Vivek Rao, M.D., Ph.D.

Queen’s University (pre-med)
University of Toronto (MD, 1992)
University of Toronto General Surgery Residency (1993-94)
University of Toronto Surgical Scientist (1994-97)
University of Toronto (PhD, 1998)
University of Toronto Cardiac Surgery Residency (1997-00)
Columbia University Transplant/Mechanical Assist Fellowship (2000-2001)
Assistant Professor of Surgery 2001
Associate Professor of Surgery 2004
DeGasperis Chair in Heart Failure Surgery 2007
Professor of Surgery 2010
Chief of Cardiovascular Surgery, Toronto General Hospital (2011-present)
Munk Chair in Advanced Cardiac Therapeutics (2011-present)