Richard C. Daly, M.D., is a cardiovascular surgeon and Surgical Director of the Heart and Lung Transplant Program at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. His primary clinical interests include: adult cardiac surgery, coronary bypass surgery, robotic-assisted coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), mitral valve repair, heart transplantation and lung transplantation. In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Daly is chair of the Thoracic Surgery Committee, Upper Midwest Organ Procurement Organization and a member of the International Society For Heart and Lung Transplantation.