McGill University
Marc Pelletier is division chief of cardiac surgery for the Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine; section chief of cardiac surgery for Yale New Haven Hospital; and physician-in-chief of cardiac surgery for the Heart and Vascular Center at Yale New Haven Health System (YNHHS). He leads a large team of cardiac surgeons who operate across YNHHS and at the U.S. Veterans Administration Medical Center in West Haven, focusing on the full range of cardiac diseases and conditions.
Dr. Pelletier has been lead principal investigator for several industry-funded clinical trials and has authored over 130 peer-reviewed publications in journals including Circulation and New England Journal of Medicine. He has given over 120 invited and local talks. In the last few years, his interests have shifted toward clinical outcomes research in such areas as using existing databases to get additional insights into new ways to improve cardiac surgery care.
In other leadership roles, he chaired the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada's cardiac surgery examination board from 2014 to 2018 and was named Specialist of the Year by the Royal College in 2014. He is currently program chair of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) 2026 meeting and serves on multiple workforces for the STS, including the Council on Education and the workforce on Cardiac and Vascular Surgery.
In addition, Dr. Pelletier is a respected educator who was recognized for his efforts with the prestigious Larry Cohn Outstanding Teacher Award in 2018 at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. In 2025, he was awarded the Socrates Award by the Thoracic Surgery Residents Association recognizing an outstanding senior cardiothoracic surgery faculty member in North America for their commitment to resident education and mentorship.
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311 - VALVULAR HEART DISEASE: MAKING SENSE OF A CHANGING LANDSCAPE AND EVOLVING GUIDELINES
Saturday, October 25, 2025
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