Department of Cardiac Surgery

Assistant Professor and Director, Heart Transplant & Ventricular Support Program

Education

• H.S.D. – Bois-de-Boulogne College, Montreal, QC, Canada, 1998
• M.D. – Sherbrooke University, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, 2003
• M.SC. – Sherbrooke University, 2003
• Ph.D. – Biomedical Sciences, Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, QC, Canada, 2010

Postgraduate Training

• Resident, Cardiac Surgery, Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, QC, Canada
• Chief Resident, Adult Cardiac Surgery, Montreal Heart Institute
• Fellow in heart transplantation and circulatory support devices, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Credentials

• Association des Médecins de langue française du Canada
• Quebec Medical Association    
• Canadian Medical Association    
• Canadian Cardiovascular Society    
• The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada   
• Quebec Vascular Society    
• American Heart Association    
• Collège des Médecins du Québec    
• Fédération des Médecins Spécialistes du Québec

Research Interest

Dr. Maltais’ research focuses on the management of patients with end-stage heart failure and mechanisms of rejection in heart transplantation, as well as improving myocardial repair of infarcted heart by intracoronary injection of mesenchymal stem cell-derived growth factors.

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Contact

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Department of Cardiac Surgery
1215 21st Avenue South
5209 Medical Center East
Nashville, Tennessee 37232-8802
Phone: (615) 343-9195 Fax: (615) 343-5248
email: simon.maltais@vanderbilt.edu
www.VanderbiltHeart.com