Clinician Scientist
CCS, CCTN, CHFS, CANCARE,CSE, Canada
Dr. Billia is an associate professor at the University Toronto's Department of Medicine. After completing her medical and research training at the University of Toronto, Dr. Billia finished a postdoc fellowship with the world-renowned Dr. Tak W. Mak at the Campbell Family Institute for Cancer Research in Toronto. As a Toronto General Hospital Research Institute senior scientist, Dr. Billia leads a team that studies the molecular mechanisms involved in heart failure and cardiac regeneration. In addition, she is also interested in understanding the mechanism that drive the inflammatory state in patients with heart failure and cardiogenic shock through clonal hematopoiesis. At University Health Network, Dr. Phyllis Billia is a heart failure clinician with a focus on end-stage heart failure, mechanical circulatory support and cardiogenic shock.