World-renowned Canadian heart surgeon turns down job in U.S. over political tension | Unpublished
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Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Alanna Smith
Publication Date: March 29, 2025 - 07:00

World-renowned Canadian heart surgeon turns down job in U.S. over political tension

March 29, 2025
One of Canada’s renowned heart surgeons was on the cusp of moving to San Francisco for a new job at the end of this month: He had hired movers and was about to make an offer on a new home, his work visa and California medical licence were on the way and he had already said some goodbyes.But in the weeks leading up to Marc Ruel taking on his new role at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center (UCSF), he changed his mind. The political tension between the United States and Canada had grown too intense.


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