Dr. Grocott serves as Professor and Head in the Department of Anesthesia, Pharmacology & Therapeutics at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, Canada. He completed medical school in Canada at the University of Saskatchewan in 1990, and later trained in anesthesia at the University of Manitoba. He also completed both cardiothoracic anesthesiology and research fellowships at Duke University after which he spent 12 years advancing from fellow to full professor (with tenure). Subsequently, he served as tenured professor in both the Departments of Anesthesia, Perioperative & Pain Medicine, and Surgery at the University of Manitoba for 15 years before moving to UBC in 2022.

In addition to having served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, he has published more than 500 peer-reviewed articles, abstracts, and book chapters on a range of topics related to perioperative outcomes after cardiac surgery, amongst others. His has given more than 225 invited lectures and visiting professorships across six continents.

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