Masters of Science in clinical epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health.

Her research interests are focused on the prevention, diagnosis, and management of cardiotoxicity related to cancer therapy and the epidemiology of heart disease in cancer survivors. She also has interests in cardiac amyloidosis and advanced heart failure. She is a co-PI on the Canadian Cancer Society-funded ELEVATE trial of eplerenone for the prevention of anthracycline cardiotoxicity in breast cancer patients.

Sean Virani, MD

Dr. Virani is the Head of Cardiology at Providence Health Care and Physician Program Director for the Provincial Heart Centre at St. Paul’s Hospital.

A key opinion leader for heart failure in Canada, Dr. Virani is the Heart Failure Physician Lead and Senior Medical Advisor at Cardiac Services BC, Past-President and Chair of the Canadian Heart Failure Society as well as Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of British Columbia.

He completed his internal medicine and cardiology training at UBC before embarking on a sub-specialization in heart failure and cardiac transplantation at Stanford University. He also has a Master’s degree in Public Health from Columbia University with a focus on healthcare management. His professional interests include public policy related to health care delivery with specific reference to healthcare systems redesign and quality in the Canadian context.

Dr. Virani has authored a number of papers on chronic and acute decompensated heart failure and is a principal investigator on numerous research trials with extensive grant funding.

He is Co-Chair of the Canadian Cardio-Oncology Guidelines and is a primary panelist on the Canadian Heart Failure Guidelines. He is Co-Chair of the Provincial Advisory Panel on Cardiac Health and past Co-Chair of British Columbia’s Specialist Services Committee – a collaboration between the Doctors of BC and BC’s Ministry of Health. He also serves as Medical Director for HeartLife Foundation, Canada’s first and only patient-led national heart failure organization.

Suzanne Ho, RN

Amanda Knutson, MOA

Architectural rendering of the new St. Paul’s Hospital campus. Image source: Providence Health Care – The New St. Paul’s Hospital. This image depicts the future campus, not the clinic’s current location.

About The St. Paul’s Hospital Cardiac Amyloidosis Clinic

At your visit, you will first be seen by a nurse, followed by one of our two cardiologists, and possibly a trainee doctor. You may also be offered the opportunity to meet with our research staff to discuss studies you may be eligible for. Tests, including labs, ECG, imaging, and others, are arranged ahead of your visit. We take a history, perform an exam, and review and discuss your investigations with you. Your medications are always reviewed, so please bring your medications or a current list. You will have the chance to ask questions throughout. Between clinic visits, our nursing team remains available to support you.

What to expect at your appointment

  • What to bring:
    • Clinic questionnaire (initial consultation only)
    • List of current medications
    • Friend or family member if you wish
  • Please arrive 15 minutes early for your appointment
  • Initial consultations are typically 60-90 minutes in duration
  • Follow-up appointments are typically 30 minutes in duration

Contact Us

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 604-875-5759
Fax: 604-694-6432

St. Paul’s Hospital Address:
5 C/D-5th Floor, Providence Building
1081 Burrard Street
Vancouver BC
V6Z 1Y6