Professor Cardiac Surgery
University of Toronto
Doctor Tirone E. David is a Professor of Surgery at the University of Toronto and the holder of the Melanie Munk Chair of Cardiovascular Surgery at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre. Doctor David has published 485 scientific papers, 47 chapters in medical textbooks as well as 6 surgical textbooks. He has developed several operative procedures to treat patients with heart valve disease, complications of myocardial infarction, and thoracic aneurysms. He has been a member of the editorial board of numerous surgical journals. He was President of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery in 2004-2005, and the recipient of its Scientific Achievement Award in 2016, and Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020. He received the Order of Ontario in 1993, and the Order of Canada in 1996. He was elected University Professor in 2004, the highest honor the University of Toronto bestows to its professors.
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Friday, October 24, 2025
4:30pm - 5:30pm ET