Announcements

Current/Upcoming: 2012 Past: 2011
             Past: 2010 Past: 2009 Past: 2008 Past: 2007 Past: 2006

Current and Upcoming : 2012

• 2012 - February - 8, Wednesday 5:30 - 7.00 pm
• The Branch for International Surgery Round
• "The Toll of Cervical Cancer in the Developing World"
  Poster- with details: for this Branch for International Surgery Round

first posted: 2012-January-31

• 2012 - June - 7
• The Annual Residents Graduation and Awards Day
• has been set - Thursday, June 7^th, 2012
• more information will be posted as soon as it is available....

first posted: 2011-November-24, revised December-2

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Past Announcements

Archive : 2011

Choose Events: Awards Day Graduating Residents

             December November October May April March February January

• 2011-June-3 The Annual Residents’ Graduation and Awards Day



• Awards won               List of Graduates         and Slide-show of the event



• DR. I.B. HOLUBITSKY MEMORIAL AWARD presented to the Surgical Resident who demonstrates the highest qualities of surgical excellence & in recognition of outstanding clinical teaching of medical students and residents
  Division of General Surgery-      LEANNE WOOD, M.D.



• DR. H.D. HILDEBRAND AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE presented to a Junior Resident for outstanding service & with greatest promise as a vascular surgeon
  Division of General Surgery-      SANDRA JENNESON, M.D.



• DR. H. ROCKE ROBERTSON AWARD presented in recognition of outstanding Clinical teaching teaching of Surgery in 2009/2010
  Division of Plastic Surgery-      ARKO DEMIANCZUK, M.D.



• DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY BEST RESIDENT TEACHER AWARD
  Division of Neurosurgery-     PETER GOODERHAM, M.D.



• DR. A.D. FORWARD POSTGRADUATE FACULTY TEACHING AWARD presented in recognition of outstanding Teaching Acclaimed by Surgical Residents
  Division of Radiation Oncology and Developmental Radiotherapeutics-     
  SCOTT TYLDESLEY, M.D.



• DR. A.D. McKENZIE CLINICAL TEACHING AWARD presented in recognition of outstanding Clinical teaching of Medical Students and Residents
  Division of Paediatric General Surgery-      SONIA BUTTERWORTH, M.D.



• DR. A.W.D. BILL KNOX MEMORIAL AWARD this Fund was established by friends in memory of Dr Bill Knox, a young BC surgeon tragically deceased on the threshold of his career. This award is made to assist worthy candidates in post-graduate surgical study .The Award is made on the recommendation of the Head of the Department of Surgery
  Division of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery-      DANIELLE MACNEIL, M.D.

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GRADUATES of 2011

• Cardiac Surgery


• Osama Benhameid, M.D.



• General Surgery


• Connie Chiu, M.D.
• Mike Goodwin, M.D.
• Susan Krajewski, M.D.
• Sarah Lord, M.D.
• Maja Segedi, M.D.
• Lan Vu, M.D.
• Leanne Wood, M.D.



• Neurosurgery


• Peter Gooderham, M.D.



• Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery


• Bedy Lau, M.D.
• Danielle MacNeil, M.D.



• Pediatric General Surgery


• Monica Langer, MD, FRCSC



• Plastic Surgery


• Farrah Yau, M.D.
• Andrew Tung, M.D.
• Asif Pirani, M.D.



• Ph.D., MSc. Graduates


• Sarah Crome, General Surgery
• Xiaojie Wang, General Surgery
• Elham Rahmani-Neishaboor, Plastic Surgery
• Amir Akbary, Plastic Surgery
• Claudia Chavez, Plastic Surgery

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Monday, December 5, 2011
• The 15^th. Annual Transplant Research Day
  


• Please read the   entire schedule of day


Keynote Speakers:


• Dr. Shaf Keshavjee (Director, Toronto Lung Transplant Program; Surgeon-in-Chief, UHN James Wallace McCutcheon Chair in Surgery; Professor, Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Toronto) Can we engineer "super organs" for transplantation?



• Dr. Lainie Ross (Carolyn and Matthew Bucksbaum Professor of Clinical Ethics; Professor, Departments of Pediatrics, Medicine and Surgery; Associate Director, MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, University of Chicago) Kidney allocation: Equity, efficiency and unintended consequences



• Dr. Timothy Kieffer (UBC Departments of Cellular & Physiological Sciences and Surgery Laboratory of Molecular & Cellular Medicine) Cell based therapy for diabetes

• Division of General Surgery | 2011 December 1-3
• The 4^th. Annual Dr. Nis Schmidt General Surgery Update
  


• Please read (6 pages) Last page is the Registration form
    Poster for - Updated Program and details

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• November-7: the 17^th. ANNUAL W.B. & M.H. CHUNG LECTURESHIP

  Schedule of the Day
• 
  View the photos of the Research Day Presentations
  
  and the photos of the Research Day Awards Reception
  
• Drs. Wally Chung and Madeleine Chung recognized 17 yrs ago that the Dept of Surgery lacked a department-wide research forum so they endowed a fund to support what we call the Chung Research Day.
The Chung Research Day has become the premier event of the academic calendar and is the one and only time each year the Dept of Surgery gathers as a whole to celebrate its research endeavors.
More information on the Drs. Chung contribution to academic life and the community can be found at: THE CHUNG COLLECTION


• Faculty Research Awards for achievements in research



• The Richard J. Finley Senior Research Scholar Award recognizes research excellence by a senior faculty member.
  This year's recipient Dr. Aziz Ghahary (Plastic Surgery) accepted his award
  from Dr. Garth Warnock , Professor and Head at the Chung Research Day Awards Reception. Please view Video (~ 7 mins.) describing the research
  
  The Hjalmar W Johnson New Investigator Award: recognizes excellence in research by an early career stage investigator for excellence in research. This year's recipient
  Dr. Scott Tyldesley (Radiation Oncology and Developmental Radiotherapeutics) accepted his award from Dr. Warnock at the Chung Research Day Award Reception
  Please view brief video (~ 4 mins.) introducing the works of Dr. Tyldesley and his team



• Chung Research Day Presentation Prizes
• Speed Poster Prizes
• Basic Science Awards:
• 1^st prize - Dr. Ryan Harwell [ iPad winner ] (General Surgery)
• 2^nd prize - Dr. Paul Sabatini (General Surgery)
• 3^rd prize - Dr. Sara White (General Surgery)
• Clinical/Education Research:
• 1^st prize - Dr. Erin Brown [ iPad winner ] (Plastic Surgery)
• 2^nd prize - Dr. Dawn Owen (Radiation Oncology and Developmental Radiotherapeutics)
• 3^rd prize - Dr. Jennifer Higgins (Cardiovascular Surgery)


• 10 mins. Oral Presentation Prizes
• Faculty award -
• Dr. Jan Ehses (General Surgery)
• Basic Research Trainee -
• Dr. Eric Xu (General Surgery)
• Clinical Research Trainee -
• Dr. Adelyn Ho (Plastic Surgery) tied with Dr. Andrea MacNeil (General Surgery)
• Education Research Trainee -
• Dr. Yasmin Halwani (General Surgery)

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• Wednesday, October 19 | 6:00 PM



• Presentation on breast reconstruction: BRA Day 2011
• Lecturers :
  Drs. Sheina Macadam Nancy Van Laeken and Peter Lennox
  gave an informal presentation on breast reconstruction
  at the Paetzhold Auditorium at VGH


• October 19 marks the inaugural Breast Reconstruction Awareness Day (BRA Day)


• More information about BRA day can be found at: www.bra-day.com

• Tuesday, October 18 | 5:30 -7:00 PM



• TEACHING SURGERY IN KABUL, Afghanistan
  TODAY’S CHALLENGE & WIDER IMPLICATIONS
• Lecturer :
Dr Ken Foster - a Canadian surgeon who has been teaching surgery in Kabul since 2007
• Short profile -   Dr. Foster


• 2011-October-18.   Poster- UBC Round on International Surgery

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• Divisions: General, Pediatric, Thoracic, Vascular Surgeries
• The 34^th Annual Residents' Research Day & UBC Surgical Alumni Reunion
• 2011-May-12
• View poster for   Location & events of the Day
• Residents' Research Day -   Program & presentation abstracts [27 pages]

• The 2^nd Conference Surgery-Anesthesia: 2011-April-2
• Focus- UGANDA [Makerere/Mulango Hospital]


•   See Attachment for more details

• 2011-March-4 the 34^th. ANNUAL B.C. NEUROSCIENCE DAY


•              View the   Program of this Event

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UBC's International Surgery is a world leader in surgical care for global health

Watch short video ( ~ 5 mins.)

Posted : 2011-February-2

Member of the Order of Canada to ...

... Dr. Robert H. Taylor, for his humanitarian contributions to improving medical services and surgical care in underserved populations of the world.
See announcement also at the Faculty of Medicine home page.

Recipients of the award will be invited to a ceremony at Rideau Hall early 2011.

A full list of recipients is available at the Governor General's website

posted : 2011-January-5

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Past Announcements

Archive : 2010

Choose Events: Awards Day Graduating Residents

             December November October June May April March

• Thursday, December 9^th. 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
• THE 14^TH ANNUAL TRANSPLANTATION RESEARCH DAY


• View   Program- schedule of the Day

• Rounds on International Surgery | Monday, November 29^th. 5:30 to 7:00 PM
• ZAMBIA: A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO SURGICAL EDUCATION



• View poster for   Program & Location

• 2010-October-22 The 16^th. ANNUAL W.B. & M.H. CHUNG LECTURESHIP

  Program of the Day


• Faculty Research Awards for achievements in research
• Richard Finley Senior Research Scholar Award:
  Dr. Christopher Ong (General Surgery)
  Hjalmar Johnson New Investigator Award:
  Dr. Sandra Jarvis-Selinger(General Surgery)



• Chung Research Day Presentation Prizes



• Best Faculty oral presentation:
• Dr. Ravi Sidhu (Vascular Surgery)


• Best Resident/Trainee oral presentation - Clinical:
• Dr. Jennifer Higgins (Cardiovascular Surgery)
• Best Resident/Trainee oral presentation - Basic:
• Dr. Gareth Lim (General Surgery)
• Best Resident/Trainee oral/video presentation - Education:
• Dr. Monica Langer, Jennifer Yam and Steven Rathberger (General Surgery)


• 1^st prize speed poster/poster presentation- Dr. Trevor Hartl (Otolaryngology)
• 2^nd prize speed poster/poster presentation- Dr. Dawn Owen (Radiation Oncology)
• 3^rd prize speed poster/poster presentation- Dr. Sara White (General Surgery)
• Presenters who were present to receive their prizes receive both the honour and the cash award. Presenters who were absent receive the honour and half of the cash award (initially, we had warned everyone that absent presenters would not receive the cash award at all).

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• 2010-May-28 The Annual Residents’ Graduation and Awards Day



• Awards won               List of Graduates         and Photos of the event



• DR. I.B. HOLUBITSKY MEMORIAL AWARD presented to the Surgical Resident who demonstrates the highest qualities of surgical excellence
  Division of Plastic Surgery-      ALEX SEAL, M.D.



• DR. H.D. HILDEBRAND AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE presented to a Junior Resident for outstanding service on Vascular Surgery
  Division of General Surgery-      VIRGINIA GUNN, M.D.



• DR. H. ROCKE ROBERTSON AWARD presented in recognition of outstanding Clinical teaching acclaimed by undergraduate students
  Division of General Surgery-      PETER BLAIR, M.D.
  Division of Vascular Surgery-      JIM DOONER, M.D.



• DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY BEST RESIDENT TEACHER AWARD
  Division of General Surgery-     MATTHEW ROBINSON, M.D.



• DR. A.D. FORWARD POSTGRADUATE FACULTY TEACHING AWARD presented in recognition of outstanding Teaching Acclaimed by Surgical Residents
  Division of Plastic Surgery-      KEVIN BUSH, M.D.



• DR. A.D. McKENZIE CLINICAL TEACHING AWARD presented in recognition of outstanding Clinical teaching of Medical Students and Residents
  Division of Plastic Surgery-      MARK HILL, M.D.



• DR. A.W.D. BILL KNOX MEMORIAL AWARD this Fund was established by friends in memory of Dr Bill Knox, a young BC surgeon tragically deceased on the threshold of his career. This award is made to assist worthy candidates in post-graduate surgical study .The Award is made on the recommendation of the Head of the Department of Surgery
  Division of Neurosurgery- Resident:      RAYMUND YONG, M.D.

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GRADUATES of 2010

• General Surgery


• John Boutros, M.D.
• Shaun Deen, M.D.
• Mark Dickeson, M.D.
• Jessica Mills, M.D.
• Jin-Si Pao, M.D.
• Matt Robinson, M.D.
• Nicole Robbins, M.D.
• Todd Swanson, M.D.



• Neurosurgery


• Raymund Yong, M.D.
• Salvatore DiMaio, M.D.
• Daniel Warren, M.D.



• Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery


• Erik Brown, M.D.
• Paul Mick, M.D.



• Pediatric General Surgery


• Andre S. Hodder, MD, FRCSC



• Plastic Surgery


• Jenny Cheng, M.D.
• Alex Seal, M.D.



• Radiation Oncology and Developmental Radiotherapeutics


• Jennifer Goulart, M.D.
• Rob Olson, M.D.
• Kris Dennis, M.D.



• Thoracic Surgery


• Scott Johnson, M.D.



• Vascular Surgery


• Pascal Rheaume, M.D.
• Musaad Al Ghamdi, M.D.



• PhD Student


• Abdi Ghaffari

posted- awards & graduating residents: June-8, updated with link to photos June-9

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Department of Surgery Grand Rounds | June 23



• The Age of Intelligent Surgeons


• View Poster for   Details and Objectives
• This round was Webcast

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General Surgery Special Rounds | June 9

• Trauma Care in Kandahar's Mirwais Hospital


• View Poster for   for Detailed Program & Location

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Rounds on International Surgery | May 26

• Anesthesia in Challenging Environment - What are the Options ?


• View Poster for   Detailed Program & Location

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Residents' Research Day | April 29

• The 33rd Annual Residents’ Research Day and UBC Surgical Alumni Reunion
• was held by the Divisions of General Surgery, Paediatric General Surgery, Thoracic Surgery and Vascular Surgery


•   Schedule of the Day and the Presentation Abstracts

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Quarter Century Celebration 25+ years event | March 23

• UBC Surgery Members Honoured
• Five attended the event [photo numbers (#) are adjacent to their names].
  
  The Head of the Department of Surgery Dr. Warnock had out of town responsibilities.
  On his behalf Dr. Panton as Acting Head of Surgery represented our department.
  (#24: seated in first row, #37: addressing the audience, #38: 1st. on left)



• Dr. Donald Anderson 25 years: (#4 & #38: 2nd. from left)
  Clinical Professor, Division of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
  ....short web profile
• Ms. Nicola Dorken 25 years: (#7: 2nd. from left & #38: 3rd.from left )
  Senior Administrative Assistant, Divisions of Vascular and Thoracic Surgery
  ....contact information
• Dr. Michael Janusz 25 years: (#38: 5th. from left)
  Clinical Professor, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery
  ....short web profile
• Dr. Jacques LeBlanc 25 years: (#38: 4th. from left)
  Clinical Professor, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery
  ....short web profile
• Dr. John MacFarlane 25 years: (#4: 3rd from left, #13: with Dean Stuart, #38: 6th. from left)
  Professor Emeritus, Division of General Surgery
  ....short web profile
• Four colleagues were also honoured, who were unable to attend the ceremony:



• Dr. Wallace Chung 50 years:
  Professor Emeritus, Division Vascular Surgery
  ....short web profile
• Dr. A.D. Forward 45 years:
  Associate Professor Emeritus, Division of General Surgery
  ....short web profile
• Dr. Clive Grafton 27 years:
  Clinical Associate Professor, Division of Radiation Oncology and Developmental Radiotherapeutics
  ....short web profile
• Dr. Urve Kuusk 25 years:
  Clinical Associate Professor, Division of General Surgery
  ....short web profile

............................................................................................................
• Dr. Felix Durity (#4: 4th. from left, #14: with Dean Stuart)
  Professor Emeritus, Division of Neurosurgery also attended the event
  ....short web profile
• View - Photos of the Celebration

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• * 2010-March-19 * the 33^rd. ANNUAL B.C. NEUROSCIENCE DAY


•              View the   Program of this Event

• 2010-March-3 WEDNESDAY 5:30-7:00 pm
  The Next Wave of International Health Initiatives
• --our Residents Shared Their Global Work


• Zambia: Innovation in Surgical Care Delivery--Dr. Mike Goodwin
• India: 10 Myths About Clinical Ophthalmology and Research in India --- Dr. Sonia Yeung
• Also, PG Global Health Curriculum Working Group will introduce an exciting new initiative to improve global health training at UBC
•   Poster of the event

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Past Announcements

Archive : 2009

• 2009-December-8 * The 13th Annual Transplantation Research Day
• at the Paetzold Health Education Centre Vancouver General Hospital
• Tuesday, December 8, 2009
•              View poster of this   Event & the schedule of the Lectures

• 2009-December-4 * UBC GENERAL SURGERY UPDATE
• at the Centre of Excellence for Surgical Education & Innovation (CESEI)
• Friday, December 4 & Saturday, December 5
•              View poster for   Registration Form, Program details & Schedule of the Days

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• 2009-November-9 The 15th ANNUAL W.B. & M.H. CHUNG LECTURESHIP
  Schedule of the Day
• 
  View the photos of the Research Day Presentations
  
  and the photos of the Research Day Dinner
  
  Awards won
• Departmental Faculty Prizes
• Richard Finley Senior Research Scholar Award: Dr. Garth Warnock (General Surgery)
  Dr. Warnock is an accomplished surgeon-scientist and mentor. He performed the world's first islet transplantation while he was at Edmonton, and has set up a thriving Islet Transplant Program and Islet Research Laboratory here. In the past year, he has published several high profile papers including one describing the outcome of a clinical trial which showed that type I diabetics who receive an islet transplant suffer far fewer complications due to diabetes than those undergoing intensive medical therapy.
• Hjalmar Johnson New Investigator Award: Dr. Adam Meneghetti
  (General Surgery) Dr. Meneghetti has made great progress in his development and evaluation of surgical performance metrics through collaboration with faculty in the Division of General Surgery and the CESEI. His original research efforts have been recognized with a Department of Surgery Concept award and a research grant from the RCPSC.


• Chung Research Day Presentation Prizes
• Faculty Podium Presentation:
• Dr. Scott Tyldesley (Radiation Oncology)
• Trainee Podium Presentations:
• Prizes are given to trainees in each of basic, clinical and education research. Since there were no trainee podium presentations in education research this year, two awards for clinical research were awarded.
• Clinical: Dr. Erica Stokes (Radiation Oncology)
• Clinical: Dr. Jennifer Goulart (Radiation Oncology)
• Basic: Mr. Andrew Ming-Lum (General Surgery)
• Trainee Poster Presentations:
• Education: Dr Talal Alandejani (Otolaryngology)
• Clinical: Mr Matthew Paquette (Radiation Oncology)
• Basic: Mr. Dan Luciano (General Surgery)

posted: 2009-November-11 updated with awards: November-13, & links to photos: November-24

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• 2009-May-21 The Annual Residents’ Graduation and Awards Day



• Awards won               Graduating Residents         and Photos of the event



• DR. I.B. HOLUBITSKY MEMORIAL AWARD presented to the Surgical Resident who demonstrates the highest qualities of surgical excellence
  Division of General Surgery-      ADRIENNE MELCK, M.D.



• DR. H.D. HILDEBRAND AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE presented to a Junior Resident for outstanding service on Vascular Surgery
  Division of General Surgery-      JASMINE LAM, M.D. and ANDREA ROWE, M.D.



• DR. H. ROCKE ROBERTSON AWARD presented in recognition of outstanding Clinical teaching acclaimed by undergraduate students
  Department of Family Practice-      RAHUL HAMPOLE, M.D.



• DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY BEST RESIDENT TEACHER AWARD
  Division of Radiation Oncology and Developmental Radiotherapeutics-
  STACY MILLER, M.D.



• DR. A.D. FORWARD POSTGRADUATE FACULTY TEACHING AWARD presented in recognition of outstanding Teaching Acclaimed by Surgical Residents
  Division of Vascular Surgery-      RAVI SIDHU, M.D.



• DR. A.D. McKENZIE CLINICAL TEACHING AWARD presented in recognition of outstanding Clinical teaching of Medical Students and Residents
  Division of Neurosurgery-      DOUGLAS COCHRANE, M.D.



• DR. A.W.D. BILL KNOX MEMORIAL AWARD
  Division of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery; Resident-      KEVIN WONG, M.D.

GRADUATES of 2009

• Cardiovascular Surgery


• Hossein Shayan, M.D.



• General Surgery


• Scott Ainslie, M.D.
• Joe Chan, M.D.
• Jeff Doyle, M.D.
• Monica Langer, M.D.
• Sher-Ping Leung, M.D.
• Adrienne Melck, M.D.
• Sharadh Sampath, M.D.
• Tracy Scott, M.D.



• Otolaryngology


• Jon-Ivar Mickelson, M.D.
• Kevin KM Wong, M.D.
• Nael Shoman, M.D.



• Pediatric General Surgery


• Tuan Hoai Pham, M.D.



• Plastic Surgery


• Steve Meredith, M.D.



• Radiation Oncology and Developmental Radiotherapeutics


• Stacy Miller, M.D.
• David Palma, M.D.



• Thoracic Surgery


• Gordon Buduhan, M.D.



• Vascular Surgery


• Marlene Grenon, M.D.



• PhD Students


• Abelardo Media
• Farshad Forouzandeh, M.D.
• Reza B. Jalili

updated with photos: 2009-June-10, awards & graduating residents: June-12

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• 32nd Annual Residents’ Research Day and UBC Surgical Alumni Reunion
• Thursday, April 23, 2009


•   Schedule of the Day and the Presentation Abstracts

• The Branch for International Surgery | April 22
• Global Health: Improving Surgical Care in UGANDA-what is standing in the way?
• Dr. Brian Westerberg, MD Otology and Neurotology, St. Paul's Hospital
• Dr. A. Kwizera, UBC Resident from Uganda
• Dr. S. Pirani, Paediatric Orthopaedics & Principle Organizer
•   Poster - Details of the Event

• Division of Neurosurgery | March 6
• The 32nd annual B.C. Neuroscience Day
• Invited speakers 'expert' talks on a variety of neurological fields
• Dr. James Drake's (pediatric neurosurgeon) P.D. Moyes Lecture
• The 4th annual Ken Berry CPC and
• Resident research presentations in both neurology and neurosurgery.

• The Branch for International Surgery | March 3
• Orthopedic Skills Training in Uganda
• Dr. Bob Hawkins, Dept. of Orthopedics
• Structured Surgical Skills Courses in African countries
• Dr. Ron Lett, Canadian Network for International Surgery (CNIS)
•   Poster of the event

• Division of General Surgery | January 21
• The Logic for Biologics in Challenging Hernia Repair
• John R. Harper, Ph.D.
•   Dr. Harper's CV
• LifeCell Corporation-Branchburg, NJ

• Division of Vascular Surgery | January 21
• The Future of Endografting in Canada and the World
• Dr. Cherrie Abraham
• Vascular Surgery
• Mc Gill University, QE

• Division of General Surgery| January 15-16
• Access to Surgery in BC Conference...the cutting edge
•              For more information   see the SAC Preliminary Brochure

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Past Announcements

Archive : 2008

• UBC General Surgery Update


• Friday, December 5 & Saturday, December 6


•              View poster   for Program details


•              Poster on session details  
  General Surgical Management of Recurrent and Metastatic Colorectal Carcinoma

• Surgical Care in Armed Conflict Settings


• Tuesday, 2008 November 25 5:30 - 7:00 PM


• Branch for International Surgery-    Rounds on International Surgery
•   View Poster     for Location, Presenters & Program Details
          (opens in a new window )

• The 14th Annual- W.B. & M.H. Chung Research Day


• 2008 November 3
• The Department of Surgery’s premier event of the year. We were fortunate to have Thomas M. Krummel, MD, FACS, Emile Holman Professor and Chair, Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery Susan B. Ford Surgeon in Chief Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, CA as the WB & MH Chung Lecturer at the Research Day
• Detailed Schedule of the Day  14TH ANNUAL W.B. & M.H. CHUNG LECTURESHIP 2008
          (opens in a new window )

• Demonstration by Surgical Science
• at the Centre of Excellence for Surgical Education & Innovation (CESEI)
  Tuesday, Sept. 23rd, 2008 at 8:00-12:00


•              View poster   for details

• 2008 May 22- ANNUAL RESIDENTS’ SPORTS DAY



• awards won               graduating residents         and photos of the event



• DR. I.B. HOLUBITSKY MEMORIAL AWARD presented to the Surgical Resident who demonstrates the highest qualities of surgical excellence
  Division of General Surgery-      HANNAH PIPER, M.D



• DR. HJALMAR W. JOHNSON NEW INVESTIGATOR AWARD presented to the New Investigator who demonstrates excellence in surgery research
  Division of of General Surgery-      MORAD HAMEED, M.D.



• DR. RICHARD J. FINLEY RESEARCH SCHOLAR AWARD presented to the Senior Investigator in recognition of major contributions to research in the Department of Surgery
  Division of Pediatric General Surgery-      ERIK SKARSGARD, M.D.



• DR. H. ROCKE ROBERTSON AWARD presented in recognition of outstanding Clinical teaching acclaimed by undergraduate students
  Division of General Surgery-      GARTH WARNOCK, M.D.



• DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY BEST RESIDENT TEACHER AWARD
  Division of General Surgery-     PETER KIM, M.D.



• DR. A.D. FORWARD POSTGRADUATE FACULTY TEACHING AWARD presented in recognition of outstanding Teaching Acclaimed by Surgical Residents
  Division of of Thoracic Surgery-      JAMES BOND, M.D.



• DR. A.D. McKENZIE CLINICAL TEACHING AWARD presented in recognition of outstanding Clinical teaching of Medical Students and Residents
  Division of Radiation Oncology-      TOM PICKLES, M.D.



• DR. A.W.D. BILL KNOX MEMORIAL AWARD
  Division of Plastic Surgery Resident-      JENNIFER PRINCE, M.D.

GRADUATING RESIDENTS OF 2008

• Cardiovascular Surgery


• Khalid Swenia, M.D.



• General Surgery


• Robert Baird, M.D.
• Scott Cowie , M.D.
• Christian Finley, M.D.
• Peter Kim, M.D.
• Hannah Piper, M.D.
• Andrew Schumacher, M.D.
• Elena Vikis, M.D.



• Otolaryngology


• Tyler Mori, M.D.



• Pediatric General Surgery


• Mansour Tawfeeq, M.D.



• Plastic Surgery


• Nicole Hallgren, M.D.
• Jennifer Prince, M.D.



• Thoracic Surgery


• Sami Al-Nassar, M.D.



• Vascular Surgery


• Hao Wu, M.D.

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• Dr. Charles Ludgate announced as a recipient of
                                      The Order of British Columbia for 2008



• ...by Lieutenant Governor Steven Point, Chancellor of the Order, who notes, "The Order of British Columbia is this Province's highest recognition of their excellence, their achievement and their citizenship."



• Dr. Charles Ludgate, Clinical Associate Professor, is a member of the Division of Radiation Oncology & Developmental Radiotherapeutics and co-founder of The Prostate Centre in Victoria, Canada's first non-profit, community-based prostate centre. He received this highest honour in recognition of his commitment "to improving the quality of life for men diagnoses with prostate cancer...he has devoted his professional life to providing the best possible care for B.C. men with life-threatening prostate cancer and their families. Dr. Ludgate has advocated successfully for regional treatment facilities, created community-based support services, developed and led educational programs and support groups, pursued research, initiated innovative treatment, and disseminated his results. His treatment results for high risk, early stage, aggressive prostate cancer are the best in Canada."

• Inspiring International Leader Delivers Speech with a Message
  That Transcends Time


• Dr. Robert Taylor, Co-Director of the Branch of International Surgery, invites you to attend a presentation by the Honourable Lt. General Romeo Dallaire, hosted by the Canadian Network for International Surgery, on Friday June 13, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. It will take place at the Croation Cultural Centre, 3250 Commercial Drive, in Vancouver.



• Lt. General Romeo Dallaire's presentation will focus on heightening awareness of the alarming injury pandemic in Africa: shocking statistics show that 13% of Africans die from an injury. He also will speak of CNIS' work in low income countries such as Africa to make a difference in providing surgical care and medical education for the disadvantaged.
• Poster with details
          ( 1page Document 447 KB; opens in a new window )

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• SYMPOSIUM: MANAGEMENT OF BARRETT'S ESOPHAGUS AND ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION


• Thursday, May 29, 2008 7:30am - 4:30pm


• The purpose of this day long seminar is to provide gastroenterologists, surgeons, medical and radiation oncologists, and nurses, a framework for the management of patients with Barrett's esophagus or cancer of the esophagus and esophagogastric junction.
•   Contact, Invited Experts [with photos] Location, Sponsors
         

• Assessing Outcomes and Impacts in International Surgical Initiatives
• May 9 - 10, 2008


•   Final Program & Itinerary
•   Overview- Pre & Post Conferences included
• The conference is named in honour of Dr. Norman Bethune (1890-1939), Canada's most famous international surgeon. Drs. Robert Taylor and Gwendolyn Hollaar published an article in the Canadian Journal of Surgery entitled: "Review of a Canadian Forum on International Surgery: the Bethune Round Table" This article reviews the 2004 Bethune Round Table Conference.

• UBC Trained Vascular Surgeon Saving Limbs Halfway Around the World !
• Dr. Dhafer (Sulman) Kamal

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• 31st Annual Residents’ Research Day and UBC Surgical Alumni Reunion
• Thursday, April 24, 2008


•   Schedule of the Day and the Presentation Abstracts
•                 (18pages 150KB- opens in a new window )

• Branch for International Surgery
• Rounds on International Surgery
• 5:30 - 7:00 PM on Tuesday, March 11, 2008
•   View Poster     for Location, Contact & Program Details
          ( 79KB- opens in a new window )

• In Memoriam for
• Dr. Henry Hildebrand, Clinical Professor Emeritus
• Please   read     letter
          (1page 11KB- opens in a new window )

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Past Announcements

Archive : 2007

• Rounds on International Surgery
• Tuesday, November 27, 2007
•   View or download Poster for Program Details
          ( Adobe Acrobat Document 82KB; opens in a new window )
  
• To learn more about the branch's mission, events and activities please contact
  Dr. Robert Taylor   Co-Director, The Branch for International Surgery

• 2007 October 29
• The 13th Annual W.B. and M.H. Chung Research Day
• The Department of Surgery’s premier event of the year.
  We were fortunate this year to have Dr. Markus W. Büchler, President International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, Professor of Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Germany as the WB & MH Chung Lecturer at the Research Day



• Detailed Schedule of the Day  13TH ANNUAL W.B. & M.H. CHUNG LECTURESHIP 2007
          ( Adobe Acrobat Document 155KB; opens in a new window )

• 2007 October 17
• Special Division of Vascular Surgery Grand Rounds
• Patient Safety and the Clinician - Making It Work in the UK
• Visiting Professor: Lord Naren Patel
• Chair, National Patient Safety Agency for England and Wales

• 2007 September 13
• Integrating Skills Training in Formal Surgical Education
• Visiting Speakers- Dr. Gunnar Ahlberg and Dr. Stig Ramel
• Department of Surgery Karolinksa University Hospital
  Solna Stockholm, Sweden
•   UBC Department of Surgery- CESEI Grand Rounds
          (1,023KB; opens in a new window )
  

• Treatment Trends in Surgery:
• An update for Primary Care Physicians and Specialists
• Alaska Glaciers- Continuing Medical Education Cruise : July, 1-8 2007
•   Finalized agenda and schedule of Presentations
          (51KB 1 page)
  

• Rounds on International Surgery
• Update of Branch Activities was held on 2007-June-6
  
•   View or download Poster for Program Details
          ( Adobe Acrobat Document 87KB; opens in a new window )
  


• Presentations
• Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery in Developing Countries -
  Educational Benefits for Residents
  
• International Aspects of Ophthalmic Surgery and Transplantation:
  Establishment of a Cornea Transplant
          ( Adobe Acrobat Document opens in a new window; 3,036KB, 20 slides )

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• 2007 May 24- ANNUAL RESIDENTS’ SPORTS DAY



• awards won               graduating residents                  and photos of the event



• DR. I.B. HOLUBITSKY MEMORIAL AWARD presented to the Surgical Resident who demonstrates the highest qualities of surgical excellence
  Division of Plastic Surgery Resident-      Sheina Macadam, M.D.



• DR. HJALMAR W. JOHNSON NEW INVESTIGATOR AWARD presented to the New Investigator who demonstrates excellence in surgery research
  Division of Vascular Surgery Faculty-      Ravi Sidhu, M.D.



• DR. RICHARD J. FINLEY RESEARCH SCHOLAR AWARD presented to the Senior Investigator in recognition of major contributions to research in the Department of Surgery
  Division of General Surgery Faculty-      Megan Levings, Ph.D.



• DR. H. ROCKE ROBERTSON AWARD presented in recognition of outstanding Clinical teaching acclaimed by undergraduate students
  Division of General Surgery Faculty-      Nam Nguyen, M.D



• DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY BEST RESIDENT TEACHER AWARD
  Division of Plastic Surgery Resident-      Danny Peters, M.D.



• DR. A.D. FORWARD POSTGRADUATE FACULTY TEACHING AWARD presented in recognition of outstanding Teaching Acclaimed by Surgical Residents
  Division of Pediatric General Surgery Faculty-      Erik Skarsgard, M.D.



• DR. A.D. McKENZIE CLINICAL TEACHING AWARD presented in recognition of outstanding Clinical teaching of Medical Students and Residents
  Division of General Surgery Faculty-      Morad Hameed, M.D.



• DR. A.W.D. BILL KNOX MEMORIAL AWARD
  Division of Plastic Surgery Resident-      Danny Peters, M.D.

GRADUATING RESIDENTS OF 2007

• General Surgery


• David Konkin, M.D.
• Jenni Smith, M.D.



• Otolaryngology


• Ryan Cain, M.D.
• Matt Dickson, M.D.
• Shabir Mia, M.D.



• Pediatric General Surgery


• Paul Beaudry, M.D.



• Plastic Surgery


• Sheina Macadam, M.D.
• Rebecca Morley, M.D.
• Danny Peters, M.D.



• Thoracic Surgery


• Ayman Al-Sulaimani, M.D.
• Sharon Ong, M.D.



• Vascular Surgery


• Keith Baxter, M.D.

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• The Centre of Excellence for Surgical Education & Innovation (CESEI) was pleased to announce the Robotic Surgery Simulation for Training on :
•              Thursday, May 3rd, 2007
•              Open House 11:00-17:00
• Please refer to the www.cesei.org/admin/news/news_details.php?article_id=12
  website link.

• April 26, 2007 | 8:00 - 4:35PM
• The 30th Annual Resident's Research Day


• an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. This program has been reviewed and approved by the UBC Division of Continuing Professional Development and Knowledge Translation.
It was presented and supported by the Divisons of :
• General Surgery
  Vascular Surgery
  Thoracic Surgery
  Pediatric General Surgery
  Department of Surgery


• It was a pleasure and honour to have Dr. Christopher Moir as our visiting professor for this event. The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Region 1 Advisory Committee has provided a continuing medical education grant in support of
  Dr. Moir, Associate Professor
  Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery
  Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
  This event was well attended by both faculty and residents.
  
  
•   View or download the Archived Presentation Abstracts (132KB; 17 pages)

• March 19, 21, 25, 2007
• The Leading Edge: Innovation in BC
• a documentary on new lab of the Centre of Excellence for Surgical Education & Innovation (CESEI) was aired on
  the Knowledge Network (Channel 5 on Shaw Cable) on their program
• The segment was also available on their website www.knowledgenetwork.ca
  after the first broadcast.
  

• March 3-10, 2007
• The 7th annual UBC Celebrate Research Week (CRW) at UBC
• Please check out details and the calendar of exciting events
  Research Touching Lives and Communities

• February 27, 2007
• Inaugural Rounds on International Surgery
• Dr. Robert Taylor, Clinical Associate Professor
  Director, Branch International Surgery- Department of Surgery, UBC
    View or download Poster for Program Details
          ( Adobe Acrobat Document 96KB; opens in a new window )
  

Launching the Branch for International Surgery :



• The February 27th, 2007 Introduction
          ( Adobe Acrobat Document opens in a new window; 83KB, 7 slides )
• Surgical Residency Training in West Africa
          ( Adobe Acrobat Document opens in a new window; 2,380KB, 34 slides )

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Past Announcements

Archive : 2006-2005

• November 07, 2006
• The 12th Annual W.B. and M.H. Chung Research Day
• This year's invited lecturer was James T. Rutka, MD, PhD, FRCSC, FACS, FAAP
  2006 Janes Visiting Professor in Surgery, Dan Family Chair in Neurosurgery
  Professor and Chairman, Division of Neurosurgery, University of Toronto
    View or download the Detailed Program
  

• June 22, 2006
• Two faculty members of our department
• Dr. Wallace Chung and Dr. Larry Goldenberg
• received the Order of British Columbia.

• June 20, 2006
• The Office of Pediatric Surgical Evaluation and Innovation
• Inaugural OPSEI Lectureship

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• April 27, 2006 | 8:00 - 4:35PM
• The 29th Annual Resident's Research Day
• an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. This program has been reviewed and approved by the UBC Division of Continuing Professional Development and Knowledge Translation
• was presented by the Divisons of General Surgery, Vascular Surgery,
  Thoracic Surgery and Pediatric General Surgery
• It was a pleasure and honour to have Dr. Jeffrey Barkun as our visiting professor for this event. The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Region 1 Advisory Committee has provided a continuing medical education grant in support of
  Dr. Barkun, Director of the Division of General Surgery, McGill University.
  This event was well attended by both faculty and residents.
  
  
•   Detailed Program (266KB; 3 pages)

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