Cardiac surgeon
The University Of Western Ontario
Western University, Canada
Assistant Professor, Dr. Matthew Valdis, joined the Division of Cardiac Surgery at University Hospital in London, Ontario in March 2020. Dr. Valdis obtained his Bachelor of Science Honours in Biochemistry at McMaster University in 2007. A graduate of the Schulich School Medicine & Dentistry, Dr. Valdis completed both medical school and a cardiac surgery residency at Western University. He subsequently completed a fellowship in advanced aortic cardiac surgery at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor under the guidance of Dr. Himanshu Patel. During his residency training, Dr. Valdis obtained a MSc in Surgery at Western University. Dr. Valdis has a large cardiac surgery practice at University Hospital in London Ontario, operating on over 400 patients per year with a clinical interests in transcatheter aortic valve implantation and complex aortic reconstructive surgeries. Dr. Valdis' has research interests in the surgical treatment of acute type A aortic dissections.