Samir Hazra

Samir Hazra is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at Queen’s University, with a cross-appointment to the Department of Radiology. He serves as the Program Director for the Adult Cardiology Residency Training Program at Queen’s University/Kingston Health Sciences Centre. Dr. Hazra holds a B.Sc. in Biochemistry (Honours) from the University of Ottawa (2004) and a Doctorate in Medicine from the same institution (2008). He completed residency training in Internal Medicine at the University of Toronto, followed by subspecialty training in Cardiology at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. His clinical interests focus on general cardiology, critical care (CCU), and multimodality cardiac imaging, including advanced echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, and cardiac CT.

• Education: B.Sc. Biochemistry (2004), M.D. (2008) – University of Ottawa
• Residency: Internal Medicine (University of Toronto)
• Fellowships: Cardiology (University of Ottawa Heart Institute), Advanced Adult Echocardiography & Multimodality Cardiac Imaging (University of Ottawa Heart Institute)

His research and publications emphasize cardiovascular imaging, with contributions to journals like Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging and JACC Cardiovascular Imaging. Dr. Hazra has held roles as a consultant cardiologist and co-director of the echocardiography lab at the Ottawa Cardiovascular Centre, alongside staff privileges in cardiac surgical intensive care. He is affiliated with Queen’s Translational Institute of Medicine (TIME) and contributes to medical education through residency program leadership.