The Centre for Cardiovascular Disease in the Young is dedicated to advancing the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cardiovascular conditions affecting young adults and supports the transition from pediatric cardiovascular care to living with a chronic cardiovascular condition in early adulthood. These conditions include aortic disease, valvular heart disease, heart failure, heart rhythm disturbances, and muscular dystrophies. The Centre places a special emphasis on young patients who require long term management during a period of life marked by social change, relocation, and transition to the workforce and is committed to delivering this care with compassion and empathy, involving families and loved ones along the way.
Centre for Cardiovascular Disease in the Young
Centre for Cardiovascular Disease in the Young
The Centre for Cardiovascular Disease in the Young is dedicated to advancing the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cardiovascular conditions affecting children, adolescents, and young adults.
Through cutting-edge research, innovative clinical care, and comprehensive education, we strive to improve outcomes, empower families, and shape the future of heart health for young adults. We are committed to multidisciplinary collaboration and global partnerships that foster excellence, equity, and compassion in cardiovascular care for the young.
Dr. Thomas Roston
Dr. Thomas Roston is the Director of the Centre for Cardiovascular Disease in the Young, a clinician-scientist, and clinical assistant professor in the Division of Cardiology at Vancouver General Hospital, St. Paul’s Hospital, and the University of British Columbia Hospital. His research areas include cardiac genetics, heart disease in the young, and critical care cardiology.
After obtaining his undergraduate medical degree from the University of British Columbia, Dr. Roston went on to complete residencies in internal medicine and cardiology and served twice as Chief Resident. He also obtained a PhD from the University of Alberta for his work on arrhythmia genetics, in addition to completing an advanced fellowship in cardiovascular genetics from Harvard medical School and cardiac critical care from the University of Alberta. He is a certified ECMO specialist.
Dr. Roston has been the recipient of several awards and honours for his clinical and research contributions. In 2022 he was a UBC CIHR/CSCI Resident Research Manuscript Prize Winner and won first place in 2021 and 2022 at Clinician-Investigator Program Research Day at the UBC Faculty of Medicine. In 2022, he was also the recipient of the Best Subspecialty Fellow Teacher Award from the UBC Cardiology Residency Program.
Dr. Roston holds the distinction of being a Friedman Scholar and a Dr. Charles Kerr Distinguished Scholar in cardiovascular genetics.
