Dr. Christopher Labos, MD
Not yet claimedCardiologist, Preventive cardiologist · Physician (MD)
Montreal, Quebec
Cardiologist with a master's degree in epidemiology, listed on the MUHC Cardiovascular Prevention Centre team and an associate of the McGill Office for Science and Society. Columnist for the Montreal Gazette, regular CJAD/CTV/CBC contributor, and co-host of The Body of Evidence podcast.
About Dr. Christopher Labos, MD
Updated Sep 20, 2026Dr. Christopher Labos is a cardiologist in Montreal, Quebec. He holds an MD CM from McGill University and a master's degree in epidemiology, and he has Royal College certification in cardiology (FRCPC). His main research focus is cardiovascular prevention.
He did his cardiology residency at McGill University, where he was chief resident, then completed a master's in epidemiology and a research fellowship. He is listed on the team of the Cardiovascular Prevention Centre at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC). Public listings describe him practising as a cardiologist at Hôpital Notre-Dame in Montreal, and one publisher byline lists Kirkland Medical Center in Montreal.
He teaches and writes as well as sees patients. He is a course lecturer in McGill's Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, an affiliate member of the Department of Global and Public Health, and an associate with the McGill Office for Science and Society. McGill's media listing gives his areas of expertise as cardiology, debunking medical myths, epidemiology and science communication, and lists him as speaking English, French and Greek.
He co-hosts the weekly podcast The Body of Evidence with science communicator Jonathan Jarry, which discusses health topics and questionable medical information found online. He also writes for Science-Based Medicine and other publications.
- Royal College cardiology certification
- Listed as MD CM, MSc, FRCPC with a Royal College certification in cardiology. sciencebasedmedicine.org
- Focus on heart disease prevention
- His main research focus is cardiovascular prevention, and he is listed on the MUHC Cardiovascular Prevention Centre team. muhc.ca
- Training at McGill
- He completed his cardiology residency at McGill University, served as chief resident, then earned a master's degree in epidemiology and did a research fellowship. mcgill.ca
- McGill teaching roles
- He is a course lecturer in the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health at McGill and an affiliate member of the Department of Global and Public Health. medicsvoices.com
- McGill Office for Science and Society
- He is listed as an Associate with the McGill Office for Science and Society. mcgill.ca
- Podcast host
- He co-hosts The Body of Evidence, a weekly podcast with science communicator Jonathan Jarry about complex health topics and health misinformation. bodyofevidence.ca
- Speaks three languages
- McGill's media listing states he speaks English, French and Greek, with expertise in cardiology, epidemiology, science communication and debunking medical myths. mcgill.ca
- Conference presenter
- He presented at the 2023 Canadian Cardiovascular Society conference, listed with the MUHC Research Institute. eventscribe.net
Worth knowing
- Public sources list different practice locations for him — Hôpital Notre-Dame in one listing and Kirkland Medical Center in another byline — so patients may want to confirm where he currently sees patients before booking. blogs.the-hospitalist.org
- An individual licence record could not be retrieved during this research. The Collège des médecins du Québec maintains a public searchable directory where his licence status can be checked. cmq.org
Sources: bodyofevidence.ca · bodyofevidence.ca · youtube.com · ca.linkedin.com · sciencebasedmedicine.org · mcgill.ca · muhc.ca · mcgill.ca. Something wrong or out of date? Tell us and we will correct it.
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Practice location
McGill University Health Centre
McGill University Health Centre
Montreal, Quebec · Canada
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