Dr. Kutryk received his MSc, PhD and MD degrees from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of
Manitoba. He completed Specialty Certification in Internal Medicine and Subspecialty Training in
Cardiology at the Royal Victoria Hospital and McGill University in Montreal, Canada. Dr. Kutryk’s training in
cardiology was followed by a four-year post-doctoral research and clinical training program in Interventional
Cardiology at Erasmus University and University Hospital Rotterdam – Dijkzigt. Dr. Kutryk is currently an
Associate Professor and Clinician Scientist at the University of Toronto, Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of
Engineering and Architectural Science at Ryerson University and Director of Interventional Cardiology
Research at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, Canada. He leads a basic research lab at the Li Ka Shing
Knowledge Institute dedicated to translating basic science findings to clinical application. Dr. Kutryk’s areas
of expertise include endothelial progenitor cell biology, gene therapy for vascular diseases, cell based gene
therapy strategies, angiogenesis, and miRNA signaling in health and disease. His lab has been very
successful in taking promising new treatment strategies from concept through preclinical assessment,
through to major, multicenter clinical trials. Recently, his research has focused on tissue engineered
vascular grafts and cardiac valves and epigenetic regulation of genes related to Hereditary Hemorrhagic
Telangiectasia, a disease of disregulated angiogenesis.
