Dr. Munir Boodhwani is a Professor in the Division of Cardiac Surgery at The University of Ottawa Heart Institute. He is the founder and co-director of the Ottawa Heart Institute Thoracic Aortic Clinic and a pioneer in Aortic Valve Repair and aortic root surgery. His academic interests include surgical innovation in the area of aortic surgery, transcatheter interventions, and clinical trials in aortic disease. He co-leads the TITAN clinical trial accelerator, which is currently conducting three clinical trials in aortic disease.