Dr. Maral Ouzounian is Head of the Division of Cardiovascular at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, and Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Toronto. She is the Munk Chair in Advanced Cardiac Therapeutics and the Antonio Helga DeGasperis Chair in Clinical Trials and Outcome Studies at University Health Network. Her clinical and academic interests are in the understanding and management of valvular and aortic diseases including aortic root reconstruction and valve repair, the Ross procedure, and the surgical treatment of complex aortic aneurysms and dissections. She has published over 250 papers in the field and is an author on multiple guidelines and position statements. She is the Chair of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery Adult Cardiac Education Committee and serves on the AATS Membership, Leadership Academy, and Scholarship committees. Dr. Ouzounian was the Chair of the Adult Cardiac Program for the 102nd and 104th Scientific Meetings of the AATS and serves on the program committee for the AATS Aortic Symposium.