Pr Marc Ruel is Professor and Chair in the Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa, Canada, where he and his team have enabled a large growth in the Division’s volume, size, scope, focus on innovation, and top quality outcomes. As a surgeon, Ruel has pioneered and delivered numerous international courses on minimally invasive cardiac operations, including minimally invasive/robotic multiarterial CABG and non-sternotomy valve surgery, which he teaches in Ottawa and abroad to surgeons from all continents. He also specializes in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and complex redo surgeries. Ruel has authored nearly 500 scientific publications and numerous endeavours in clinical and translational research. He is Past President of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society, Canadian Director for the STS, and past-Chair of the AHA's Council on CV Surgery and Anesthesia. He also serves as associate editor and surgery editor for the journal Circulation, and as a Director for the ISMICS.