Cardiac surgeon
Cleveland Clinic
Dr. Donna May Kimmaliardjuk is a cardiac surgeon at The Cleveland Clinic. Her interests in cardiac surgery are coronary revascularization and myectomy surgery. She is the first Inuk heart surgeon in Canada. She graduated medical school from the University of Calgary in 2014. She went on to do her residency training at The University of Ottawa Heart Institute, and a fellowship in advanced cardiac surgery at The Cleveland Clinic, where she became a chief fellow and received the award for the best international fellow in 2021. She has been presented to The Senate of Canada for becoming the first Inuk heart surgeon and the first Nunavut land claims beneficiary to become a MD, and has been presented to the House of Commons for receiving the 2018 Inuit youth Indpsire award. Her research interests are women's heart health, and Indigenous health, which lead to her being selected to be a part of The Lancet's Commission on Arctic Health. She was featured in the Globe and Mail’s article on 16 reasons to celebrate International Women’s Day 2018, and has also been featured in multiple interviews, has made appearances on the Marilyn Dennis show, and was featured in the Globe and Mail’s “Breaking Barriers” project with American Express.
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Friday, October 27, 2023
09:45 – 10:30 EST
Friday, October 27, 2023
14:00 – 15:00 EST