William J. DeBois, CCP, MBA is Perioperative Services Director and Chief Perfusionist at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City. After graduating from State University of New York at Stony Brook, he started his career in Brooklyn, NY and after seven years moved to Cornell. In his almost 37 years as a perfusionist, his programs have performed over 45,000 open-heart procedures. Bill’s passion for perfusion technology led him to work in blood conservation and safety for which he has over 100 publications and presentations.
He has been active in AmSECT and currently he serves as President. Additionally he has been involved with perfusion licensure and served as Chair of the licensing committee in New York.
As President of AmSECT Mr. DeBois has worked hard to get more perfusionists involved in the professional organization and has helped to improve membership to over 2000 members. He continues to work at improving membership and helping to engage perfusionists to adopt AmSECT’s standards and guidelines. Bill believes that this will improve the performance of perfusionists and ultimately improve the care of patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass.
