Ray Chu-Jeng Chiu is a Professor of Surgery and Chair Emeritus of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at McGill University. He is a pioneer in many surgical techniques and physiology in cardiac surgery, such as the spiral vena cava graft, retrograde coronary sinus cardioplegia, dynamic cardiomyoplasty and stem cell transplantation for heart failure. He has published over 300 scientific papers and 7 books, been invited for 188 lectureships worldwide and received several prizes. He is a member of many prestigious Surgical Associations and serves on numerous Editorial and Scientific Advisory Boards in Canada, US, Asia and Europe.