Peter Douglas Slinger MD, FRCPC

Dr. Peter Slinger completed medical school training at the University of Western Ontario in 1973. Following a Family Medicine residency at the University of Alberta and Family Practice in Yellowknife NWT, he did an Anesthesia Residency at McGill University and the University of Montreal. He is currently a Professor of Anesthesia at the University of Toronto, a member of the Anesthesia Staff at the Toronto General Hospital, and a Director of CME in the Dept. of Anesthesia.

His area of interest is Anesthesia for Thoracic Surgery, with specific interests in pre-operative assessment, management of one-lung anesthesia, peri-operative lung injury, and trans-esophageal echocardiography. He has edited, authored, and co-authored numerous texts, articles, and chapters relating to Thoracic Anesthesia. He serves as Associate Editor for Thoracic Anesthesia, Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia.