About Us
The CSCS mission is to promote and represent the specialty of cardiac surgery including but not exclusive to research, education, and sound clinical practice.
The CSCS strives to be responsive to its members’ needs. In addition to the educational activities we sponsor and develop, we have partnered to assess workforce issues hoping to project surgeon shortages in the future to help plan for our specialty’s growth. The CSCS plays a role in the development of training programs to help the field adapt to new technologies and embrace new techniques.
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2023 CSCS/CSCP Spring Meeting
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Canadian Women in Cardiac Surgery
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October 2022
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CSCS Spotlight
Dr. Cook is a graduate of the University of British Columbia cardiac surgery residency program, where he also completed an MSc in cardiac physiology. Following his residency, he completed fellowships in Paris (Cristophe Acar) for mitral valve repair, and East Carolina University (W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr) for robotically assisted and minimally invasive cardiac surgery.
He has been on staff at the University of British Columbia since 2005, where he currently is a Clinical Professor of Surgery, and the director of robotically assisted and minimally invasive surgery. He has served as the co-director of the residency program from 2011 – 2013. In 2010 he was appointed to the executive committee of the Cardiac Surgery Exam Board at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons and served as the chair of the exam board from 2018 – 2021.
His primary clinical areas of interest include robotically assisted MIDCAB, mini-thoracotomy valvular surgery, and transcatheter aortic and mitral repair and replacement. He serves on the CSCS Board of Directors as Secretary/Treasurer.
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Dr. Paul Cartier Cardiac Surgery Resident Award
This award was created in honour of Dr. Paul Cartier, who was highly regarded as an outstanding Canadian Cardiac Surgeon. The award is given annually to a Cardiac Surgery Resident who has made an outstanding contribution to the field of cardiac surgery through basic science or clinical research and who has demonstrated promise for a distinguished academic career in cardiac surgery.
A call will go out annually to all CSCS members adhering to the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress (CCC) Call for Science deadline for abstract submissions. The winner will receive a $2,500 cash award, as well as an honorary plaque.
Canadian Cardiac Surgery Centres
The Canadian Society of Cardiac Surgeons (CSCS) is a national leader in cardiac surgery. Canadian patients are provided timely appointments with cardiologists who work together to provide comprehensive care that meets the exact needs of each individual.
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Board Of Directors And Officers Of CSCS

Ansar Hassan
President

Maral Ouzounian
President Elect

Rakesh Arora
Past President

Richard Cook
Secretary / Treasurer

Edgar Chedrawy
Atlantic Regional Representative

Tarek Malas
Quebec Regional Representative

Emmanuel Moss
Quebec Regional Representative

Jennifer Higgins
Ontario Regional Representative

Richard Whitlock
Ontario Regional Representative

Scott McClure
SK, MB, AB Regional Representative

Lynn M. Fedoruk
BC Regional Representative

Abigail White
Cardiac Surgery Resident Representative
Officers of CSCS

Subodh Verma
Scientific Program Committee Chair

Saurabh Gupta
Workforce Committee Chair

Fraser Rubens
Specialty Committee Representative

Pierre Voisine
Exam Board Representative

Gurmeet Singh
CANCARE Representative

Ansar Hassan
President
Ansar Hassan
President

Maral Ouzounian
President Elect
Maral Ouzounian
President Elect

Rakesh Arora
Past President
Rakesh Arora
Past President

Richard Cook
Secretary / Treasurer
Richard Cook
Secretary / Treasurer

Edgar Chedrawy
Atlantic Regional Representative
Edgar Chedrawy
Atlantic Regional Representative

Tarek Malas
Quebec Regional Representative
Tarek Malas
Quebec Regional Representative

Emmanuel Moss
Quebec Regional Representative
Emmanuel Moss
Quebec Regional Representative

Jennifer Higgins
Ontario Regional Representative
Jennifer Higgins
Ontario Regional Representative

Richard Whitlock
Ontario Regional Representative
Richard Whitlock
Ontario Regional Representative

Scott McClure
SK, MB, AB Regional Representative
Scott McClure
SK, MB, AB Regional Representative

Lynn M. Fedoruk
BC Regional Representative
Lynn M. Fedoruk
BC Regional Representative

Abigail White
Cardiac Surgery Resident Representative
Abigail White
Cardiac Surgery Resident Representative
Officers of CSCS

Subodh Verma
Scientific Program Committee Chair
Subodh Verma
Scientific Program Committee Chair

Saurabh Gupta
Workforce Committee Chair
Saurabh Gupta
Workforce Committee Chair

Fraser Rubens
Specialty Committee Representative
Fraser Rubens
Specialty Committee Representative

Pierre Voisine
Exam Board Representative
Pierre Voisine
Exam Board Representative

Gurmeet Singh
CANCARE Representative
Gurmeet Singh
CANCARE Representative
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Membership
Membership is open to individuals enrolled in a recognized Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) training program or current/past Fellows with an FRCSC in cardiac surgery as recognized by the RCPSC.
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