Dr. Katherine Allan

Dr. Allan is a PhD, mixed methods researcher at St. Michael’s Hospital, specializing in arrhythmia and resuscitation research. She has a strong interest in sudden cardiac arrest advocacy and is Chair and co-founder of CARE, a grassroots organization in Ontario that aims to increase awareness and survival from sudden cardiac arrest through various community based initiatives, including teaching all kids how to save a life. 

More recently, she started a new position in the Office of the Chief Coroner of Ontario as the Family Genetic Care Associate. The purpose of this role is to be a resource for the management of sudden and unexpected deaths, potentially caused by a heritable disease and to support families in the navigation after the sudden and unexpected deaths of a loved one, including answering questions, explaining processes or results, connecting the family to the appropriate clinical and support resources.