Grand Rounds

• Cardiac Surgery Grand Rounds: Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at the Civic Campus
• Schwartz Rounds: Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at 12 pm
• General Surgery Grand Rounds: Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at the Civic/General Campus
• Perioperative Inter-professional Rounds: Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at the TBD Campus
• Thoracic Surgery Grand Rounds: Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at the General Campus
• Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds: Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at the Civic/General Campus

Awards of Excellence

• Wilbert J Keon Leadership Award: Due April 1, 2024 at 23:59; Submit via [email protected] with Keon in the subject line; More information available under Collins Surgical Day / Awards and Prizes. 

DoS Grant Competitions 2024

Congratulations to the 2024 DoS Grant Awardees

• Research Program Awards 
  •    Rebecca Auer: Establishing the link between postoperative immune suppression, infectious complications, and cancer recurrence following surgery for colorectal cancer
  •    Derek Roberts: Improving Prescription of Guideline-Recommended Cardiovascular Medications to Ontarians with Peripheral Artery Disease To Improve Perioperative Outcomes and Reduce Surgical Strain and Healthcare Costs: Mixed-Methods Study
• Junior Faculty Grants 
  •    Daniel Jones: Impact of Routine Patient Reported Outcomes Measure (PROM) collection in Thoracic Surgery: a Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial
  •    Simon Garceau: Physicochemical changes to the zone of calcified cartilage interfacing articular cartilage and subchondral bone during osteoarthritis
  •    Bogdan Matache: Effect of Increased Medial Proximal Tibial Angle on Graft Strain following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
• Surgical Seed Grant 
  •    Bradley Meulenkamp: The use of Tranexamic acid in decreasing wound complication in total ankle replacement: A Pilot Randomized Control Trial
• Big Data Grant 
  •    George Grammatopoulos: Acetabular fractures: Defining the Evolving Epidemiology & Outcomes – A Population-based Registry Data Study
• Resident Research Grants 
  •    Anastasia Turner: Using Generative Artificial Intelligence to Aid in Surgery Resident Selection
  •    Kenza Rahmouni El Idrissi: Sex-Based Outcomes of Mitral Surgery for Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation in Two Canadian Institutions
  •    Ailsa Gan: Investigating Hypogonadism in Renal Transplant Patients: A Comprehensive Screening Approach
  •    Yuan Qiu: Extending the Boundaries of Endovascular Intervention: Feasibility of Endovascular Ascending Aortic Aneurysm Repair using the Treatment in Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm: Surgery versus Surveillance Database

Collins Surgical Day 2024

• Collins Day Abstracts Due: Monday, April 1, 2024 at 23:59. Submit here.
• Wilbert J Keon Leadership Award Due: Monday, April 1, 2024 at 23:59
• Collins Surgical Day: Friday, May 24, 2024 (confirmed)
• Mark your calendar for Collins Surgical Day 2025: May 9, 2025 (confirmed)

Departmental events

• Cardiac Surgery Grand Rounds: Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at the Civic Campus
• Collins Day Abstracts Deadline: Monday, April 1, 2024 at 23:59
• Wilbert J Keon Leadership Award Deadline: Monday, April 1, 2024 at 23:59
• General Surgery Grand Rounds: Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at the Civic/General Campus
• Perioperative Inter-professional Rounds: Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at the TBD Campus
• Thoracic Surgery Grand Rounds: Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at the General Campus
• Collins Surgical Day: Friday, May 24, 2024  (confirmed) - Urology to Host the Visiting Professor
• Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds: Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at the Civic/General Campus
• Collins Surgical Day: Friday, May 9, 2025 (confirmed) - Vascular Surgery to Host the Visiting Professor

The Department of Surgery has eight academic divisions (including both adult and pediatric divisions of surgery), each with residency training and fellowship positions.

The Department of Surgery has made great strides in the development of minimally invasive techniques in all divisions, and are at the forefront of this movement in Canada.

In the current strategic plan, there are tremendous efforts toward quality and patient safety. The Ottawa Hospital is the first Health Sciences Centre in Canada to join the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) in its multispecialty, high-volume option.

We are also proud of our new training facility. The University of Ottawa Skills and Simulation Centre (uOSSC) is a partnership of The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa. It is the largest centre in Canada (22,000 sq. feet) and one of the largest in North America. The uOSSC will enhance patient safety by improving the education opportunities for surgeons and forming best clinical practice through innovative research. The Centre has a superb complement of PhD educators and researchers along with many Faculty members with a Master’s in Education background to oversee the rapid development of its activities.

In 2019, the academic department adopted new vision and mission statements, as follows:

Mission

We deliver outstanding and compassionate surgical care by:

• Striving for continuous quality of care improvements

• Empowering surgeon researchers, educators & administrators

• Providing exceptional educational programs

• Pursuing ongoing professional development & technical mastery

• Inspiring wellness & balance

Values

• Respect

• Commitments to Quality & Teamwork

• Compassion