DEPARTMENT of SURGERY Department of Surgery Annual Report July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2006 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 - University Health Network University Division Chairs Dr. M. Wiley - Anatomy Dr. R. Weisel - Cardiac Surgery Dr. Z. Cohen - General Surgery - Bernard and Ryna 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 TABLE of CONTENTS Report from the Chair ...................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Undergraduate Education ................................................................................................................................................................ 6 Postgraduate Education ................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Research ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 8 Division of Cardiac Surgery ........................................................................................................................................................... 10 Division of General Surgery ........................................................................................................................................................... 12 Division of Neurosurgery ............................................................................................................................................................... 14 Division of Anatomy ....................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Division of Orthopaedic Surgery ..................................................................................................................................................... 18 Division of Plastic Surgery ............................................................................................................................................................. 20 Division of Thoracic Surgery .......................................................................................................................................................... 21 Division of Urology ........................................................................................................................................................................ 22 Division of Vascular Surgery .......................................................................................................................................................... 24 Surgical Alumni Association ........................................................................................................................................................... 26 Surgical Oncology ......................................................................................................................................................................... 27 Continuing Professional Development ............................................................................................................................................ 28 The Hospital for Sick Children .................................................................................................................................................... 30 Division of Cardiac Surgery ..................................................................................................................................................... 31 Division of General Surgery .................................................................................................................................................... 35 Division of Neurosurgery ......................................................................................................................................................... 37 Division of Orthopaedic Surgery .............................................................................................................................................. 43 Division of Plastic Surgery ...................................................................................................................................................... 48 Division of Urology ................................................................................................................................................................. 51 Mount Sinai Hospital ................................................................................................................................................................... 54 Division of General Surgery .................................................................................................................................................... 56 Division of Orthopaedic Surgery .............................................................................................................................................. 60 Division of Plastic Surgery ...................................................................................................................................................... 64 Division of Urology ................................................................................................................................................................. 65 St. Joseph’s Health Centre .......................................................................................................................................................... 66 Division of General Surgery .................................................................................................................................................... 67 Division of Orthopaedic Surgery .............................................................................................................................................. 67 Division of Plastic Surgery ...................................................................................................................................................... 67 Division of Thoracic Surgery ................................................................................................................................................... 67 Division of Urology ................................................................................................................................................................. 67 St. Michael’s Hospital .................................................................................................................................................................. 68 Division of Cardiac Surgery ..................................................................................................................................................... 69 Division of General Surgery .................................................................................................................................................... 70 Division of Neurosurgery ......................................................................................................................................................... 74 Division of Orthopaedic Surgery .............................................................................................................................................. 76 Division of Plastic Surgery ...................................................................................................................................................... 80 Division of Urology ................................................................................................................................................................. 81 Division of Vascular Surgery ................................................................................................................................................... 81 Sunnybrook and Women’s College Health Sciences Centre ....................................................................................................... 82 Division of Cardiac and Vascular Surgery ................................................................................................................................ 84 Division of General Surgery .................................................................................................................................................... 86 Division of Neurosurgery ......................................................................................................................................................... 91 Division of Orthopaedic Surgery .............................................................................................................................................