Interventional Cardiology
CAIC
Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM)
Dr. Alexandra Bastiany, is an interventional cardiologist in Thunder Bay (Ontario), Canada.
She earned her medical degree and completed her Internal medicine and Cardiology training at the Université de Montréal (UdeM). She graduated with honors, as the UdeM Faculty of Medicine first Black valedictorian. Dr. Bastiany then successfully completed a fellowship in Interventional Cardiology in Alberta, making her the first Black female Canadian Interventional Cardiologist.
Dr. Bastiany is fluent in English, French, and Haitian Creole. She was born and raised in Montreal of Haitian parents and developed a strong interest in community work amongst visible minorities. She took direct action, and partnered with La Maison d’Haïti in Montreal, a community center in her childhood neighborhood.
She has also worked directly with other local community organizations, and started career days for minority and children from underserved communities, working to provide them with representation via professional role models.
Combining her expertise in cardiovascular disease and her passion for community work, Dr. Bastiany is actively working to decrease the race and gender biases leading to differences in standard of care and clinical outcomes.
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133 - TALES & MYSTERIES FROM THE CATH LAB
Thursday, October 24, 2024
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT