Chi-Ming Chow
- Degree
- MD
- Professional group
- doctor
- Fields of interest
- Cardiac Surgery, Cardiology
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- Biography
- Dr. Chi-Ming Chow is the president of the Chinese Canadian Medical Society (CCMS) and a past president of the Canadian Society of Echo. His academic interests include medical informatics and he has authored many popular medical education software programs (e.g. CardioMath, ECG Made Simple, iCCS for the Canadian Cardiovascular Society, iASE Guidelines App for the American Society of Echocardiography, CDA Clinical Practice Guidelines, iSVU Guidelines for the Society for Vascular Ultrasound, and Choosing Wisely Canada). These medical software programs are being used by healthcare professionals and students worldwide. His other current areas of research include ethnic differences in cardiovascular disease, investigating new technologies in non-invasive imaging and using medical informatics to improve patient care.
He had won multiple local and national teaching awards to recognize his teaching and innovation in medical education. Some of his awards include the CCS Distinguished Teacher Award in 2015, the Ruedy Award for Innovation in Medical Education presented by the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada and the Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine and the 2009 William Goldie Prize for Innovation by the Department of Medicine, University of Toronto.
He is a media spokesperson for the Heart and Stroke Foundation; and the President of the Chinese Canadian Council, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario. He participates actively in health promotion and research among ethnic Chinese. To recognize his service to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario, he won the Award for Volunteer Excellence in 2007 and the Rick Gallop Award for Pioneering Leadership in 2008. In 2010, he was awarded the ACCE Best Community Service Award, and in 2012 he was awarded the Chinese Canadian Legend Award by the Asian Business Network Association in recognition of his service to the community.
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Achy Breaky Heart - ABCs of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
Achy Breaky Heart - ABCs of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy. Date: Aug. 14, 2025. Speaker: Dr. Andrew Cao, PGY5, Cardiology Resident, University of Toronto. Objectives: 1. Review the incidence and pathophysiology...
Basics of Mitral Valve Anatomy and Pre-procedural Imaging for Mitral...
Basics of Mitral Valve Anatomy and Pre-procedural Imaging for Mitral TEER. Speaker: Dr. Tasnim (Taz) Vira Cardiologist, Interventional Echo, St. Michael's Hospital Assistant Professor, University of Toronto.
Mass, Vegetation, or Artifact – A Practical Approach
Details for the Echo Rounds on Oct. 30, 2025: Dr. AlMakadma - Mass, Vegetation, or Artifact? – A practical approach.
Valvular Heart Disease Detection and Treatment - Timing Is Key
David Messika-Zeitoun, MD PhD FESC Professor of Cardiology Director of the UOHI Valve Program Director of One Million Heart Program, 09 April 2026. Objectives: 1. Importance of timely treatment of patients...
Cardiovascular Risk in Women with Gestational Diabetes and Hypertensive...
Angela Brijmohan, MSc, MD, FRCPC PGY 5 - Queen's University, 26 February 2026. Objectives: 1. Identify unique risk factors for cardiovascular disease in women. 2. Discuss mechanisms and increased risk...
Interesting Cases in the St. Michael's Hospital Echo Lab
Dr. Abdulraheem Alzahrani, Echo Fellow, St. Michael's Hospital Dr. Michael Rheaume PGY8, Echo Fellow, St. Michael's Hospital, 12 February 2026 08:00 - 09:00 A.M. ET Objectives: 1. Review key echocardiographic...
Interesting Case - Jet Related Lesions
Interesting Cases in the St. Michael's Hospital Echo Lab Dr. Abdulraheem Alzahrani Echo Fellow, St. Michael's Hospital Thursday, 12 February 2026 08:00 - 09:00 A.M. ET Objectives: 1. Review key echocardiographic...
Interesting Case - a Young Immigrant with Previous Cardiac Surgery...
Interesting clinical cases in the St. Michael's Hospital Echo Lab Dr. Michael Rheaume PGY8, Echo Fellow, St. Michael's Hospital Thursday, 12 February 2026 08:00 - 09:00 A.M. ET. Objectives: 1. Review...
Introduction to 3D Echocardiography Part 2: Mitral, Tricuspid, Aortic,...
Dr. Michael Ruiz Interventional Echo Fellow, St. Michael's Hospital, 05 February 2026. Objectives: 1. Briefly review principles of 3D echocardiography. 2. Discuss cases where 3D echocardiography is...
Gift of Life - Organ Donation in Canada and Echocardiographic Assessment...
Echo Rounds on Nov. 27, 2025 Speaker: Dr. Michael John Rheaume. Objectives: 1. Echocardiographic assessment of donor hearts 2. Clinical Implications.
Introduction to 3D Echocardiography Part 1: Image Acquisition and...
Dr. Michael Ruiz, Interventional Echo Fellow, St. Michael's Hospital Thursday, 29 January 2026 08:00 - 09:00 A.M. ET Objectives: 1. Understand how to go from 2D to 3D starting with biplane imaging....
Mind the Gap - Mitral Valve Prolapse (MVP) and Mitral Annular Disjunction...
Dr. Christopher Ripplinger, Cardiology Resident, University of Saskatchewan, 19 March 2026. Objectives: - Review relevant mitral valve anatomy as it pertains to mitral valve prolapse (MVP). - Discuss...
Echo Artifacts 101 - A Figment in One's Imagination
Dr. Chi-Ming Chow MDCM MSc FRCPC FCCS Director, Echocardiography Lab, St. Michael's Hospital Professor in Medicine, University of Toronto Objectives: 1. To review basic ultrasound physics that leads...
A PoCUS Approach to Shock in the ICU
Details for the echo rounds on June 12, 2025. Speaker: Dr. Sophia Wen, Critical Care Fellow, St. Michael’s Hospital Topic: A PoCUS Approach to Shock in the ICU Objectives: 1. Develop a practical...
Echocardiography and the LV Inflow
Speaker: Dr. Yazeed Almalki, Echo Fellow, St. Michael's Hospital. Objectives: 1. Left ventricle (LV) inflow basic 2D anatomy with focus on the M-mode modality. 2. Basics of LV inflow spectral Doppler...
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The Fifth Heart Chambe: Echocardiography Imaging Of The Thoracic...
Speaker: Reha Kumar MD FRCPC Cardiology Resident, St. Michael's Hospital | University of Toronto Title: The Fifth Heart Chamber: Echocardiography Imaging Of The Thoracic Aorta Objectives: - Review the...
Cases, Cases, Cases from St. Michael's Hospital Echo Lab
Echocardiography video: 20 interesting and challenging cases from St. Michael's Echo Lab. Speaker: Dr. Yazeed Almalki. Date: October 6, 2023.
A Practical Guide to Echocardiographic Global Longitudinal Strain...
Subject: "A Practical Guide to Echocardiographic Global Longitudinal Strain (GLS) by 2D Speckle Tracking."
A Practical Approach to Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF)...
Echocardiography case: a practical approach to left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) by echocardiography.
Echocardiographic Evaluation of Aortic Regurgitation
Echocardiographic evaluation of aortic regurgitation. Jeff Henderson, MD. Date: October 14, 2021. Objectives: 1. Anatomy of the aortic valve 2. Classification and mechanism of aortic regurgitation 3....
An Introduction to Intracardiac Echocardiography (ICE)
Subject: An Introduction to Intracardiac Echocardiography (ICE).
Relaxing Journey Through Diastology - Assessing Diastolic Function...
Objectives: 1. Review the physiology of normal ventricular filling and stages of diastolic dysfunction 2. Review the echocardiographic parameters of assessing and grading diastolic function 3. Review...
Echo Core Curriculum: Comprehensive Transthoracic Echocardiogram
Echo core curriculum: comprehensive transthoracic echocardiogram. Speaker: Dr. Claudia Frankfurter Cardiology Resident, University of Toronto Comprehensive Transthoracic Echocardiogram. Objectives: 1....
Why is My Patient in CHF？Challenging Echo Cases with Tips and Tricks
Why is my patient in CHF？Challenging echo cases with tips and tricks. Thursday, 30 November 2023. Speaker: Howard Leong-Poi MD FRCPC Cardiologist, St. Michael's Hospital | University of Toronto. Objectives:...
Echocardiographic Evaluation of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)
Echocardiographic evaluation of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). Date: January 18, 2024 Speaker: Sean Cai MD FRCPC, Echo Fellow, St. Michael's Hospital. Objectives: 1. Understand basic pathophysiology...
Introduction to Pediatric Echocardiograms and Common Critical Congenital...
Teaching video: introduction to pediatric echocardiograms and common critical congenital heart defects.
Echocardiography for Aortic Diseases - What You Want to Know About...
Echocardiography for aortic diseases - what you want to know about the aorta. Objectives: 1. To review the anatomy, physiology, and echocardiographic geometry of the normal aorta 2. To understand the...
Hole in the Heart Interatrial Septum and Atrial Septal Defects
Speaker: Hirmand Nouraei MD, Cardiology Fellow (C1). Date: March 31, 2022. Objectives: 1. Review of interatrial septum embryology, anatomy and types of defects 2. Echocardiographic techniques for assessment...
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy (Broken-Heart Syndrome)
Teaching echo video: takotsubo cardiomyopathy (broken-heart syndrome). David Dorian, MD. Date: November 25, 2021. Objectives: 1. Review the epidemiology and pathogenesis of takotsubo cardiomyopathy. 2....
Navigating the Mitral Valve: From Normal Anatomy to Prolapse and...
Navigating the mitral valve: from normal anatomy to prolapse and annular disjunction. Speaker: Ryan T. Sless | MB BCh BAO, MSc. PGY-4 Cardiology | University of Toronto Date: August 31, 2023. Objectives:...
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