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MCCPeeautrnnedtrkriaec Dr. Barry Rubin,
Medical Director, Peter
Winter 2016 Munk Cardiac Centre,

features University Health
Network (UHN)
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CARDIAC SURGERY on the cover
GAME-CHANGERS Many hands make up
The spirit of innovation and the long, the multidisciplinary
rich history of world firsts that define the medical team working
Peter Munk Cardiac Centre together at the Peter
Munk Cardiac Centre
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CUTTING-EDGE MEDICAL coronary bypass
IMAGING SAVING LIVES surgery on a middle-
From the increased use of CT scans to aged patient with
diagnose heart and vascular disease to heart disease.
multimodal practitioners with expertise in Photo by Tim Fraser.
cardiology, vascular surgery and radiology,
PMCC drives advances in medical
methods and technology

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INNOVATION FUND
PAVES THE WAY
A unique approach at PMCC
inspires staff to push new
ideas forward that improve
patient outcomes and
break new ground
in research

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COAXING THE HEART
TO HEAL ITSELF
How Dr. Phyllis Billia and
her team hope to unlock
the secrets of the heart
with genetic reprogramming

inside
the centre

10 Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research
15 Dalglish Family Hearts and Minds Clinic
18 CT scanning platform
20 Peter Munk
22 TAVI success
39 National reach
41 Cardiac surgery
45 Vascular surgery
48 Prevention and rehab
50 Patient journey
52 Volunteering
54 Donations
56 Funding innovation

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