Marc Ruel

Dr. Marc Ruel is the Division Head and Chair of Cardiac Surgery at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. Dr. Ruel is a Professor in the Department of Surgery and in the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine at the University of Ottawa. A seasoned heart surgeon, innovator and researcher, Dr. Ruel is widely credited with the development of minimally invasive multivessel coronary artery bypass surgery worldwide, and with other minimally invasive cardiac techniques. Dr. Ruel has...See more

Dr. Marc Ruel is the Division Head and Chair of Cardiac Surgery at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. Dr. Ruel is a Professor in the Department of Surgery and in the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine at the University of Ottawa. A seasoned heart surgeon, innovator and researcher, Dr. Ruel is widely credited with the development of minimally invasive multivessel coronary artery bypass surgery worldwide, and with other minimally invasive cardiac techniques. Dr. Ruel has published over 400 scientific papers and book chapters, led key clinical trials in cardiac surgery, is the recipient of numerous academic and community awards, and was recently featured among the 'Giants of Cardiothoracic Surgery'. Dr. Ruel is the President of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS), the Canadian Director of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, and the surgical Editor at the prestigious journal Circulation. See less