Medical Advisors

Dr Juan Guzman

Medical Advisor

Dr. Juan Guzman is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at McMaster University and Internal Medicine specialist at Hamilton Health Sciences (Hamilton General Hospital Clinical Teaching Unit). After graduating from medical school in Colombia, Dr. Guzman completed a three year Clinical Research Fellowship in Autonomic Disorders at McMaster University in 2007, this was followed by 3 year residency training in Internal Medicine at McMaster University and 1 year of General Internal Medicine Fellowship. He holds a Masters of Sciences degree in Health Research Methodology from McMaster University. He received the Have a Heart Bursary Program Award by the Canadian Cardiovascular Society Academy in 2009 as young promising clinical researcher in Cardiovascular Sciences. He is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and he is a board certified Internal Medicine specialist. He has clinical and research interest in Syncope and Autonomic Disorders such as Pure Autonomic Failure, Multiple Syncope Atrophy, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome and Vasovagal Syncope. He is staff member of the Syncope and Autonomic Disorders Unit as well as the Autonomic Laboratory affiliated to the Arrhythmia Service at the Hamilton General Hospital. Dr. Guzman has published peer review articles, abstracts, and book chapters and has presented his work in multiple meetings around the world.

Dr. Guzman has strong interest in medical education at the graduate and postgraduate level as well as knowledge translation from the teaching hospital to the general practitioner.

Dr. Guzman is an active member of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society, American Autonomic Society and the Canadian Society of Internal Medicine.