Dr. Jacqueline Saw is an Interventional Cardiologist at Vancouver General Hospital and St Paul’s Hospital, Clinical Professor of Medicine at UBC, and Program Director of the VGH Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program.
She was awarded Canada Scholar and the Dean’s Entrance Scholarship for Natural Sciences at Simon Fraser University for undergraduate degree. She obtained her medical doctorate at University of Ottawa, graduating summa cum laude. She completed Internal Medicine and Cardiology residencies at UBC, and served as chief cardiology fellow. She then completed her Interventional Cardiology fellowship training at Cleveland Clinic Foundation.
Dr Saw is a pioneer and world-recognized leader on spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD). She established the strong link between SCAD and fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD), and established the angiographic criteria for SCAD, which is internationally adopted for the diagnosis of SCAD. She led key research studies that influenced the management of SCAD patients, and led major knowledge translation efforts to improve the diagnosis and management of SCAD in the medical community. She is the director of the Vancouver SCAD Program, managing the research team and over 1,100 SCAD patients clinically. She is course director of the annual Vancouver SCAD Conference that disseminates scientific knowledge to medical professionals and patients. She is also a key opinion leader on left atrial appendage closure (LAAC), and led research on periprocedural imaging, management, and outcomes. She is the chair of the SCAI/HRS LAAC Expert Consensus Statement. She has published over 280 papers and chapters, 3 textbooks, and given over 750 scientific talks globally.
