Sherry L. Grace

About

Sherry L. Grace, PhD, FCCS, FAACVPR, CRFC holds her primary appointment as Full Professor in the Faculty of Health at York University. She is also appointed at the University Health Network, University of Toronto, as Sr. Scientist with KITE-Toronto Rehabilitation Institute’s Cardiovascular Rehabilitation & Prevention Program, and is Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation Research with their Peter Munk Cardiac Centre.

Prof. Grace’s research centers on optimizing post-acute cardiovascular care globally, to improve patient outcomes (including mental health). She has held >65 grants and contracts worth >$20 million to support this research. She has led cardiac rehabilitation clinical practice guidelines, quality indicators, randomized trials and global surveys. She has published >335 papers, cited >22,000 times, such that her h-index is >75 and placing her among the top 2% most-cited researchers globally in any field.

Prof. Grace has earned awards from the American and Canadian Associations of Cardiovascular Rehabilitation, among other societies. She has served with the World Health Organization. Finally, she co-founded the International Council on Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, leading their Global Audit, CRFC Clinician certification program and Registry.

Employment

• York University Full Professor
  2014 - Present
• KITE - Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, UHN Senior Scientist
  2013 - Present
• University Health Network - Peter Munk Cardiac Centre Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation Research
  2010 - Present
• Toronto General Research Institute Affiliate Scientist
  2007 - 2018

Education

• University of Windsor Ph.D
  1997 - 2001
• University of Waterloo H.B.A.
  1991 - 1995

Projects & Funding

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Publications

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