Dr. Paula Harvey is an Australian medical graduate. After completing her specialty training and subsequent PhD in 1999 she re-located to Canada as a NH&MRC Scholar to complete post-doctoral training in cardiovascular physiology at the University of Toronto.
In 2002, Dr. Harvey was appointed to faculty in the Division of Cardiology, University Health Network. In 2010, Dr. Harvey joined Women's College Hospital (WCH) as director, Cardiovascular Research and subsequently also as Medical Director, Women’s Cardiovascular Health Initiative, the WCH cardiac rehabilitation program. In December 2013, Dr. Harvey was appointed division head, Cardiology, and most recently, in July 2014, interim Physician-in-Chief, Women's College Hospital.
Dr. Harvey’s clinical and research focus is on cardiovascular disease in women across the lifespan, with a special interest in hypertension and atherosclerosis, cardiovascular disease prevention through lifestyle interventions (such as exercise) and cardiovascular disease in women with multiple complex diseases.