Dr. P.J. Devereaux is a cardiologist and has a Ph.D. in clinical epidemiology. He is the Director of the Division of Perioperative Care at McMaster University. He is the Associate Deputy Director of the Population Health Research Institute. He is also the Scientific Leader of the Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine, and Surgical Research Group at the Population Health Research Institute. Dr. Devereaux is a full Professor and University Scholar at McMaster University. He is supported by a Tier-1 Canadian Research Chair in Perioperative Medicine.