Department of Surgery Leadership
Department Chair/Chief
Dr. Emil Schemitsch
Division Chair/Chiefs
Cardiac Surgery: Dr. Michael Chu
General Surgery: Dr. Ken Leslie
Orthopaedic Surgery: Dr. Steven MacDonald
Paediatric Surgery: Dr. Andreana Bütter
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery: Dr. Arjang Yazdani
Thoracic Surgery: Dr. Richard Malthaner
Urology: Dr. Alp Sener
Vascular Surgery: Dr. Audra Duncan
Hospital Site Chiefs
University Hospital: Dr. Christopher Schlachta
St. Joseph's Hospital: Dr. Graham King
Victoria Hospital: Dr. Neil Parry
Administrative contact information is available here.
Recent Appointments
Chair, Postgraduate Surgical Education Committee: Dr. Sumit Dave
Program Director, Surgical Foundations: Dr. Rob Leeper
Chair/Chief
Program Director changes: Dr. Parham Rasoulinejad, Orthopaedic Surgery Training Program and Dr. John Landau, Vascular Surgery Training Program
Associate Director of Surgical Education – UGE: Dr. Debra Bartley
Clerkship Coordinator, Victoria Hospital: Dr. Sarah Knowles
Dr. Robert Zhong Chair in Translational Transplant Research: Dr. Lakshman Gunaratnam
Chair/Chief of Paediatric Surgery: Dr. Andreana Bütter
Chair/Chief of Surgery: Dr. Emil Schemitsch
