Dr. Robert Stanley Sheldon
Positions
Professor
Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Cardiac Sciences
Professor
Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Medicine
Professor
Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Medical Genetics
Cardiologist
Arrhythmia Clinic
Cardiac Electrophysiologist
CIED Clinic
Member
Libin Cardiovascular Institute
Contact information
Phone number
Office: 403.220.8191
Location
Office: HRIC GAA06
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Background
Educational Background
B.S. Biochemistry, Bishop's University, 1969
Doctor of Medicine Medicine, University of Toronto, 1981
Doctor of Philosophy Biological Sciences, University of Colorado, 1973
Biography
Dr Robert Sheldon received his PhD in Molecular Biology at the University of Colorado in 1973 and completed a postdoctoral fellowship with Sydney Brenner, then received an MD from the University of Toronto in 1981. He is a cardiac arrhythmia specialist and Professor of Cardiac Sciences, Medicine, and Medical Genetics at the University of Calgary, and among other roles was Senior Vice President Research, Alberta Health Services and Associate Dean Clinical Research, University of Calgary. He was on the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Governing Council and its committees for 9 years. He is a Fellow of the Heart Rhythm Society, Canadian Cardiovascular Society, and the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. His research program is in cardiovascular autonomic physiology and its disorders, among which is vasovagal syncope. It has a strong translational orientation, aimed at understanding the causes of syncope, and developing simple, accessible, and effective approaches to its diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment. This was recognized by the Annual Achievement Award of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society in 2016 and the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Arrhythmia Alliance in 2018.
Research
Areas of Research
Awards
- Fellow, Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, 2008
- Chair, Standing Committee on Performance Measurement, Evaluation, Audit, 2005
- Chair, Standing Committee on Performance Measurement, Evaluation, Audit, CIHR, 2005
- Member, Executive Committee, CIHR, 2003
- Member, Governing Council, CIHR, 2003
- award, 1996
- commendation, 1985
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