ANNOUNCEMENTS

IN MEMORIAM- DR. PETER ALLEN

(December 13, 1921 – November 17, 2014)

Peter Allen

It is with great sadness that we announce Dr. Peter Allen’s passing away peacefully after a short illness at Ian Anderson House on November 17, 2014 at the age of 92. Dr. Allen graduated from the University of Toronto Medical School in 1946. He completed a fellowship in General Surgery in 1953 at the University of Toronto, and a fellowship in Thoracic Surgery at Brompton Hospital, London, England. He also completed a year of study in internal medicine in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Peter was a Professor in the UBC Faculty of Medicine and practiced at the Vancouver General Hospital as a cardiac surgeon for 36 years. He performed the first open heart procedure in British Columbia on October 29, 1957. Dr. Allen retired from surgical practice in 1993 as an Emeritus Clinical Professor of Surgery at the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine.

His international contributions included performing the first coronary artery bypass surgery in Cardiff, Wales, and establishing the first Cardiac Surgical Centre in Bhopal, India in 1977. It was there that he became a major influence in the practice of cardiac surgery and the teaching of medical and nursing students.

Dr. Allen was a member of “Pete’s Club”, a group of cardiac surgeons from the United Kingdom and Western Europe founded in 1959. This group held annual meetings which were committed to improving and developing innovations in the practice of cardiac surgery. He was also a member of the “Janes Surgical Group”, which met for 36 consecutive years starting in 1953. The group provided a forum for the exchange of scientific knowledge and the opportunity to establish new relationships with surgeons in the international community. The last meeting of Pete’s Club was held in 1989 at Peter’s Oceanside home on Bowen Island, BC.

Peter was on the Board of Directors at the Ian Anderson House for the past 16 years and on the Grants Committee of the Oakville Community Foundation. In addition he spent several years on the Board of the Winston Churchill Society.

Dr. Allen’s life was defined by eternal optimism, adventure, enthusiasm and incredible friendships. He was an avid historian with an unsurpassed thirst for knowledge and was also an accomplished athlete, tennis player, skier, fly fisherman and published author. His travels included all corners of the world, and especially all corners of Canada.

He was a fiercely loyal and proud Canadian. In recent years, he visited historical sites of WW1 and WW2, including the 90th Anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge and the Memorial at Juno Beach.

Peter was a generous kind man who will be deeply missed. His legacy is one which all his loving family and friends are committed to perpetuate.

In lieu of flowers we would appreciate donations to the Ian Anderson House www.ianandersonhouse.com.

(http://glenoaks.sharingmemories.ca/site/DrPeterAllen.html)

IN MEMORIAM - DR. ROBERT KNOWLTON

April 4, 1934 - August 19, 2014

Robert J. Knowlton

It is with great sadness that I tell you all of Dr. Robert Knowlton’s passing. Robert died this Tuesday after a brief illness. Many of us had the honour of working with, and being taught by him.

Robert practiced Plastic Surgery at St. Joseph’s Health Center in Toronto since 1965. He recently received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Toronto. He thoroughly enjoyed his work and his colleagues, so much so, that when he could no longer keep his own practice, he spent five years assisting in the OR. The year he got his fellowship, he also got his Pilot’s License, and his property in Muskoka. He equally loved to spend time at the cottage with family and friends, and to travel to new places.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the St. Joseph’s Health Center Foundation or The Dorothy Ley Hospice.

Craig Fielding

PROFESSOR MINGYAO LIU NAMED DIRECTOR, INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE

Mingyao Liu

Professor Mingyao Liu has been appointed as Director, Institute of Medical Science beginning January 1, 2015. Professor Liu has been serving as Interim Director since July 1, 2014. Dr. Mingyao Liu is a Professor of Surgery at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, with cross-appointments in the Departments of Medicine and Physiology. He is a full member of the School of Graduate Studies at the University of Toronto and a Senior Scientist at the University Health Network, Toronto General Research Institute. Please help me congratulate Mingyao in attaining this key position.

James Rutka, RS McLaughlin Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto

PETER FERGUSON APPOINTED AS ALBERT AND TEMMY LATNER CHAIR, DIVISION OF ORTHOPAEDICS, DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY

Peter Ferguson

I am delighted to inform you that Dr. Peter Ferguson has been appointed to the position of Chair of the Division of Orthopaedics. Peter has been the Interim Chair for the Division of Orthopaedics since the departure of Ben Alman last year to Duke University.

Peter received his MD from the University of Toronto in 1994 and earned his Master’s degree from the University of Toronto in 1998. Following fellowship training in Toronto and at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital in Birmingham, England, Peter began his faculty appointment as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Toronto in 2002. He became an Associate Professor in 2011. Peter has served as the Program Director in the Division of Orthopaedics since 2011.

Peter has published over 80 peer reviewed articles and 6 book chapters since his appointment. He is the recipient of numerous honours and teaching awards including the 2012 Award for Excellence in Postgraduate Medical Education – Development and Innovation; the Bruce Tovee Postgraduate Teaching Award; an Innovation in Surgical Education Award from the Association for Surgical Education; and the WT Aikins Faculty Teaching Award for Outstanding Teaching. He has been invited to give numerous visiting lectureships across Canada, the United States and worldwide.

In recent years, Peter and colleagues in the Division of Orthopaedics established the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) for orthopaedics residency training which has now been approved by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and is being emulated across numerous other Divisions and Departments of Surgery and Medicine in Canada and the United States.

Please help me welcome Peter Ferguson into his new role as the Albert and Temmy Latner Chair in the Division of Orthopaedics.

James T. Rutka, RS McLaughlin Professor and Chair
Department of Surgery, University of Toronto

CAROL SWALLOW APPOINTED AS BERNARD AND RYNA LANGER CHAIR DIVISION OF GENERAL SURGERY, DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO

Carol Swallow

I am delighted to inform you that following an international search, Carol Swallow has been appointed as Chair of the Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto. She will hold the Bernard and Ryna Langer Chair effective immediately. Andy Smith who has held Langer Chair for over 5 years has now taken on the role of Executive Vice President & Chief Medical Executive, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.

Carol is presently Head of the Division of General Surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital. She was previously the inaugural Director of the University of Toronto General Surgical Oncology Fellowship Program, Chair of the Royal College General Surgical Oncology Specialty Committee and President of the Canadian Society of Surgical Oncology.

Carol received her MD from the University of Toronto in 1984 and earned her PhD in cell biology from the University of Toronto in 1993. Following fellowship and postdoctoral training at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, Carol began her faculty appointment as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Toronto in 1996. She became Full Professor in 2009.

Carol has published over 75 peer reviewed articles and 9 book chapters since her appointment. She is the recipient of numerous honours and teaching awards. She has been invited to give numerous visiting lectureships across Canada, the United States and worldwide. Carol is the recipient of several grants as Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator from CIHR, CRS, National Colorectal Cancer Campaign, OCRN, NCIC, PSI.

Please help me congratulate Carol Swallow in her new role as the Chair in the Division of General Surgery. And at the same time, I should like to acknowledge and thank Andy Smith for his outstanding stewardship and contributions to the Division of General Surgery these past many years.

James T. Rutka, RS McLaughlin Professor and Chair
Department of Surgery, University of Toronto

THOMAS FORBES APPOINTED AS CHAIR DIVISION OF VASCULAR SURGERY, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO

Thomas Forbes

I am pleased to inform you that following an international search, Tom Forbes has been appointed as the University Chair of Vascular Surgery effective September 1, 2014. Tom Lindsay stepped down as Chair, after holding this position for 11 years.

Tom Forbes was previously the Chair of the Division of Vascular Surgery at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario. He received his MD from the University of Toronto in 1990, then did his general surgery residency training and vascular surgery fellowship at The University of Western Ontario. He began his faculty appointment as a Lecturer in the Department of Surgery at the University of Western Ontario in 1998 and progressed to the rank of Professor and Division Chair.

Tom has published over 100 peer reviewed papers, more than 50 invited commentaries and editorials, several book chapters and given over 100 invited lectures and visiting professorships. He is the recipient of numerous honours and teaching awards.

Tom is the former Vice-Chair of the Vascular Surgery Specialty Committee of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and is a member of the Editorial Boards of Vascular, and Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, and Associate Editor of the Journal of Vascular Surgery. He is Section Editor of Rutherford’s Textbook of Vascular Surgery, 8th Edition.

Tom is a former Chair of the Canadian Society for Vascular Surgery Research Committee and was appointed President-Elect of the Society in 2013. He is also Chair of the Graduate Program Committee of the Master’s degree in Surgery program at Western, and Chair of the Ontario CCN Vascular Surgery Working Group.

Please help me welcome Tom Forbes into his new role as Chair in the Division of Vascular Surgery. At the same time, we must thank Tom Lindsay for all of his major contributions to Vascular Surgery while he was in the role as Division Chair.

James T. Rutka, RS McLaughlin Professor and Chair
Department of Surgery, University of Toronto

BALFOUR LECTURE IN SURGICAL ETHICS Charles Bosk, PhD, Professor of Sociology, Anesthesia and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA Professor Bosk, a sociologist and ethics scholar spent eighteen month in greens on the surgery service of a major American teaching hospital. His analysis of the way surgeons think about the problem of error “Forgive and Remember”, is a classic of the surgical literature. His subsequent studies of checklists, guidelines, and tribal customs of professional control and moral identity will be the subject of this first annual Balfour Lecture. Lecture and Reception on Thursday, February 12, 2015 5:00 PM in the CRL Event Room 1 in the Peter Gilgan Centre for Research Tower 686 Bay Street, Toronto, ON M5G 0A4. For more information, contact martin.mckneally@utoronto.ca or alina.gaspar@utoronto.ca.

MARTIN GARGAN APPOINTED DIVISION HEAD OF ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY THE HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN

Martin Gargan

It is with great pleasure that I announce that Martin Gargan has joined the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery. He has been selected as the new Head of Orthopedic Surgery at the Hospital for Sick Children and Associate Professor at the University of Toronto. He came to Toronto from the Bristol Royal Infirmary Bristol Hospital for Sick Children where he was a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon. (For more information on Martin, please visit our New Staff section)

James Rutka RS McLaughlin Professor and Chair
Department of Surgery, University of Toronto

UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK (UHN) PROUDLY ANNOUNCES NEW CEO

Peter Pisters

University Health Network is delighted to announce that Dr. Peter Pisters has been appointed as President & CEO of University Health Network to join UHN as of January 1, 2015.

This will be a seamless transition from Dr. Robert Bell, who departed UHN to join the Province of Ontario’s Ministry of Health. Currently, Dr. Peter Pisters is Vice President, Regional Care System at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Care Center in Houston, Texas. MD Anderson Cancer Center has been ranked as one of the top two cancer centres in the United States for the past 25 years.

Dr. Pisters shares the same passion for conquering cancer that we do. He is committed to superb clinical care, world-class research and a teaching environment that supports and encourages all members of healthcare community. He is an internationally recognized surgical oncologist with clinical experience and academic interest in gastrointestinal cancers and soft tissue sarcomas. He is a member of the editorial board of multiple surgery and oncology journals and has authored more than 200 peer-reviewed publications and 70 book chapters.

While all of those assets would make Dr. Pisters a perfect fit for the President & CEO chair, what is equally exciting is that Dr. Pisters is returning to his home country, having graduated from the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario with a BSc in Biology and his doctorate in medicine. “My wife Katherine and I are so excited to be returning to Canada,” commented Dr. Pisters. “We are fortunate to have the opportunity to join an organization that has so much history and momentum. I cannot begin to tell you the joy and excitement that we feel!”

Prior to joining MD Anderson, Dr. Pisters’s postgraduate training took place at New York University Medical Center, Bellevue Hospital Center and at Sloan- Kettering Cancer Center in New York, New York.

Dr. Peter Pisters and his wife Katherine, a renowned cancer specialist who will also join UHN family, are both experienced and passionate leaders.

(Princess Margaret Foundation)

NEW APPOINTMENT, DIRECTOR OF THE CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CPD) PORTFOLIO

Trevor Cuddy

Trevor Cuddy has joined the University of Toronto taking on the role of Director of the CPD Portfolio beginning Monday, September 29. His duties are divided between the Standardized Patient Program and CPD.

Trevor brings with him over 20 years of leadership experience in various roles at educational institutions including York University, Concordia, Queen’s and now returns to the University of Toronto. His education along with his experience has helped form his leadership style: one that is inclusive, collaborative and goal-oriented. He has a Master’s Degree in Education from UofT/OISE and a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Arts degree from Queen’s.

Trevor is looking forward to the variety of the work he will do with the CPD portfolio and getting to know the team. He hopes to bring his education and experience into this environment to make a difference and contribute to its growth and successes.

Beyond working life, Trevor has two well-loved sharpeis, enjoys snowboarding and weekends at the family cottage. His favourite places to visit are Barbados, South Africa, and the Turkish city of Istanbul.

DARRELL OGILVIE-HARRIS CREATES SCULPTURE OF BRICK FROM LISTER’S WARD FOR NEW DEPARTMENTAL BOARDROOM

Sculpture of Brick from Lister’s Ward

Darrell Ogilvie-Harris has created and generously donated a facsimile of the brick that was embedded above the fireplace in the Departmental Offices at the Banting Institute. The brick was a gift from Professor Irving H. Cameron to the Department of Surgery from Lister’s Ward in the Royal Infirmary, Glasgow. Darrell’s bronze sculpture depicts the brick, above which there are the hands of a surgeon which are recessed into the sculpture. This beautiful bronze sculpture is now proudly displayed in the Departmental Office Boardroom, next to the official portrait of Joseph Lister which was brought to the Stewart Building from the Banting Institute.

2014 CHARLES TATOR HONORARY LECTURESHIP

The 2014 Charles Tator Honorary Lectureship was held on September 19 at the Canadian Surgical Forum in Vancouver. UHN Past President and CEO Dr. Robert Bell delivered the Lecture, entitled “A New Model of Spine Care”, which highlighted innovations championed by Dr. Raj Rampersaud and the Inter-professional Spine Assessment and Education Clinics (ISAEC). The Lectureship was established in 2013 by the AANS/CNS in recognition of the career and achievements of Dr. Charles Tator (Toronto Western Hospital).

ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES IN THE DIVISION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO

We are delighted to announce the following administrative changes in the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Toronto:

New Division Chair: Peter Ferguson

Division Vice Chair of Research: Albert Yee

New Division Fellowship Director: Lucas Murnaghan

New Program Director: Markku Nousiainen

New Associate Program Director: Veronica Wadey

New Associate Program Director: Jeremy Hall

HISTORIC $130 MILLION GIFT TO ESTABLISH THE TED ROGERS CENTRE FOR HEART RESEARCH

The Hospital for Sick Children, the University Health Network and the University of Toronto have announced the creation of the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research, funded by an unprecedented donation of $130 million from the Rogers family—the largest monetary gift ever made to a Canadian health-care initiative.

SIMULATION CENTRE AT ST. MICHAEL’S HOSPITAL

Simulation Centre at St. Michael’s Hospital received a 5 year accreditation by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons.