Stephen Allan Schaffer MD FRCPC*
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Max Rady College of Medicine
Faculty of Health Sciences
University of Manitoba
Sections of Cardiology and Critical Care Medicine
Director WRHA Acute Cardiac Care Unit
Director HSC Coronary Care Unit
WRHA Cardiac Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support Program
Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba
Y3012, Bergen Cardiac Care Centre
St. Boniface General Hospital, 409 Tache Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R2H 2A6
(204) 235-3995 (Office), (204) 231-3006 (Fax)
* Professional Services provided through Medical Corporation
EDUCATION 2010-2012 Post-Doctoral Clinical Fellow: Interdivisional Department of Critical Care Medicine
Program Director: Dr. D. Scales University of Toronto, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network
2009 – 2010
Post-Doctoral Clinical Fellow: Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant Program Director: Dr. Heather Ross
University of Toronto, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network
2012 Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Critical Care Medicine Candidate number: 639642 2012
2006-2009 Cardiology Fellow University of Manitoba
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Internal Medicine Candidate number: 639642
2003 American Board Certification, Internal Medicine
2003 - 2006
Internal Medicine Residency University of Manitoba
2007
Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada Licentiate number: 16-358
1999-2003
Doctor of Medicine University of Manitoba
1999-2003
Bachelor of Science (Medicine) Thesis: Development of DNA based vaccine for Cryptosporidium parvum Supervisors: Dr. L. Babiuk, Vaccine and Infectious Disease organization (VIDO), University of Saskatchewan, and Dr. J.N. Simonsen, Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba University of Manitoba
1995-1999
Bachelor of Sciences (Honours), First Class Honours, Zoology Thesis: Seroepidemiology of Cryptosporidium parvum in Manitoba Supervisor: Dr. J. N. Simonsen University of Manitoba
DEGREES 2003/5 Doctorate, Doctor of Medicine, Medicine, The University of Manitoba
Degree Status: Completed
- 2003/5 - 2003/4 Bachelor's, Sciences, Medicine, The University of Manitoba
Degree Status: Completed
Thesis Title: Devolpment of DNA based vaccine for Cryptosporidium parvum
Supervisors: Dr. L. Babiuk, Vaccine and Infectious Disease organization (VIDO),
University of Saskatchewan
1999/4 Bachelor's Honours, Science, Zoology, The University of Manitoba
Degree Status: Completed
Thesis Title: Seroepidemiology of Cryptosporidium parvum in Manitoba
Supervisors: Dr. J.N. Simonsen
CREDENTIALS 2017/10 ACLS Recertification
2017/08 BLS Recertification
2012/1 FRCPC Subspecialty (Critical Care Medicine) ID# 639642, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
2010/1 Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Certification
2009/1 Level 2 certification Echocardiography(Transthoracic/Transesophageal)
2009/1 FRCPC Subspecialty (Cardiology), (ID# 639642), Royal College of Physicians and
Surgeons of Canada 2009/1 Advanced medical/surgical training in HeartMate2 LVAS. Thoratec Corporation, Johns
Hopkins University 2007/1 FRCPC (Internal Medicine), (ID#639642), Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of
Canada 2006/1 ABIM
2005/1 ACLS Recertification
2004/1 LMCC part 2 (ID# 97366), Medical Council of Canada
2003/1 USMLE step I
2003/1 USMLE Step II
2003/1 ACLS
1998/1 Safe handling and ethical use of animals in experimental research (22.450),
Department of Zoology, The University of Manitoba
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS 2012 Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, University of Manitoba,
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada,
2008 - 2009
Chief Resident, Section of Cardiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
2007- 2008 Associate Chief Resident, Section of Cardiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada,
CLINICAL APPOINTMENTS
2012 Locum Attending Physician, Critical Care Medicine, Health Sciences North/Horizon Santé-Nord, Sudbury, ON
2012-2017 (unit
closure) Attending Physician, Intensive Care Unit, Victoria General Hospital
2017-present Attending Physician, Intensive Care Unit, Grace General Hospital
2012-2018 Attending Physician, Associate Director , Acute Cardiac Care Unit, St. Boniface Hospital
2012-present Attending physician, Heart Failure and Transplant Clinics, Cardiac Sciences Program, WRHA
2012-present Attending Physician, Director, Cardiac Care Unit, Health Sciences Centre
2012-2014 Attending Physician, Intensive Care Cardiac Surgery, St. Boniface Hospital
2015-present Attending physician, Medical Surgical Intensive Care Unit, St. Boniface Hospital
2018-present Attending Physician, Medical Director , Acute Cardiac Care Unit, St. Boniface Hospital
2018-present Attending Physician, Cardiology Physician Lead, Inherited Cardiomyopathy Clinic. St. Boniface Hospital
HONOURS AND AWARDS 2001 The Fillmore Riley Ade & company Award for excellence in Experimental Research
1999 H.E. Welch Award of Excellence in Zoology
EVALUATION OF ARTICLES FOR SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS 2017-present Invited Reviewer- British Medical Journal
2013-present Invited Reviewer – Transplant International
2012-present Invited Reviewer – Pediatric Transplantation
2015 Invited Reviewer: HF Reviewer for the 2015 Canadian Cardiovascular Congress (CCC)
2016 Invited Reviewer: HF Reviewer for the 2016 Canadian Cardiovascular Congress (CCC)
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND AFFILIATIONS Boards 2012-2017 Canadian Cardiovascular Critical Care Society, Member, Board of Directors 2017-present Canadian Blood Services, Heart Transplant Advisory Board Professional Societies 2012 - present Member of the Canadian Heart Failure Society (CHFS) 2012 - present Member of the Canadian Heart Failure Network (CHFN) 2012 - present Member of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba 2012 - present Member of the Canadian Cardiac Transplant Network (CCTN) 2010 - present Member of the Canadian Society of Transplant (CST) 2012 - present Member of the Canadian Cardiac Critical Care Society (CCCS) 2012 - present Member of the International Society Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) 2007 - present Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada 2009 - present Member of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) 2012 - present Member of the Manitoba Medical Association (Doctor’s Manitoba) 2012 - present Member of the Manitoba Medical Association (Doctor’s Manitoba) 2012 - present Member of the Canadian Medical Association 2009 - 2013 Member of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario 2009 - 2013 Member of the Ontario Medical Association Committees 2019-present Critical Care Renal Replacement therapy
2018-present Canadian Cardiac Sarcoid advisory committee
2017-present Canadian Blood Services, Heart Transplant Advisory/Organ Allocation Committee
2017-Present St. Boniface Hospital VAP committee
2017-Present St. Boniface Hospital Delirium prevention Committee
2017-Present St. Boniface Hospital, ACCU, Quality Improvement Committee
2013 - present Cardiac Sciences, Cardiology Subspecialty Resident Training Committee, CCU and Heart failure/Transplant rotations
2013 – present St. Boniface Hospital, Intensive Care Medicine Quality Improvement Committee
2007 - 2009 Section of Cardiology, Physician Representative, Physician Design Team, Hospital Information System Project
2006 – 2007 Resident Representative, Cardiology Training Committee
2005 -2006 Resident Representative, WRHA Internal Medicine Medical Standards Committee
2003 - 2006 Resident Representative, Internal Medicine Undergraduate Curriculum Committee
Grants, Contracts and Clinical Trial
Industry Sponsored Clinical Trials
[Local co PI] EMPagliflozin outcomE tRial in Patients With chrOnic heaRt Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (EMPEROR-Preserved)
Study sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim, Eli Lilly
Status: enrolling [Local co PI] DETERMINE-Reduced D169EC00002: An international, multicentre, parallel-group, randomized,
double-blind, placebo-controlled, Phase III study evaluating the effect of Dapagliflozin on exercise capacity in heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF)
[Local PI] VICTORIA HF Registry: Characterizing patients admitted with heart failure decompensation
Study Sponsor: Merck
Status: enrollment completed
[Local PI] VICTORIA trial: A Study of Vericiguat in Participants With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF) (MK-1242-001)
Study sponsor: Merck
Status: Enrollment completed, June 2019
[Local PI]
PARTHENON - PAtient RegisTry assessing effectiveness and safety of Heart failure treatmeNt with LCZ696 (sacubitril/valsartan) acrOss CaNada
Study sponsor: Novartis
Status: enrollment completed August 2017
[Co PI]
PARASAIL -Tolerability of LCZ696 (Sacubitril / Valsartan) in Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF) Treated in Real Life Setting (PARASAIL) PAtient RegisTry assessing effectiveness and safety of Heart failure treatmeNt with LCZ696 (sacubitril/valsartan) acrOss CaNada
Study sponsor: Novartis
Status: Enrollment Completed August 2017
[Co PI] EMPagliflozin outcomE tRial in Patients With chrOnic heaRt Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction (EMPEROR-Reduced)
Study sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim, Eli Lilly
Status: Active, Recruitment completed
[Co PI] GALACTIC-HF- Registrational Study With Omecamtiv Mecarbil/AMG 423 to Treat Chronic Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction
Study sponsor: AMGEN
Status: Active, Recruitment completed
Investigator initiated Trial
[CoPI] CT perfusion (CTP) for Assessment of poor Neurological outcome in Comatose Cardiac Arrest Patients (CANCCAP)-a prospective cohort study.
Study Sponsor: MMSF
PI: Dr. Jai Shankar
Status: Approved, enrollment TBD [Local Co PI] MINT trial : Myocardial Ischemia and Transfusion
Study sponsor: NHLBI, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Status: Recruiting
[Local PI]
SODIUM-HF: Study of Dietary Intervention Under 100 MMOL in Heart Failure (SODIUM-HF)
Study sponsor: CIHR
Status: Recruiting
PI: Justin Ezekowitz
[Local PI] REVAD: Sildenafil for the Prevention of Right Heart Failure Following LVAD Implantation]
Study sponsor: [VIGOUR centre]/Pfizer
PI: [Nowell Fine]
Status: Enrolling
[Local co-PI] Global Congestive Heart Failure Registry (G-CHF)
Study sponsor: PIHR, CIHR
PI: Salim Yusuf
Status: Active, not enrolling
[PI]
Tachymyopathy: Study of tachycardia induced cardiomyopathy, retrospective review
Study sponsor: Investigator funded
Status: Data analysis
PI: SA Schaffer
[PI]
Association between non-invasive and invasive blood pressure measurements in patients
with intra-aortic balloon pumps
Study sponsor: Investigator funded
Status: Submitted
PI: SA Schaffer
[Co PI] Multiple Sclerosis-Heart. Cardiac outcomes in MS population
Study sponsor: CIHR/MS Canada
PI: Ruth Ann Marrie
[PI] CT Perfusion (CTP) for Assessment of Poor Neurological Outcome in Comatose Cardiac Arrest Patients (CANCCAP) – a Prospective Cohort Study
Study sponsor: Manitoba Medical Service Foundation (MMSF)
PI: SA Schaffer, J Shankar
Publications
Peer Reviewed Original Publications
Original Journal Articles Marrie RA, Garland A, Schaffer SA, Fransoo R, Leung S, Yogendran M, Kingwell E, Tremlett H. Traditional risk factors may not explain increased incidence of myocardial infarction in MS. Neurology. 2019 Apr 2; 92(14). Marrie RA, Tremlett H, Kingwell E, Schaffer SA, Yogendran M, Zhu F, Fransoo R, Garland A. Disparities in management and outcomes of myocardial infarction in multiple sclerosis: A matched cohort study. Mult Scler. 2019 Sep 13 PMID: 31517571 Liu S, Zuberi SA, Malik AA, Hiebert BM, Schaffer A, Zieroth S, Cordova FJ. Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Characteristics and Outcomes in Canadian Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Women. Can J Cardiol. 2017 Apr;33(4):471-477. doi:10.1016/j.cjca.2016.11.001. Epub 2016 Nov 11. PubMed PMID: 28169090.
Muller Moran HR, Kass M, Ravandi A, Zieroth S, Schaffer SA, Cordova FJ, Pozeg ZI, Arora RC, Singal RK. Diagnosis of Left Ventricular Assist Device Outflow Graft Obstruction Using Intravascular Ultrasound. Circ Heart Fail. 2016 Dec;9(12). pii: e003472. PubMed PMID: 27864303.
Hrymak C, Liu S, Koulack J, Funk DJ, Schaffer SA, Tam JW. Embolus from probable Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: a bedside diagnosis. Can J Cardiol. 2014 Dec;30(12):1732.e9-11. doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2014.08.008. Epub 2014 Aug 19. PubMed PMID: 25442462.
Schaffer SA, Bercovitch RS, Ross HJ, Rao V. Central sleep apnea interfering with adequate left ventricular filling in a patient with left ventricular assist device. J Clin Sleep Med. 2013 Feb 1;9(2):161-2. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.2416. PubMed PMID: 23372470; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3544385.
Schaffer SA, Husain S, Delgado DH, Kavanaugh L, Ross HJ. Impact of adjuvanted H1N1 vaccine on cell-mediated rejection in heart transplant recipients. Am J Transplant. 2011 Dec;11(12):2751-4. doi:10.1111/j.1600-6143.2011.03743.x. Epub 2011 Sep 11. PubMed PMID: 21906258.
Schaffer SA, Ross HJ. Everolimus: efficacy and safety in cardiac transplantation. Expert Opin Drug Saf. 2010 Sep;9(5):843-54. doi:10.1517/14740338.2010.511611. Review. PubMed PMID: 20701555.
Schaffer SA, Kirkpatrick ID, Jassal DS, Seifer CM. Multimodality imaging of a pacemaker lead crossing a primum atrial septal defect. Europace. 2010 Mar;12(3):416. doi: 10.1093/europace/eup412. Epub 2010 Jan 3. PubMed PMID:
20047929.
Schaffer SA, Manji RA, Kirkpatrick I, Fang T, Arora RC, Zieroth S, Jassal DS. Negative pressure pulmonary edema in the coronary care unit. Can J Cardiol. 2008 Sep;24(9):e58-9. PubMed PMID: 18787726; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2643181
Jassal DS, Thakrar A, Schaffer SA, Fang T, Kirkpatrick I, Tam JW, Kashour T. Percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty for pulmonic stenosis: the role of multimodality imaging. Echocardiography. 2008 Feb;25(2):231-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2007.00609.x. Epub 2008 Jan 7. PubMed PMID: 18190536
ABSTRACTS
K.H. Wallace, S.R. Zieroth, S. A. Schaffer, L.A. Schafer, FJ Cordova Perez. Clinical outcomes of adult heart transplant recipients cared for at a low-volume non-transplant center. CCC 2015
Lee C, McIntyre W, Malik A, Schaffer SA, Tam J. Two PE or not two PE: Pulmonary embolism in two patients with pericardial effusions and cardiac tamponade
Parr C. Schaffer SA Association between invasive and non-invasive blood pressure measurements in patients requiring intra-aortic balloon pump augmentation. Internal Medicine Research day 2018, University of Manitoba. Presented by Trainee.
A proposed algorithm to assist first responders in resuscitation of patients with left ventricular assist devices (LVADs). Chu K, SA Schaffer, European Society of Cardiology /Heart Failure 2017 and World Congress on Acute Heart Failure, Paris, France. Presentation by Trainee
Improving Access to HF Care: Pilot Study of a Nurse Practioner Managed-Post Hospital Discharge Transition Clinic. Estrellita Estrella Holder, SA Schaffer, SZ Zieroth, Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2017. Montreal, QC
INVITED LECTURES
Functional mitral regurgitation: should we fix? Heart Failure Medical and Surgical Program Educational Retreat Day. Niakawa Country Club. May 24, 2017
Left ventricular support devices and GI bleeding, Canadian Society of Gastroenterology and Nurse Associates (CSGNA). Annual Conference. Winnipeg, MB, Sept 29 2016
U of Manitoba Cardiology Grand Rounds, 2012-present
CONFERENCES AND COURSES ATTENDED
Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Guidelines Course, 2019
Canadian Cardiac Sarcoid Symposium, 2018
Heartmate 3, surgical and medical management, 2017
Thoratec: Advanced Management of HeartMate Devices, 2015
Queen’s University online Course in Human Research Participant Protection (CHRPP) 2014
BLS/ACLS Recertification 2014, 2017
Canadian Cardiovascular Congress, 2013
Canadian Cardiovascular Transplant Network 2013
Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Guidelines Course, 2016
NIH Research Ethics Online Course, 2012
Critical Care Canada Forum 2010, 2011, 2012
Canadian Society of Transplant 2010, 2011
Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Certification 2010
Advanced Medical/Surgical training in HeartMate 2 LVAS. Thoratec Corp, Johns Hopkins University, 2009
ACLS Recertification 2005
ACLS 2003
Safe handling and ethical use of animals in experimental research (22.450), Department of Zoology, University of Manitoba, 1998
PUBLIC AWARENESS
Heart Failure Awareness Day, Public Education Day, 2012- 2019
Lets talk about heart failure. Heart Failure Awareness day, Winnipeg, MB.
TEACHING AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES
Teaching:
Teaching and Education Activities > Teaching
Cardiology Fellow, Academic Half Day
-Heart Transplantation, October 27 2016
-Cardiogenic Shock July 2014, August 2016, June 2018
-Simulation Scenarios June 2017, November 2017, June 2018, September 2019
-Ventilation strategies for cardiac patients, March 2017
-Critical illness and Non-cardiac complications in the CCU patient
Internal Medicine Academic Halfday
-Cardiomyopathies and Cardiogenic Shock, 2019
Critical Care Academic Halfday
-Cardiogenic Shock, 2015
-Non-invasive assessment of Cardiac output, 2015
-Immunosuppression and Infectious complications in the solid organ transplant recipient, Feb 14, 2018
-Arrhythmias in the ICU, October 30, 2019
ICU Clinical Assistant in Training
-How to write consultations, March 2017
-Heart Failure, June, 2016
-Cardiogenic Shock, June 29, 2016
UGME/Medical School
-UGME Academic Half day, Chest pain and angina, April 26 2018, October 3 2019
-UGME Academic Half day, Heart Failure April 26, 2018, October 3 2019
-ECG
-Physical Exam Session
-Med 1 Block 3 Cardiovascular Tutorial Module 2 - CV217 - Heart Failure 3. April 22, 2016
-Med 1 CV 135, November 22, 2017
-Med I CV228, Heart Failure III, May 12, 2017
-Med 1 Block 3 Cardiovascular Tutorial CV 211 - Valvular Heart Disease V April 15, 2016
-Med 1 Block 3 Cardiovascular CV235, Ischemic Heart Disease VI, May 17, 2017
- Med 1 Module 1 Cardiovascular drugs VI , Nov 20, 2019
- Med 1 Module 3 CV126, November 4, 2019
Clinical Supervision:
Cardiology Fellows
Rotating sub-specialty Residents
Clinical associates in training
III. COMMITTEES, ADMINISTRATION AND CPAS
Administrative Activities
INTERNATIONAL/NATIONAL/PROVINCIAL/LOCAL (list in this order)
Canadian Blood Services, Heart Transplant Advisory Committee Executive Canadian Cardiac Transplant Network, member at large
Canadian Heart Failure Society, Member at large
St. Boniface Hospital VAP prevention committee
St. Boniface Hospital ICU QI committee
St. Boniface Hospital ACCU QI committee
Director, St. Boniface ACCU
Director, HSC CCU
Low Risk STEMI working group
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