Mar 10, 2020

Dr. Phyllis Billia in Toronto Life

Head and shoulders photo of Dr. Phyllis Billia, smiling.

Head and shoulders photo of Dr. Phyllis Billia, smiling.Congratulations to Dr. Phyllis Billia, cross-appointed to U of T Physiology and Director of Research at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre and Co-Director of the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre biobank who was profiled in Toronto Life this week.

"The motivation behind all of my research are my patients—those with end-stage heart failure. They are among the sickest and most complex patient populations. My goal is to improve not simply their quantity, but their quality of life. My research is focused on how we can use regenerated heart cells to help the heart repair itself following a heart attack…and therefore stop the onset of heart failure."

Read the whole article here.