Walter Douglas Boyd
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Dr. Walter Douglas Boyd, M.D., is a world-renowned[citation needed] cardiothoracic surgeon.
He is a graduate of Carleton University, and the University of Ottawa for his medical degree. In 1999, Dr. Boyd completed the world’s first closed-chest, beating-heart coronary artery bypass surgery with the use of the ZEUS Robotic Surgical System, and is recognized throughout the worldwide medical community[citation needed] for his pioneering work in cardiothoracic surgery and the use of robotic surgical systems.
He is now at the Cleveland Clinic Florida Weston as the head of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
He was born in Ottawa, Ontario and has a wife and two children.
Current areas of research include pioneering work in cardiac tissue regeneration with extracellular matrix/stem cells.
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