2025 Gallie Day and Gordon Murray Dinner
Department of Surgery - 2025 Gallie Day and Gordon Murray Banquet
Friday, May 2, 2025
Gallie Day | 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
MaRS Discovery District 101 College St, Toronto, M5G 1L7
Cocktail Reception | 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Dinner & Awards Ceremony | 8:00 - 11:00 p.m.
Baillie Court, Art Gallery of Ontario 317 Dundas St, West Toronto, M5T 1G4
We're happy to announce the Department of Surgery's 2025 Gallie Day and Gordon Murray Banquet.
Each year, Gallie Day recognizes and celebrates the achievements of U of T Surgery faculty and learners. The theme of this year’s event is 'The Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning on the Art and Science of Surgery'.
Highlights will include the following:
- Gordon Murray Lecture by Dr. Liane Feldman, Edward W. Archibald Professor & Chair, Department of Surgery, McGill University and Surgeon-in-chief at the McGill University Health Centre.
- Gallie-Bateman, McMurrich and translational research presentations.
- Symposium: 'Artificial Intelligence and the Practice of Surgery: Where are we now? Where are we going?'
Full Event Agenda here.
Gallie Day activities will be followed by the Gordon Murray Banquet and awards ceremony, which will be held at the Baillie Court, Art Gallery of Ontario.
No registration is required to attend the Gallie Day sessions.
Banquet tickets are $125 per person.
To RSVP for the banquet, or to receive information about table purchases, please contact surgery.admin@utoronto.ca.
Gallie Day Theme: “The impact of artificial intelligence and machine learning on the art and science of surgery”
Gordon Murray Lecturer: Liane Feldman, MD CM FACS FRCS
Title of lecture: "Getting to mastery: The promise (and pitfalls) of Video based analytics in surgery"
Dr Liane Feldman is the Edward W. Archibald Professor and Chair of the Department of Surgery at McGill University and Surgeon-in-chief at the McGill University Health Centre.
Dr Feldman’s clinical focus is minimally invasive gastrointestinal surgery. Her patient-centered clinical research program focuses on improving quality and outcomes of abdominal surgery. Dr Feldman established a multidisciplinary group implementing evidence-based Enhanced Recovery perioperative care plans at the McGill University Health Centre which was recognized as a leading practice by Accreditation Canada, and has been contracted by the Ministry of Health to support ERAS implementation across the province. She has served in international leadership roles including at the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), where she served as President; the American College of Surgeons, where she serves on the Board of Regents; and the Fellowship Council, where she led the implementation of Entrustable Professional Activities. Dr Feldman was a James IV Association traveller for Canada, received the Canadian Association for Medical Education Junior Award and was named to the McGill Faculty of Medicine Honour list for Educational Excellence.
Dr Feldman has received >4.5M$ in research support, has authored over 350 articles and book chapters and is co-editor of three books.
