Rate My Professor David McCormack

Professor David McCormack serves as Professor of Health and Interim Dean of Medicine at the University of Waikato. He is a cardiothoracic surgeon with extensive clinical and leadership experience in healthcare. His academic background includes BSc and MBBS degrees along with qualifications such as MFSTEd, AFRACMA, FRSM, FCSANZ, FACS, FRCSEd(CTh), FRCS(CTh), and an MBA. Professor McCormack holds appointments including National Clinical Lead roles and leadership in healthcare AI initiatives at the Waikato AI Institute. His research focuses on cardiothoracic surgery topics including aortic surgery, valvular surgery, and ischaemic heart disease, with over 1000 citations recorded on Google Scholar. He has contributed to publications in surgical journals and books on topics such as empyema thoracis and decision-making in thoracic surgery. Professor McCormack has received awards including the Ethicon Travelling Fellowship, ASiT Cardiothoracic Research Prize, and Royal Society of Medicine Cardiothoracic Prize. He maintains active involvement in national health leadership and medical education at the New Zealand Graduate School of Medicine.