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.

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.