Leslie Diamond Women's Heart Health Clinic

Our services

​The focus of the Leslie Diamond Women's Heart Health Clinic is to provide specialized care towards:

  • Cardiovascular disease primary and secondary prevention
  • Work-up of chest pain, or dyspnea that may be of a cardiac nature
  • Providing a second opinion for patients with ongoing chest pain, prior myocardial infarction with normal coronaries (query microvascular angina or coronary vasospasm), and/or undiagnosed/non-obstructive coronary artery disease

Learn more from interviews with our specialists:

Learn more about heart health:

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Dr. Tara Sedlak
  • MD, FRCPC, MBA
  • Cardiologist, Vancouver General Hospital
  • Medical director, Leslie Diamond Women's Heart Health Clinic
  • Clinical associate professor, University of British Columbia

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Dr. Natasha Prodan-Bhalla
  • DNP, MN, NP (A), BScN
  • Nurse practitioner
  • VP, quality, safety and clinical informatics, and chief of nursing and allied practice
  • Adjunct professor, UBC
  • Adjunct professor, UVic

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Dr. Angela Wong
  • MD, FRCPC
  • Psychiatrist, Vancouver General Hospital, medical coordinator, Kitsilano Mental Health Team
  • Clinical assistant professor, University of British Columbia

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Dr. Rachel Ollivier
  • PhD, NP (F), MSCP
  • Nurse practitioner
  • Clinical assistant professor, UBC Faculty of Medicine
  • Adjunct professor, UBC School of Nursing
Referrals/appointments

Other health professionals with information about your symptoms

If you have a primary care provider (or clinic), a cardiologist or another physician specialist (i.e. genera​l internist) who has information about your cardiac symptoms, we need to know.

Please ask the primary care provider (or clinic) that has your most recent clinical history (i.e. symptoms, test results) to compile the following information and fax to 778-504-9785:

  • Completed regional referral form
  • Your most recent blood test
  • Any information they have regarding recent cardiac tests (i.e. stress test, angiogram, etc.) as indicated on the form

Once we receive the referral form, we will triage you and you will see either our Nurse Practitioner (NP) or the Cardiologist depending on the concern. We will contact you to schedule an appointment and confirm the location:

If some time has passed and you would like to confirm if your referral has been received to schedule an appointment:

  • Please call 604-875-4223

If you have seen Dr. Sedlak before but it has been over 6 months and if you do not have a pre-booked appointment, we require a re-referral from your care provider. Dr. Prodan-Bhalla does not require a re-referral. If you are unsure if you have a pre-booked appointment, please call the number above.

Self-referral to our clinic 

Please compile the following information and fax to 778-504-9785:

  • Completed Self Referral Form 
  • Your most recent blood test results
  • Any information you have regarding recent cardiac tests (i.e. stress test, angiogram, etc.)
  • Optional: A cover letter (maximum 1 page single-space) describing your symptoms, reasons for wanting a consultation, and any other information you think is relevant.

Once we receive the referral form, we will contact you to schedule an appointment. If some time has passed and you would like to confirm if your referral has been received to schedule an appointment:

  • Please call 604-875-4223 
Mental health resources

There is a strong link between negative mental health and poor heart outcomes. Ongoing stress, depression, anxiety or anger can directly make it more difficult to follow heart-healthy recommendations from your primary care provider, such as diet and exercise advice. It can also affect your blood pressure, cholesterol, and glucose.

We encourage you to look at the resources below and speak with our specialists to help you navigate your mental health.

Recommended resources:
  • General information and practical strategies for coping better with mental health concerns: Links shared with permission from the authors (Dr. Colleen Cannon, Dr. Sarah Cockell and Dr. Quincy Young)
  • Find a Registered Psychologist in BC
  • Positive Coping with Health Conditions: This free, online workbook covers skills such as managing worry, solving problems, managing depressive thinking, managing anger, and relationship building
  • Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction: A free online course that teaches awareness in meditation, discussion about attention and pain, response vs. reaction in stressful situations, and mindfulness in communication and compassion
  • Anti-depression Skills Workbook: This free, online workbook provides an overview of depression, explains how it can be effectively managed, and gives a step-by-step guide to changing patterns that trigger depression
  • Anxiety Canada: A collection of resources and strategies for managing anxiety

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