217. Dr. Mark Chandy | Cannabis and Cardiovascular Disease-Clearing the Haze

Episode 217 February 17, 2025 01:03:21
217. Dr. Mark Chandy | Cannabis and Cardiovascular Disease-Clearing the Haze
High Truths on Drugs and Addiction
217. Dr. Mark Chandy | Cannabis and Cardiovascular Disease-Clearing the Haze

Feb 17 2025 | 01:03:21

/

Show Notes

What are the effects of cannabis on the cardiovascular system? Dr. Chandy helps clear the haze. The American Heart Association has established the facts.

Dr. Mark Chandy earned his MD and Ph.D. in 2008, at Pennsylvania State University. After completing

medical school, Dr. Chandy trained in Internal Medicine at the University of British Columbia, followed

by a Cardiology fellowship at the University of Toronto. He also completed a fellowship in

Echocardiography and enrolled in the Clinician Scientist Training Program at the University of Toronto.

With a desire to learn stem cell biology, Dr. Chandy trained in induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs)

disease modeling at Stanford University. Dr. Chandy’s research has been published in Cell and other

high-impact journals. He holds patents for his novel discoveries. As a recently appointed Assistant

Professor at the University of Western Ontario, Dr. Chandy is an independent physician-scientist using

iPSC disease modeling, next-generation sequencing (NGS), proteomics, and gene editing to

understand the mechanisms of cardiovascular disease. Dr. Chandy's current research focuses on

understanding the pathophysiology of environmental exposures such as air pollution, e-cigarettes, and

cannabis on cardiovascular disease using human iPSC-derived tissue. The overarching goal of his

research is to 1) investigate the effects of the environment on the cardiovascular system, 2) discover

biomarkers to risk stratify patients, and 3) discover druggable target genes for cardiovascular disease.

The relationship between cannabis and cardiovascular disease: clearing the haze. Nature Reviews. Jan 2025

Other Episodes

Episode 60

February 14, 2022 00:48:19
Episode Cover

Episode #60 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with Heidi Swan and A Night In Jail, Homeless-Psychosis-and Schizophrenia

Psychosis.  A Night In Jail is inspired by Heidi's brother's true life story of homelessness, drug addiction, and schizophrenia. He went to jail 18...

Listen

Episode 36

August 30, 2021 00:57:36
Episode Cover

Episode #36 High Truths with Gerald Posner on Pharma

Was I duped by Big Pharma?  Early in my career I was told “You and your colleagues are undertreating pain.” When I served as...

Listen

Episode 30

July 19, 2021 01:02:25
Episode Cover

Episode #30 High Truths with Phil Drum on Drugged Driving

Drugged Driving is a national problem – both from legal and illegal drugs. Listen to High Truths Expert Dr. Phillip Drum discuss the problem...

Listen