University of Calgary

Dr. Shelagh B. Coutts

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Contact Information: 

Office/Lab: C1261, Foothills Medical Centre

3330 Hospital Drive NW
Calgary, AB  T2N 4N1

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Email: 

scoutts [at] ucalgary [dot] ca

Phone number(s): 

Office: (403)944-1594

Membership Type: 
Full Membership
Academic Rank: 
Assistant Professor
Degrees (institutions): 
BSc (Hons), MBChB(Hons), MD - University of Edinburgh; FRCPC, FRCP (Glasg)
Research Interests: 

Her research interests include the use of acute imaging in triage and treatment of stroke and TIA patients in the Emergency Department. She plans to design therapeutic trials in high risk TIA and minor stroke using imaging to identify patients. She is also interested in the epidemiology of stroke and in improving the outcomes of patients with TIA. Currently, she is coordinating a project to reduce the rate of stroke after a TIA throughout the province of Alberta.

Research funding provided by: 

The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and by a Pitzer cardiovascular research award.