Salim Yusuf

Salim Yusuf
Born (1952-11-26) 26 November 1952 (age 71)
Kottarakkara
NationalityCanadian
Alma mater
Known forPresident of the World Heart Federation
AwardsRhodes Scholarship
Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
Canada Gairdner Wightman Award McLaughlin medal of the Royal Society of Canada
Scientific career
Fields
Institutions
ThesisBeta adrenergic blokade in myocardial infarction (1980)
Doctoral advisorPeter Sleight

Salim Yusuf OC FRSC (born 26 November 1952) is an Indian-born Canadian physician, the Marion W. Burke Chair in Cardiovascular Disease at McMaster University Medical School. He is a cardiologist and epidemiologist,[1] and is well known for his cardiology-related clinical trial research.[2] He also formerly served as president of the World Heart Federation. Yusuf has criticized the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and disputes the scientific consensus on dietary sodium and saturated fat intake.

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  2. ^ Lane, Richard (August 2015). "Salim Yusuf: global leader in cardiovascular disease research". The Lancet. 386 (9994): 645. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(15)61492-1. ISSN 0140-6736.