Veena Guru, M.D. 65 Neilson Drive Toronto, ON  M9C 5C2 Canada 14166216913

Institutional Affiliation

• University of Pittsburgh

Specialty

• Adult Cardiac Surgery

Background

• BSc With High Distinction - 1996 Human Biology, University of Toronto Cumulative GPA 4.11
• Doctor of Medicine (Class of 2000), University of Toronto, Ontario Canada
• Adult Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Certified, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certified
• Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Exam Parts I and II Certification
• Adult Trauma LIfe Support (ATLS) Instructor Certification
• United States Licensing Exam (USMLE) Steps 1-3 Completed
• Principles of Surgery -Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Completed
• PGY-4 General Surgery, University of Toronto
• PhD Student (Clinical Epidemiology), Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation
• Surgeon Scientist Program, University of Toronto

Interests

• Randomized Clinical Trials in Surgery
• Gender Impact on Cardiac Surgery Outcomes
• Continuous Quality Improvement in Cardiac Surgery
• Cardiac Surgery Report Cards - Learning Curves
• Off-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Outcomes
• Use of NAC in the Prevention of CPB Induced Renal Dysfunction
• Health Policy in Surgical Quality Improvement
• How genomics relate to clinical outcomes in cardiac disease