Tirone Esperidiao David, OC OOnt FRCS (born November 20, 1944) is a Brazilian-born Canadian cardiac surgeon and professor of surgery at the University of Toronto.
[1] Born in Ribeirão Claro, Brazil, to a Syrian Jewish father and an Italian mother,[2][3] David graduated from the Universidade Federal do Paraná as a medical doctor in 1968.
He joined the academic staff of Toronto General Hospital in July 1978.
From 2004-2005, he served as president of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery.
[5] He is also a member of the Canadian Marfan Association's Professional Advisory Board.