Fellowships in the Division of General Surgery
General Surgery Fellows Graduation 2018
General Surgery Fellows Graduation 2018 – Future Plans
Abdominal Transplant Fellowship
Juan Echeverri – Assistant Professor, Santander, Spain
Carlo Pulitano – Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, University of Sydney, Australia
Joshua Shaw – Cleveland Clinic, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
HPB Oncology Fellowship
Nathan Zilbert – General and HPB Surgery, Trillium Health Partners, University of Toronto
Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship
Maryam Elmi – Assistant Professor, San Antonio, University of Texas
Courtney Fulton – Surgical Oncology in Colorado
Armen Parsyan – Clinical Fellowship in Breast Surgical Oncology, University of Toronto
Colorectal Surgery Fellowship
Daniel Abramowitz – Colorectal and General Surgeon, Scarborough General Hospital
Christine Keng – Colorectal & General Surgery, Richmond Hill/Vaughan
Sarah Moore – Locum, St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver
Kevan Smith – Surgeon, Kingston Public Hospital, Jamaica
General Surgical Oncology Fellowship
Janice Austin – Surgical Oncology, Joseph Brant Hospital, Burlington
Matthew Dixon – HPB & GI Surgical Oncology, Penn State Medical Center, Hershey, PA
Siham Zerhouni – Clinical Instructor, Royal Inland Hospital, Kamloops, BC
Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship
Arash Kashfi – Bariatric/Minimally Invasive Surgeon in a Community Hospital
Sultan AlHabdan – Assistant Professor, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Scott Rieder – Clinical Associate, Toronto Western Hospital
Subir Sutradhar – To Be Announced
Pediatric Surgery Fellowship
Hossam Elshafei – Consultant Pediatric Surgeon in the Middle East Region
Annika Mutanen – Assistant Professor of Pediatric Surgery, Helsinki Children’s Hospital, Finland
Kristy Rialon – Assistant Professor, Texas Children’s Hospital
Trauma Fellowship
Katherine McKendy – Critical Care Fellowship, McGill University, Montreal
Markus Ziesmann – Critical Care Fellowship, University of Toronto
If you are accepted into a Fellowship Program, the Orientation Booklet in the link below will become very useful. The Timelines to expect from the Post Graduate Medical Education Office on page 28 are extremely important.
Orientation Resources for New Trainees | Postgraduate Medical Education
Source verification of your medical degree is an essential requirement for medical education licensure by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO), see page 8 in the Orientation Booklet as well as the document below.
PGME Source Verification
PGME Source Verification (352.18 KB)
Fellowship Programs
Breast Surgery Program - Sunnybrook and Princess Margaret Hospitals
Breast Surgery Program - St. Michael's Hospital
Colorectal Surgery Program
General Surgical Oncology Program
Hepatobiliary Surgical Oncology Program
Minimally Invasive Surgery Program
Paediatric Surgery Program
Transplant Program
Trauma Program
Educational Opportunities
The Role of the University in Clinical Fellowship Education.docx (62.11 KB)
QI information.docx (14.94 KB)
Boot Camp, July 24-27 2018. This week has a number of lectures focusing on research methods and communication skills. In addition, there is 1.5 days in the simulation lab focusing on operative skills in both the lower and upper GI tract. Please contact Dr. Frances Wright if you wish your fellows to participate - frances.wright@sunnybrook.ca
Schedule 2018
Schedule 2018 (100.46 KB) To All Applicants:
If you have also applied to the U.S match through the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP), please be advised that the University of Toronto is a participating institution and adheres to the match policy. The policy states that "Applicants who have matched to a program or have accepted a position during the Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program (SOAP), shall not apply for, discuss, interview for, or accept a concurrent year position in another program prior to the NRMP granting the requested waiver." More information is accessible at http://www.nrmp.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2018-MPA-Specialities-Matching-Service.pdf.