Gideon Cohen

Affiliations:

• Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto
• Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
• Schulich Heart Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
• Cleveland Clinic Canada

Postgraduate and Specialty Training:

• Harvard University School of Medicine Surgical Leadership Program (2019-2021)
• Surgical Fellowship, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH (2001-2002)
• Surgical Fellowship, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (1999-2000)
• Chief Resident, Cardiac Surgery, University of Toronto (1998-2000)
• MSc/PhD, Molecular Biology, University of Toronto (1995-1998)
• General Surgery Residency, University of Toronto (1993-1995)
• General Comprehensive Surgical Internship, General Division, University of Toronto (1992-1993)
• MD, University of Toronto (1988-1992)

Current Appointments:

• Chief, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
• Medical Director, Schulich Heart Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
• Bernard Goldman Chair in Cardiac Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
• Director, Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Canada
• Board of Directors/Medical Consultant, Save a Child’s Heart Charitable Organization

Clinical Expertise:

• Reoperative cardiac surgery
• Aortic surgery
• Complex valvular repair/reconstruction
• Atrial fibrillation surgery
• Structural heart disease/transcatheter mitral valve interventions

Research/Academic Interests:

• Surgical biodevice innovation
• Surgical education
• Quality improvement
• Surgery for atrial fibrillation