
Daniel J.P. Burns, MD, MPhil
BACKGROUND
Assistant Professor of Surgery: University of Toronto, 2024-PresentAttending Cardiac Surgeon: St. Michael’s Hospital, 2024-PresentAssistant Professor of Surgery: Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, 2020-2024Attending Cardiac Surgeon: Cleveland Clinic, 2019-2024Clinical Associate, Minimally Invasive and Robotic Cardiac Surgery: Cleveland Clinic, 2018-2019Clinical Fellow, Complex Mitral Valve Repair: University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, 2017-2018Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada, 2017Cardiac Surgery Residency: University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, 2011-2017
OTHER INTERESTS
Mitral Valve Repair
Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
Transcatheter Valve Interventions
Surgical Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
Clinical Outcomes Research
Complex Regression Modelling
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
RESEARCH
EDUCATION & TRAINING
MPhil, Epidemiology: University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 2013-2014
MD: University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, 2007-2011
BA (Hons), Philosophy: University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, 2003-2007
AFFILIATIONS & ORGANIZATIONS
CTSNET CONTRIBUTIONS
- Robotically-Assisted Myxoma Resection: Tips and TricksApril 23, 2026
- Mitral Valve Repair: Five Techniques for 95% RepairApril 23, 2026
