E.David Tirone

Doctor Tirone E. David is a Professor of Surgery at the University of Toronto, Chief of Cardiac Surgery at Toronto General Hospital, and the holder of the Melanie Munk Chair at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre. He was born in Brazil and educated in his native country, United Statesand in Canada.  His postgraduate training in surgery was at the State University of New York, Cleveland Clinic, and University of Toronto.  He joined the academic staff of the University ofToronto and Toronto General Hospital in 1978, and has become one  of the leading cardiac surgeons in the world.  Hundreds of heart surgeons from around the globe visit his operating theatre every year.  

Doctor David has published more than 250 peer-reviewed scientific papers, tens of chapters in medical textbooks as well as five surgical textbooks.  He has developed numerous 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. 

Doctor David is a member of numerous surgical and medical societies.  He is an honorary member of the European Cardio-Thoracic Association,  the Brazilian Cardiovascular Society, the Italian Society for Cardiac Surgery, the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, and the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association of the United States. 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.