Michael Diamant is a cardiologist working in Advanced Heart Failure and General Cardiology at Royal Columbian Hospital, and a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia (UBC). He holds a Master’s of Science in Epidemiology from the University of Western Ontario, completed Cardiology residency at UBC, and went on to complete a fellowship in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. His research interests include outcomes in health services delivery in heart failure, donor organ availability, and as a site investigator in heart failure drug trials, and he plays an active role in teaching in UBC’s medical school and various residency programs.