A Man Called Otto: February 25, 2025
Presented by the University of Calgary Libin Cardiovascular Institute, hosted in partnership with the Calgary Public Library.
Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Where: Central Library, 800 3 St SE, Calgary, AB
Doors Open: 5:30 pm
Begins at: 6 pm
About the film:
Join us for a special screening of A Man Called Otto as part of our Science in the Cinema series. This heartwarming comedy-drama, starring Tom Hanks, follows Otto Anderson, a grieving, bitter widower whose life changes when a lively young family moves in next door.
The film highlights the journey of emotional healing and sheds light on hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a genetic heart condition. After the screening, experts from the Libin Cardiovascular Institute’s HCM Clinic will lead a discussion and Q&A on the condition and its real-world implications.
FREE admission and popcorn, seating is first-come, first-serve.
Meet the Speakers
Moderator - Dr. Satish Raj, MD
Dr. Satish Raj is a cardiac electrophysiologist in Calgary, Canada. In 2014, he founded the Calgary Autonomic Investigation & Management Clinic. He is currently a Professor of Cardiac Sciences at the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine.
Dr. Grant Peters, MD
Dr. Grant Peters is a cardiologist specializing in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, echocardiography, and critical care cardiology. He serves as medical director of the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Program at the Libin Cardiovascular Institute, clinical assistant professor at the University of Calgary, and president of echocardiography at TotalCardiology.
Dr. Louis Kolman, MD
Dr. Louis Kolman is a general cardiologist specializing in advanced cardiac imaging and cardiomyopathies. He serves as clinical co-director of the Stephenson Cardiac Imaging Centre at the Libin Cardiovascular Institute and is a practicing physician in the Cardio-Oncology and Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Programs. Dr. Kolman is also the co-founder and the medical director of Vita Diagnostics.
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