Dr. Balkhy is Professor of Surgery and Director of Robotic and Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery at the University of Chicago Medicine. He received his Cardiothoracic and Vascular surgery training at Tufts New England Medical Center and the Lahey Clinic in Boston, MA. He was Chairman of Cardiac Surgery at the Wisconsin Heart Hospital in Milwaukee, WI prior to moving to the University of Chicago in July 2013. Dr Balkhy is considered a pioneer of robotic cardiac surgery having performed over 2000 cases by mid 2022. He has the largest series of robotic totally endoscopic coronary bypass operations in the world (over 1000 cases). With well over 100 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters, he is a frequently sought after speaker and proctor worldwide and has trained multiple surgeons both nationally and internationally on robotic cardiac surgical techniques.