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