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Peter Lin MD, CCFP

Peter Lin MD, CCFP

Director, Primary Care Initiatives, Canadian Heart Research Centre, North York, Ontario

Dr. Peter Lin, a primary care physician, is the Director of Primary Care Initiatives at the Canadian Heart Research Centre and has two busy family medicine practices in Toronto. For 7 years, he served as the medical director at the University of Toronto Scarborough Health & Wellness Centre. In 2011, he received a teaching award from the College of Family Physicians of Canada.

Dr. Lin has worked with KDIGO (Kidney Disease│Improving Global Outcomes) in an effort to help enhance care for patients with chronic kidney disease. He has been a contributing author to the Canadian Diabetes Guidelines and has served on the editorial board of Pri-Med Institute, which provides education for physicians.

Dr. Lin maintains an active lecture schedule, reflecting his varied medical interests, continuing his focus on bridging the chasm between research and clinical practice.

Disclosures

  • Consultant (continuing medical education programs): AstraZeneca; Boehringer Ingelheim; Bayer; Eli Lilly; Amgen; Janssen; Merck; Pfizer; Sanofi; Abbott; HLS Therapeutics

Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:

  1. Childhood Non–HDL-C and LDL-C Levels and Adult ASCVD
  2. Association Between the Use of Menopausal Hormone Therapy and the Development of Dementia
  3. Association Between Tomato Consumption and BP in an Older Population at High Cardiovascular Risk
  4. Semaglutide and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With Obesity Without Diabetes
  5. Association of the Use of Cholinesterase Inhibitors and NSAIDs With the Risk of Peptic Ulcers
  6. Association of Daily Step Counts With All-Cause Mortality and Cardiovascular Events
  7. Associations Between Albuminuria and Mortality Among US Adults
  8. Frequency of Adding Salt to Foods, Genetic Susceptibility, and Incident Type 2 Diabetes
  9. Risk of Gastrointestinal Adverse Events Associated With Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists for Weight Loss
  10. NT-proBNP and Cardiovascular Event Risk in Individuals With Prediabetes Undergoing Cardiovascular Evaluation

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