F. Rubens

F. Rubens completed his medical school training at Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont., Canada, in 1985. After completing his general surgical training in Ottawa, Dr. Rubens undertook research training as a Fellow of the Medical Research Council at the Department of Pathology at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., Canada, from which he received his M.S. degree. In 1992, he returned to Ottawa to complete his cardiothoracic training and fellowship. Dr. Rubens was certified by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in General Surgery in 1990 and in Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery in 1994. He was promoted to the rank of Full Professor at the Department of Surgery in 2006. Dr. Rubens established an active program in the surgical treatment of chronic pulmonary embolism, receiving referrals from across Canada. He has been an active advocate of complete arterial revascularization and novel surgical therapy for high-risk patients undergoing cardiac surgery and has pioneered several key surgical techniques. Dr. Rubens’ research has been focused on improving the outcomes of patients undergoing surgery with the heart-lung machine. Dr. Rubens is and has been the principal investigator for several peer-reviewed grants from the Canadian Institute of Health Research and the Heart and Stroke Foundation, and he has served as an Internal Scientific Reviewer for the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. He has over 150 peer-reviewed publications, review articles, abstracts, and book chapters. Rubens is also a popular speaker, having given 60 invited lectures in Canada and abroad on the pathophysiology of cardiopulmonary bypass, chronic pulmonary embolism, and blood conservation. He is a Member of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society, the American Heart Association, the Society of Thoracic Surgery, and the Canadian Society of Cardiac Surgeons. Dr. Rubens is also the Program Director of the Cardiac Surgery Residency Training Program at the University of Ottawa.

Biography Updated on 23 November 2010

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