Senior academic promotions in the Department of Surgery - July 1, 2026
Dear Colleagues,
Please join me in warmly congratulating our Department of Surgery faculty members who have been promoted to a higher academic rank, following a rigorous review by the Temerty Faculty of Medicine Decanal Promotions Committee.
We are very grateful to the members of our Department of Surgery Promotions Committee, chaired by Dr. Toni Zhong.Over the course of the promotions cycle, Dr. Zhong and team put many hours of effort into this process, to our Department’s great benefit.
I also wish to acknowledge the critical role that staff member Sylvia Perry plays in the promotions process, and thank her for her sustained dedication and personal attention to every file.
The promotees as of July 1, 2026 are:
To Associate Professor
Monica Farcas (US, SMH)
Richard Jenkinson (OS, SHSC)
Ashish Kumar (NS, SHSC)
Paul Kuzyk (OS, MSH)
Ashlie Nadler (GS, SHSC)
Laura Snell (PRAS, SHSC)
To Full Professor
Nir Lipsman (NS, SHSC)
Paul Marks (OS, SHSC)
Diane Nam (OS, SHSC)
Allan Okrainec (GS, UHN)
Oleg Safir (OS, MSH)
Jefferson Wilson (NS, SHSC)
Congratulations to our colleagues on their well-deserved new titles.
We are so proud and happy to have you in our academic family and wish you all the best in this new exciting chapter!
