Cardiac Surgery Founder Receives Order Of Canada

Dr. Bernard S. Goldman is honoured for a lifetime of outstanding achievement.

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre is proud to congratulate Dr. Bernard S. Goldman on his recent appointment to the Order of Canada. Dr. Goldman founded the cardiac surgery program at Sunnybrook's Schulich Heart Centre, which has become one of the country's leading research and teaching centres for surgical interventions to treat cardiovascular disease.

Dr. Goldman is a renowned clinician, researcher and educator who has been a mentor for countless professionals in this field and has saved the lives of literally thousands of patients over his 41-year career. Dr. Goldman has pioneered new approaches to aortic valve replacement, coronary artery bypass grafting and cardiac pacing.

"Dr. Goldman is a true innovator and leader in his field and Sunnybrook is fortunate to have him as a member of our team," said Dr. Barry McLellan, President and CEO of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. "This is a well deserved honour that complements what has been an outstanding career."

In addition to his role as Cardiac Surgeon, Dr. Goldman is a Professor of Surgery at the University of Toronto, Editor of the Journal of Cardiac Surgery and Chairman of Save a Child's Heart Canada, providing heart surgery to children from underprivileged countries at no cost. He has led numerous research efforts to improve the care of cardiovascular surgery patients, has authored hundreds of peer reviewed articles, contributed chapters to medical text books and has recently published the second edition of Heart Surgery in Canada: Memoirs, Anecdotes, History and Perspectives.