Dr. Alter maintains an active community cardiology practice in Milton Ontario (Milton Cardiac Care) and is the founder of a social purpose organization called Vigour Projects, whose mission is to improve the health of communities through music.
David Alter, MD, PhD, FRCPC
Senior Scientist, KITE (TRI)
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Dr. Alter's research spans across many disciplines including cardiovascular health services and outcomes, clinical epidemiology and social determinants, cardiac rehabilitation and more recently, music and medicine. He has published over 125 scholarly peer-reviewed papers in prestigious journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine and the Journal of the American Medical Association. Dr. Alter has also received funding from various agencies including the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario.
Senior Scientist, KITE (TRI)
Senior Adjunct Scientist, ICES
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto
Associate Professor (status), Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto