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Louise Pilote, MD, PhD

Academic title(s): 

Professor of Medicine, James ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Chair Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine

Louise Pilote, MD, PhD
Contact Information
Address: 

5252 De Maisonneuve Blvd, Office 2B.39
Montréal, QC H4A 3S5

Phone: 
514-934-1934, ext 44722 or 34667
Area(s): 
Cardiovascular Disease
Biography: 

Dr. Louise Pilote is a tenured Professor of Medicine at ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University, holding a James ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ chair since 2008. She is a member of the department of medicine in the divisions of general internal medicine (as ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ division chief 2006-2016), clinical epidemiology and experimental medicine and associate member of the department of epidemiology, biostatistics and occupational health at the ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University Health Center

Current research: 

As a clinician scientist, Dr. Pilote has directed several research initiatives that led to important new insights into the determinants of premature coronary disease and the role of sex and gender in its diagnosis, treatment and outcomes. She is an international leader in the generation and translation of new knowledge about sex and gender differences in cardiovascular disease and is a principal investigator of the CIHR Vascular network.

Her work on the comparative effectiveness and safety of cardiac drugs and devices and on regional variations in access to care impacted quality of cardiovascular care internationally. She is a principal investigator of the CAnadian Network for Advanced Interdisciplinary Methods for comparative effectiveness research (CAN-AIM) team, funded by CIHR to develop novel methods to study drug safety and effectiveness.

Selected publications: 

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