Officer of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: October 16, 2024

George A. Trusler, O.C., O.Ont.
Toronto, Ontario

George Trusler is a gifted pediatric surgeon and former head of cardiac surgery at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children. He formulated an algorithm to control excess blood flow to the lungs of infants suffering heart failure, and he invented a technique used to preserve the aortic valve. His innovations continue to save thousands of lives.