Dr. Bernard S. Goldman receives Order of Canada

"Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre is proud to congratulate Dr. Bernard S. Goldman on his recent appointment to the Order of Canada. Dr. Goldman founded the cardiac surgery program at Sunnybrook's Schulich Heart Centre, which has become one of the country's leading research and teaching centres for surgical interventions to treat cardiovascular disease. This honour is bestowed upon Dr. Goldman for his contributions to the field of cardiac surgery and cardiac care. Dr. Goldman is a renowned clinician, researcher and educator who has been a mentor for countless professionals in this field and has saved the lives of literally thousands of patients over his 41-year career. Dr. Goldman has pioneered new approaches to aortic valve replacement, coronary artery bypass grafting and cardiac pacing. Dr. Goldman came to Sunnybrook in 1989 and established what has become one of Canada's leading divisions of cardiac surgery. He served as Head of the Division of Cardiac Surgery from 1989 to 1999 and as Surgeon in Chief of Sunnybrook from 1999 to 2003"