| Dr. J. David Spence
Expert in Stroke Prevention
Biography
J. David Spence, MD, FRCPC, FAHA
During Dr. Spence's training with Dr. Henry Barnett (one of the greatest
Neurologists of his time, and an early pioneer of stroke prevention), he saw
more than 1,000 patients with stroke, of which half were due to high blood
pressure. Realizing that those strokes were preventable inspired him to dedicate
his career to stroke prevention. After his training in Neurology and Internal
Medicine at the University of Western Ontario in London, he then went on to a
fellowship in Clinical Pharmacology at the Cardiovascular Research Institute at
University of California, San Francisco. On his return to London, he established
the first Hypertension Clinic in this part of North America in 1977, and the
Hypertension Research Unit at Victoria Hospital in London.
In 1980 he established a Stroke Prevention Clinic, and then in 1985 the
clinics were merged to form the Atherosclerosis Prevention Clinic. We began
measuring carotid plaque area in 1992, 2D the beginning, and then went on in
1994 to work with Dr. Aaron Fenster on measurement of 3-D plaque volume.
In order to work more closely with Dr. Fenster and the Stroke Team at
University Hospital, the team moved to the Robarts Research Institute, and SPARC
was opened, in October, 1995.
At SPARC, a team of 10 researchers (Our Team) and more than 6,000 patients
and research volunteers are dedicated to discovering better ways to prevent
strokes and heart attacks. The basis of this work is the measurement of carotid
atherosclerosis by ultrasound, and strong collaborations with researchers at the
Robarts Research Institute and elsewhere.
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