Tirone Esperidiao David, (born November 20, 1944) is a Brazilian-born Canadian

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and professor of surgery at the

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. He is an attending cardiac surgeon at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre,

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. He is known for his 2007 development of a valve sparing aortic root replacement procedure to preserve the aortic valve in patients with aortic root aneurysms such as in

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; it is now known as the " David Operation".

Early life and education

Born in

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, he graduated from the

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as a

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in 1968. He completed his surgical internship at

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and his general surgery residency at

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in Cleveland. In 1975, he came to Toronto to train in cardiovascular and thoracic surgery at the

Career

He joined the academic staff of

in July 1978. He was chief of cardiovascular surgery at

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from 1980 through 1989 and

from 1989 through 2011. In 2004, he was elected University Professor, the highest honour the University of Toronto bestows its professors. From 2004-2005, he served as president of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery. He has published extensively in peer reviewed journals, is the author of many chapters in surgical textbooks, and is the editor or co-editor of 5 surgical textbooks. David has received numerous awards. In 1993 he was elected as a member of the

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, and in 1996, he was made an Officer of the

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. He is also a member of the Canadian Marfan Association's Professional Advisory Board.

References

Chapter 31: Aortic Valve Repair and Aortic Valve-Sparing Operations
by Tirone E. David in ''Cardiac Surgery in the Adult''
Honored with 2004 Antoine Marfan Award
for innovative and outstanding contributions to the development of cardiovascular surgery and the surgical care of people with the

. {{DEFAULTSORT:David, Tirone 1944 births Living people Brazilian emigrants to Canada Brazilian expatriates in the United States Brazilian Jews Canadian Jews Canadian medical researchers Canadian cardiac surgeons Members of the Order of Ontario Naturalized citizens of Canada Officers of the Order of Canada University of Toronto faculty Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons