Kinley, Cecil Edwin

He joined the Dalhousie Surgery Department in 1963, where he practiced until 1998. His team started the Cardiac Surgery Program at the IWK Children’s Hospital and adult cardiac surgery at the Victoria General Hospital.

He performed the first adult open heart surgery in Nova Scotia and the first coronary bypass operation when both of these procedures were in their infancy.

He implanted the first cardiac pacemaker and established the first cardiac intensive care unit in Atlantic Canada.

He developed a residency training program in cardiovascular surgery and training programs for intensive care nurses and respiratory therapists.

He was elected a MLA for Halifax Citadel 1997.

He was appointed as a Surgeon Cadet (UNTD) RCN(R) (With seniority dated 16/02/1950).

He served in HMCS Scotian for UNTD 1949-1951.

He was appointed as an A/Surgeon Sub-Lieutenant RCN(R) (With seniority dated 01/09/1951).

He was appointed as a Surgeon Sub-Lieutenant RCN(R) (With seniority dated 01/09/1952).

He was appointed as a Surgeon Lieutenant RCN(R) (With seniority dated 01/10/1952). (He was released 26/10/1952.)