Sherry L. Grace, PhD, FCCS, FAACVPR, CRFC holds her primary appointment as Full Professor in the Faculty of Health at York University. She is also appointed at the University Health Network, University of Toronto, as Sr. Scientist with KITE-Toronto Rehabilitation Institute’s Cardiovascular Rehabilitation & Prevention Program, and is Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation Research with their Peter Munk Cardiac Centre.
Prof. Grace’s research centers on optimizing post-acute cardiovascular care in low-resource settings, to improve patient outcomes (including mental health). She has held >65 grants and contracts worth >$20 million to support this research. She has led cardiac rehabilitation clinical practice guidelines, position statements, quality indicators, randomized trials and global surveys. She has published >335 papers, cited >22,000 times, such that her h-index is >75 and placing her among the top 2% most-cited researchers globally in any field.
Prof. Grace has earned awards from the American and Canadian Associations of Cardiovascular Rehabilitation, among other societies. She has served with the World Health Organization. Finally, she co-founded the International Council on Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, leading their Global Audit, and serving as co-chair of their Certification program and Registry.
