Alumni

Former Fellows & Their Current Appointment

1-Murray Girotti

Murray Girotti

(1983-84)

Died 2010, Professor of Surgery, University of Western Ontario
 London, ON

2-Leonard Makowka

Leonard Makowka

(1984-85)

Co-Chairman and President of Healtheatre.com

3-Demetrius Litwin

Demetrius Litwin

(1986-87)

Professor & Chair, Department of Surgery, University of Massachusetts
MA

Steven Gallinger

(1987-88)

Professor, University of Toronto
Toronto, ON

5-Michel Dagenais

Michel Dagenais

(1988-89)

Professor, Université de Montréal
Montréal, QC

6-Jameson Forster

Jameson Forster

(1988-89)

Professor, University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, KS

7-Michael Abecassis

Michael Abecassis

(1989-90)

Dean, College of Medicine; and Professor of Surgery, University of Arizona 
Tucson, AZ

8-Patricia Sheiner

Patricia Sheiner

(1989-90)

Director, Transplantation Program, Hartford Healthcare
Hartford, CN

9-Jeffery Barkun

Jeffery Barkun

(1990-91)

Professor, McGill University
Montréal, QC

10-Scott Helton

Scott Helton

(1990-91)

Director of Liver, Biliary, Pancreas Surgery, Virginia Mason Medical Cente
Seattle, WA

11-Claire Holloway

Claire Holloway

(1991-92)

Associate Professor, University of Toronto
Toronto, ON

12-Adreas Paul

Adreas Paul

(1991-93)

Clinic for General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital
Essen, Germany

13-Pierre-Alain Clavien

Pierre-Alain Clavien

(1992-94)

Professor, Universitat Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland

14-Steven Chung

Stephen Chung

(1992-93)

Professor, University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC

15-Mark Taylor

Mark Taylor

(1993-94)

Chief of Professional Staff, Bluewater Health
Sarnia, ON

16-Reid Adams

Reid Adams

(1994-95)

Professor, University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA

17-Al Hemming

Al Hemming

(1994-96)

Professor, University of California
San Diego, CA

18-Ben Philosophe

Ben Philosophe

(1995-97)

Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD

19-Ved Tandan

Ved Tandan

(1995-96)

Associate Professor, McMaster University
Hamilton, ON

20-Ravi ChariRavi Chari

(1996-98)

President, Hospital Corporation of America

Tampa, FL

21-Doug Quan

Doug Quan

(1996-97)

Associate Professor, University of Western Ontario
London, ON

22-Tom Vandermere

Tom Vandermere

(1997-98)

Guthrie Clinic
Sayre, PA

23-Tim Sielaff

Tim Sielaff

(1997-98)

President, Virginia Piper Cancer Institute
Minneapolis, MN

24-Juan Sanabria

Juan Sanabria

(1998-00)

Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Midwestern Medical Center
Chicago, IL

25-Ernest Beecherl

Ernest Beecherl

(1998-99)

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital
Dallas, TX

26-Dave Bigam

Dave Bigam

(1998-99)

Associate Professor, University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB

27-Steve O’Neil

Steve O’Neil

(1999-01)

Community Health Network
Greenwood, IN

28-Lee Gordon

Lee Gordon

(1999-00)

Professor, Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN

29-Deepak Dath

Deepak Dath

(2000-01)

Associate Professor, McMaster University
Hamilton, ON

30-Alison Ross

Alison Ross

(2000-02)

Clinical Instructor at the University of British Columbia
Victoria, BC

31-Charles Vollmer

Charles Vollmer

(2001-03)

Professor, University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Ian McGilvary

(2001-03)

Professor, University of Toronto
Toronto, ON

33-Elijah DixonElijah Dixon

(2001-02)

Professor, University of Calgary
Calgary, AB

Alice Wei

(2002-04)

Associate Attending Surgeon & Co-Director of Surgical Initiatives, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY

35-Michele Molinari

Michele Molinari

(2002-03)

Assistant Professor, Dalhousie University
Halifax, NS

36-Mark Walsh

Mark Walsh

(2002-04)

Assistant Professor, Dalhousie University
Halifax, NS

37-Robin D. Kim

Robin D. Kim

(2003-05)

Associate Professor, University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

Carol-Anne Moulton

(2003-04)

Associate Professor, University of Toronto
Toronto, ON

39-Seisuke SakamotoSeisuke Sakamoto

(2003-04)

Director of Transplant Surgery, Organ Transplantation Center, National Center for Child Health and Development
Tokyo, Japan

40-Shimul A. Shah

Shimul A. Shah

(2004-06)

Associate Professor, University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH

41-Zoltan Mathe

Zoltan Mathe

(2004-06)

Head of Department, Semmelweis University
Budapest, Hungary

42-P.C. Cheow

P.C. Cheow

(2004-05)

Director, Liver Transplant Program, Singapore General Hospital
Singapore

43-Sean Cleary

Sean Cleary

(2005-06)

Consultant, Professor of Surgery
Chair, Division of Hepatobiliary & Pancreas Surgery, Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN

44-Markus Selzner

Markus Selzner

(2005-07)

Professor, University of Toronto
Toronto, ON

45-Anand Ghanekar

Anand Ghanekar

(2006-08)

Assistant Professor, University of Toronto
Toronto, ON

46-Derek DuBay

Derek DuBay

(2006-08)

Associate Professor, University of Alabama
Birmingham, AL

47-Mike Hogan

Mike Hogan

(2006-07)

Assistant Professor, Memorial University
St. John’s, NL

48-Shawn MacKenzie

Shawn MacKenzie

(2006-07)

Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center
Portland, OR

49-Markus Guba

Markus Guba

(2007-09)

Professor, Universität München
Germany

50-Sulaimen Nanji

Sulaiman Nanji

(2007-09)

Assistant Professor, Queen’s University
Kingston, ON

51-Charbel Sandroussi

Charbel Sandroussi

(2008-10)

Associate Professor, University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia

52-Rodrigo Iñiguez-Ducci

Rodrigo Iñiguez-Ducci

(2008-09)

Profesor Asistente, Cirugia Pediatrica, Universidad de Chile
Chile

53-Hamad Al-Bahili

Hamad Al-Bahili

(2008-10)

King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Trevor Reichman

(2009-11)

Associate Professor, University of Toronto
Toronto, ON

55-George Zogopolous

George Zogopolous

(2009-11)

Assistant Professor, McGill University
Montréal, QC

56-Serene Perkins

Serene Perkins

(2009-10)

Legacy Hospital
Portland, OR

57-Adrian Fox

Adrian Fox

(2009-11)

St. Vincent’s Hospital and Angliss Hospital
Melbourne, Australia

58-Sylvester BlackSylvester Black

(2010-12)

Assistant Professor, University of Ohio
Athens, OH

59-David Cavalucci

David Cavalucci

(2010-12)

Royal Brisbane Hospital
Brisbane, Australia

60-Peter Kim

Peter Kim

(2010-12)

Assistant Professor, Baylor University Medical Center
Dallas, TX

61-Ehab Rafael

Ehab Rafael

(2011-12)

Skane University Hospital
Malmo, Sweden

62-Markus Boehnert

Markus Boehnert

(2011-13)

Associate Professor of Surgery, Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands 

63-Pablo Serrano Aybar

Pablo Serrano Aybar

(2011-13)

Assistant Professor, McMaster University
Hamilton, ON

64-John Seal

John Seal

(2012-14)

Ochsner Medical Center
New Orleans, LA

65-Rory Smoot

Rory Smoot

(2012-14)

Associate Professor, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Rochester, MN

66-John Conneely

John Conneely

(2012-14)

Mater Misericordiae University Hospital and University College
Dublin, Ireland

67-Maja Segedi

Maja Segedi

(2012-14)

Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC

68-Siong-Seng Liau

Siong-Seng Liau

(2013)

University of Cambridge
Cambridge, UK

01_Jerome_Laurence

Jerome Laurence

(2013-15)

University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia

02_Amelie_Tremblay

Amelie Tremblay St. Germain

(2013-15)

University of Montréal
Québec City, QC

03_Gonzalo_Sapisochin

Gonzalo Sapisochin

(2014-15)

Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Toronto
Toronto, ON

Martin Dib

(2015-16)

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Chile

05_Andrew_Barbas

Andrew Barbas

(2014-16)

Assistant Professor, Duke University
Durham, NC

06_Koji_Tomiyama

Koji Tomiyama

(2014-16)

Associate Professor, University of Rochester
Rochester, NY

07_Ben_Loveday

Ben Loveday

(2014-16)

HPB Surgical Oncologist, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Victoria, Australia

08_David_Al-AdraDavid Al-Adra

(2015-17)

Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI

09_Nicolas_GoldaracenaNicolas Goldaracena

(2015-17)

Associate Professor, University of Virginia Health System

Charlottesville, VA

Carlo Pulitano

(2016-18)

Associate Professor, University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia

Juan Echeverri

(2016-18)

Assistant Professor, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla
Santander, Spain

Joshua Shaw

(2016-18)

Staff Surgeon of Transplant and HPB Surgery, Cleveland Clinic (Weston)
Weston, FL

Nathan Zilbert

(2016-18)

Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Toronto
Toronto, ON

Blayne A. Sayed

(2017-19)

Assistant Professor, University of Toronto

Toronto, ON

 

Robin Visser

(2017-19)

Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba 

Winnipeg, MB

Lawrence Lau

(2017-19)

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Hofstra/Northwell

Manhasset, NY

Graziano Oldani

(2018-19)

Assistant Professor, Geneva University Hospitals 

Geneva, Switzerland

Ashley Limkemann

(2018-20)

Transplant surgeon, Ohio State Wexner Medical Center

Columbus, OH

Christopher Shubert

(2018-20)

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Sanju Sobnach

(2018-20)

Specialist Surgeon, Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town

Cape Town, South Africa

Chaya Shwaartz

(2019-21)

Assistant Professor, University of Toronto

Toronto, ON

Madhukar Patel

(2019-21)

Assistant Professor of Surgery, UT Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas, TX

Nathanael Raschzok

(2019-21)

Associate Professor, Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Berlin, Germany

Rushin Brahmbhatt

(2021-22)

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Penn State University, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

University Park, PA

Eyad Issa

(2020-22)

Consultant Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgeon (HPB), Glenfield General Hospital 

Leicester, UK

Alejandro Torres Hernandez

(2020-22)

Michael Bleszynski

(2020-22)

Liver/Pancreas Transplant and HPB Surgeon, Vancouver General Hospital

Vancouver, BC

David Henault

(2021-23)

Brian Ezekian

(2021-23)

 

Casey Ward

(2021-23)

 

Current Fellows

Toru Goto

(2022-23)

Pablo Achurra

(2022-24)

Farah Ladak

(2022-24)

Justin Barr

(2022-24)

Taylor Coe

(2023-25)

Su Kah Goh

(2023-25)

Ahmer Irfan

(2023-25)