Yasbanoo Moayedi

I am an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiologist with a specific interest in reducing health inequities in communities by leveraging technology and mobile health. 

I firmly believe that excellence in patient care should be accessible to all individuals regardless of their location, socioeconomic status or background. Digital health has the potential to eliminate inequity in access to healthcare, and thus would become a key feature of my clinical practice.

Having pursued subspecialty training in Cardiology from 2012 to 2015, followed by a fellowship in Advanced Heart Failure Therapies at Toronto General Hospital, I sought to broaden my clinical and research skills and experiences with further training at Stanford University in Digital Health and Precision Medicine in July 2017. 

Upon my return home in September 2019, I recognized the value of additional education in translational research and enrolled in a Master’s in Translational Research at the University of Toronto. This program has taught me strategies to bring innovations from all fields to practical applications (i.e., to the bedside), incorporating communications with regulatory bodies, acquiring funding, interdisciplinary networking, and understanding patients’ needs.  My Capstone is focused on tailoring the digital experience to the First Nation need in Northern Ontario using community-based participatory research and knowledge translation with the community elders. It is with this hands-on exposure to cultural adaptations of digital health that we may be able to restore equality in healthcare delivery for all Canadians, including First Nation people and ethnic minorities. 

I have been involved in several innovative studies related to assessing heart failure patients’ prognosis using smartwatch technology. Our team received a Strategic Innovation Fund for Multiorgan Transplant to continue efforts with ReBoot 2.0 building from our pilot study to remotely monitor kidney, liver, and heart transplant recipients using personalized application tailoring.  We are in the midst of a revolutionary time in our field, as digital health and personalized medicine expand and evolve to bring clinical excellence to all people and populations.