🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Richard Cook, who has been named President of @cscs_sccc! Dr. Cook is Head of the Division of Cardiac Surgery at Vancouver General Hospital and Director of Minimal Access and Robotically-Assisted Cardiac Surgery at VGH. He is also a Clinical Professor of Surgery at UBC and a lead at DCI’s Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery. He previously served as Chair of the Cardiac Surgery Exam Board at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. His clinical and research work focuses on alternatives to sternotomy-based surgery. This includes mini-thoracotomy approaches for mitral and tricuspid valve repair and replacement, robotically-assisted coronary artery bypass, and transcatheter interventions for valvular heart disease. As President, he will help guide the national direction of cardiac surgery training, standards and practice. #DCI #CardiacSurgery #VGH #UBC

🫀 Did you know that there is only one surgeon in Western Canada who performs robotically-assisted cardiac surgery? Meet Dr. Richard Cook, Director of #DCI's Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery. 📈 The interest in robotically-assisted procedures is increasing. As Dr. Cook says: "cardiologists [...] are now understanding that there really is a benefit to patients, so that's been really gratifying, to be able to offer that to [them]." 💪 For Dr. Cook, integrity and innovation are tied: "[we're making sure that] we are able to provide something that's of greater benefit to patients, but not putting them in any extra harm's way to have a less invasive procedure." 🔗 Learn more about the Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery: bit.ly/48d9YX5 @VGHFdn @VCHhealthcare @drdavidawood @sellers_steph #minimallyinvasivesurgery #robotsurgery #cardiacsurgery #medtech #heartsurgery #heartsurgeon #cardiology #dilawriinstitute #CCI

Amusement park rides: heart dropper or device stopper? Just published: bit.ly/3JbgvsD. Mag fields generated by LIMs considered low risk for pts, but add'l studies needed for guidelines. @drdavidawood @DrJasonAndrade @BCChildrensHosp @BCCHresearch #EP #ICD #arrhythmia

Just published in #JACC: Masters Athletes engaging in high-volume physical activity have similar rates of change in aortic dilatation irrespective of baseline AD. Read more: bit.ly/4nCoH3Q @sportscardiobc @natemoulson_MD @drdavidawood @VCHRI @VGHFdn #sportscardiology