Dr. James Tam grew up in Burlington, Ontario and obtained his medical degree at the University of Toronto before pursuing Internal Medicine and Cardiology residency training at the University of Ottawa and Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Following a two-year fellowship at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, he joined the Section of Cardiology at the University of Manitoba in 1996. His clinical and research interests are in echocardiography, utility of diagnostic testing, adult congenital heart disease and cardiac palliative care. Dr. Tam is working to improve patient education and communication in chronic disease management and end of life care. He is currently based at St. Boniface General Hospital. Dr. Tam is a Professor of Medicine, Medical Lead of Heart Teams and former Chief of Cardiology at the University of Manitoba.