ARTMENT OF SURGERY DEPDEPARTMENT OF SURGERY Annual Report July 1, 2004 - June 30, 2005 R.S. McLaughlin Professor and Chair Dr. R. K. Reznick Associate Chair and Vice-Chairs Dr. B.R. Taylor - Associate Chair Dr. J.A. Bohnen - Vice-Chair, Education Dr. R. Richards - Vice Chair, Clinical Dr. B. Alman - Vice-Chair, Research Surgeons-in-Chief Dr. J. Wright - The Hospital for Sick Children Dr. Z. Cohen - Mount Sinai Hospital Dr. L. Smith - St. Joseph’s Health Centre Dr. O. Rotstein - St. Michael’s Hospital Dr. R. Richards - Sunnybrook & Women’s College Health Sciences Centre Dr. L. Tate - Toronto East General Hospital Dr. B.R. Taylor - James Wallace McCutcheon Professor and Chair - University Health Network University Division Chairs Dr. M. Wiley - Anatomy Dr. R. Weisel - Cardiac Surgery Dr. Z. Cohen - General Surgery - Bernard and Ryan Langer Chair Dr. J. Rutka - Leslie Dan Professor and Chair of Neurosurgery Dr. J. Waddell - A.J. Latner Professor and Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery Dr. P. Neligan - Wharton Chair in Reconstructive Plastic Surgery Dr. S. Keshavjee - Thoracic Surgery Dr. S. Herschorn - Urology Dr. T. Lindsay - Vascular Surgery Co-ordinator and Editor Pamela Roberts - Academic HR/Payroll Administrator ABLE OF CONTENTS TTABLE OF CONTENTS Report from the Chair .......................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Undergraduate Education ................................................................................................................................................................. 8 Postgraduate Education ..................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Research .................................................................................................................................................................................................10 Division of Cardiac Surgery ..............................................................................................................................................................12 Division of General Surgery .............................................................................................................................................................14 Division of Neurosurgery ..................................................................................................................................................................16 Division of Orthopaedic Surgery ...................................................................................................................................................18 Division of Plastic Surgery ................................................................................................................................................................20 Division of Thoracic Surgery ............................................................................................................................................................21 Division of Urology .............................................................................................................................................................................22 Division of Vascular Surgery ............................................................................................................................................................28 Division of Anatomy ...........................................................................................................................................................................29 Surgical Alumni Association ............................................................................................................................................................30 Division of Surgical Oncology .........................................................................................................................................................31 Continuing Professional Development .......................................................................................................................................32 The Hospital for Sick Children ....................................................................................................................................................34 Division of Cardiac Surgery ......................................................................................................................................................35 Division of General Surgery ......................................................................................................................................................39 Division of Neurosurgery ..........................................................................................................................................................43 Division of Orthopaedic Surgery ............................................................................................................................................49 Division of Plastic Surgery ........................................................................................................................................................54 Division of Urology ......................................................................................................................................................................57 Mount Sinai Hospital .......................................................................................................................................................................60 Division of General Surgery ......................................................................................................................................................62 Division of Orthopaedic Surgery ............................................................................................................................................67 Division of Plastic Surgery ........................................................................................................................................................71 Division of Urology ......................................................................................................................................................................71 St. Joseph’s Health Centre .............................................................................................................................................................72 St. Michael’s Hospital ......................................................................................................................................................................74 Division of Cardiac Surgery ......................................................................................................................................................75 Division of General Surgery ......................................................................................................................................................76 Division of Neurosurgery ..........................................................................................................................................................81 Division of Orthopaedic Surgery ............................................................................................................................................83 Division of Plastic Surgery ........................................................................................................................................................88 Division of Urology ......................................................................................................................................................................88 Division of Vascular Surgery .....................................................................................................................................................89 Sunnybrook and Women’s College Health Sciences Centre .........................................................................................90 Division of Cardiac Surgery ......................................................................................................................................................92 Division of General Surgery ......................................................................................................................................................94 Division of Neurosurgery ..........................................................................................................................................................98 Division of Orthopaedic Surgery ............................................................................................................................................99 Division of Plastic Surgery ..................................................................................................................................................... 106 Division of Urology ................................................................................................................................................................... 110 Division of Vascular Surgery .................................................................................................................................................. 113 Toronto East General Hospital ................................................................................................................................................