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Manav Vyas

MBBS MSc PhD

Scientist, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute

Email: manav.vyas@mail.utoronto.ca
Tel: 416-864-5056

Research Programs

Biography

Dr. Vyas is a general neurologist and a clinician-scientist at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital. He is an assistant professor at the University of Toronto in the Division of Neurology. He received academic training in India (medicine), Western University (epidemiology and biostatistics) and the University of Toronto (neurology, and clinical epidemiology and health care research). He has had multiple peer-reviewed publications in high-impact journals such as Neurology and Stroke. His work has been funded through the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

His research evaluates and addresses inequalities in health, with a focus on neurological disorders, including stroke. He intends to build on his thesis work on immigrant health to study the influence of various social determinants of health on neurological health using linked administrative health data.

Recent Publications

  1. Plener, J, Salmi, LR, Cassidy, JD, Cancelliere, C, Atkinson-Graham, M, Axén, I et al.. Letter to the editor: risk factors for cervical artery dissection - a systematic review with meta-analysis. Stroke Vasc Neurol. 2025; :. doi: 10.1136/svn-2025-004844. PubMed PMID:41360648 .
  2. Vyas, MV, Sharma, S, Jones, A, Nicholson, K, Yu, AYX, Straus, S et al.. Temporal association between loneliness and polypharmacy: Analyses of the Canadian Longitudinal Study of Aging. J Affect Disord. 2026;394 (Pt B):120675. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2025.120675. PubMed PMID:41237954 .
  3. Vyas, MV, Kapral, MK, Yu, AYX, Joundi, RA, Austin, PC, Fang, J et al.. Individual and County-Level Social Determinants of Health and Acute Reperfusion Therapies: Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Registry Results. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025;14 (20):e038402. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.124.038402. PubMed PMID:41065234 PubMed Central PMC12684525.
  4. Huang, YQ, Vyas, MV, Bronskill, SE, Li, Z, Guan, J, Hoang, PM et al.. Rate of incident dementia and care needs among older adults with new traumatic brain injury: a population-based cohort study. CMAJ. 2025;197 (33):E1067-E1077. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.250361. PubMed PMID:41052800 PubMed Central PMC12503688.
  5. Vyas, MV, de Oliveira, C, Saposnik, G, Austin, PC, Yu, AY, Haldenby, O et al.. Increased risk of suicide after stroke: A population-based matched cohort study. Int J Stroke. 2025; :17474930251379165. doi: 10.1177/17474930251379165. PubMed PMID:40913243 .
  6. Li, E, Khinda, M, Verma, A, Mok, G, Jerath, A, Quraishi, F et al.. Acute code stroke activations seen in the emergency department: how often are we missing the mark?. CJEM. 2025; :. doi: 10.1007/s43678-025-00972-9. PubMed PMID:40691425 .
  7. Jung, Y, de Oliveira Souza, NV, Kishibe, T, Akarsu, FG, Wong, E, Almeida, EPRP et al.. The Prevalence and Long-Term Outcomes of Headaches after Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Systematic Review - CORRIGENDUM. Can J Neurol Sci. 2025; :1. doi: 10.1017/cjn.2025.10349. PubMed PMID:40676747 .
  8. Wennberg, E, Mohmand, Z, D'Arienzo, D, Majeed Grant, S, Uleryk, E, Vyas, MV et al.. Virtual Care Among Adults Facing Language Barriers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. JAMA Netw Open. 2025;8 (6):e2513906. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.13906. PubMed PMID:40471580 PubMed Central PMC12142448.
  9. Douelrachad, M, Thistle, A, Rijal, H, Ochuba, A, Ke, C, Lee, C et al.. New Diagnosis of Diabetes in Patients with Myocardial Infarction or Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2025; :. doi: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf286. PubMed PMID:40359383 .
  10. Nouraei, H, Qiu, F, Haldenby, O, Abdel-Qadir, H, Deb, S, Madan, M et al.. Variations of the Extent of Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease Among Canadian Immigrants. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025;14 (9):e037534. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.124.037534. PubMed PMID:40265578 PubMed Central PMC12184266.
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Affiliations & Other Activities

  • ICES Adjunct Scientist