Faculty

Conference Chair

Sean P. Cleary M.D, MSc, MPH, FRCSC, FACS
Bernard & Ryna Langer Chair
Division of General Surgery
University of Toronto

Planning Committee

Nancy K. Down MD FRCSC FACS
Lecturer
Division of General Surgery
Medical Director of Breast ICC
Division Head of General Surgery
North York General Hospital

Shiva Jayaraman MD MESc FRCSC FACS
Associate Professor
Associate Program Director
U of T General Surgery Residency Program
HPB Surgery
St. Joseph’s Health Centre

Marisa Louridas MD PhD FRCSC
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Colorectal Surgeon
St. Michael’s Hospital

Megan Melland-Smith MD MSc FRCSC
Staff General Surgeon
North York General Hospital
North Toronto Hernia Program

Peter K. Stotland HBSc MSc MD FRCSC
Assistant Professor
Assistant Program Director
General Surgery Residency Training Program
Surgical Oncology and Minimally Invasive Surgery
Quality and Knowledge Transfer Lead
Cancer Care Ontario
Regional Surgical Oncology Lead
Ontario Health – Cancer Care Ontario

Faculty

Mary-Anne Aarts MD FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery
General Surgeon
Chief of Surgery
St Joseph’s Health Centre

Daniel Abramowitz MD FRCSC
Lecturer
Colorectal surgeon
Division of General Surgery
North York General Hospital

Fady Balaa MD, FRCSC
Chair of Surgery & Surgeon-in-Chief
University of Ottawa
Consultant, CMPA

Marcus Burnstein MD MSc FRCSC
Associate Professor
Surgeon
St. Michael's Hospital

Sami A. Chadi MD MSc FRCSC FACS FASCRS
Associate Professor
Wise Family Chair
Colorectal Surgical Innovation
Department of Surgery, UHN

Ralph George MD FRCSC
Associate Professor, General Surgery
General Surgeon
St. Michael’s Hospital

Renee Hanrahan BSc MD FRSCS
Clinical Adjunct Lecturer
McMaster University
Oncologic and Reconstructive Breast Surgeon
Chief of Surgery
Royal Victoria Regional Health Center

Erin Kennedy MD PhD
Professor of Surgery
Head, Division of General Surgery

Suneil Khanna MD FRCPC
Staff Physician
Department of Medical Oncology
Unity Health Toronto

Lazar Klein MD
Assistant Professor
Division Head, General Surgery
Humber River Regional Hospital

Michael Ko MD, PhD, FRCSC
Thoracic and Foregut Surgeon
Assistant Professor
Division head, Thoracic Surgery
St. Joseph's Health Centre

Gary Ko MD MSc FRCS(C)
Clinical Associate Breast Surgeon
Sinai Health Systems – Mount Sinai Hospital

Eric Leung MD
Associate Professor
Department of Radiation Oncology
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

David W. Lim MDCM MEd PhD FRCSC FACS
Assistant Professor
Breast Surgical Oncologist
Women's College Hospital
Medical Director
Henrietta Banting Breast Centre
Women's College Research and Innovation Institute

Jelena Lukovic MD MPH FRCPC
Assistant professor
Radiation oncologist
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, UHN

Stephanie Mason MD PhD FRCSC
Assistant Professor
Burn & General Surgeon
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Interim Director, Ross Tilley Burn Centre

Jeff Mosko MD MSc FRCPC
Assistant Professor
Division of Gastroenterology
Therapeutic Endoscopy
St. Michael’s Hospital

Jeffrey Myers MD
Lecturer
Medical Oncologist
North York General Hospital

Gayathri Naganathan MD MSc FRCSC
Breast Surgical Oncologist and General Surgeon
Michael Garron Hospital

Bonnie O'Hayon MD
Lecturer, Department of Medicine
Staff Physician, Department of Medical Imaging
North York General Hospital

Colleen Parker MD FRCPC
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Staff Gastroenterologist
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
University Health Network

Brian Pinchuk MD CM FRCSC
Lecturer, General Surgery
General Surgery and General Surgical Oncology
North York General Hospital

Aman Pooni MD MSc FRCSC
Staff Colorectal Surgeon
Michael Garron Hospital
Toronto East Health Network

Fayez A. Quereshy MD MBA FRCSC FACS
Associate Professor
Surgical Oncologist & Minimally Invasive Surgeon
University Health Network
Associate Professor
Rotman School of Management

Morgan Schellenberg MD
Associate Professor
Staff Physician
Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
Critical Care Medicine
St Michael’s Hospital

Tim R. Sproule MD FRCSC
Lecturer, Division of Plastic Surgery
Department of Surgery
Staff Surgeon Division of Plastic Surgery
Scarborough Health Network

Shannon Stogryn MBBS MSc FRCSC FACS
Assistant Professor
Minimally Invasive & Bariatric Surgeon
Michael Garron Hospital

Katelynn Tang MD FRCSC
Breast Surgical Oncologist
North York General Hospital

Elliot Wakeam MD MPH FRCSC FACS
Assistant Professor
Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery
UHN, Toronto General Hospital

Frances C Wright MD MEd FRCSC
Professor of Surgery
Surgeon in Chief
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Provincial Lead Surgical Oncology
Cancer Care Ontario-Ontario Health

Ayse Yilbas MD MSc FRCSC
General Surgeon
Education Coordinator
Shouldice Hospital