New Staff
The Department of Surgery warmly welcomes the following individuals who have joined
our Department.
Sean Cleary
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The Division of General Surgery at University Health Network and the Department
of Surgical Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, are delighted to announce the
appointment of Sean Cleary to our faculty.
Sean completed a Fellowship in Pancreatic and Hepatobiliary Surgical Oncology and
Transplantation at Toronto General Hospital after finishing his General Surgery
Residency training at the University of Toronto. During his residency he obtained
a Masters of Science in Cancer Genetics under the supervision of Steven Gallinger
and he is currently enrolled in the MHSc Program in the Department of Public Health
Sciences. Sean received his MD from the University of Western Ontario and a BScH
from Queen's University. His clinical interests include the surgical treatment of
pancreatic, hepatic and biliary malignancies as well as minimally invasive hepatobiliary
and pancreatic surgery. Sean's research interests include the genetic epidemiology
of colorectal, pancreatic and hepatobiliary cancers.
Sean's personal interests include hockey, squash and travel. Sean and Janice are
happily married and the proud parents of Christian and Owen.
Lorne Rotstein
Hospital Division Head, General Surgery
UHN - Toronto General Hospital
Darlene Fenech
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Darlene Fenech has joined the surgical oncology group in the Division
of General Surgery at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. Darlene's recruitment brings
further expertise in laparoscopic and locally advanced colorectal cancer surgery
to our group. Darlene received her Bachelors Degree from Queen's University, her
Medical Degree from McMaster University and completed her residency training at
the University of Calgary. She returned home to Toronto and completed a Masters
Degree in Clinical Epidemiology at the University of Toronto under the supervision
of Robin McLeod. Her fellowship training was in Colorectal Surgery also at the University
of Toronto.
Darlene's main research interests are in locally advanced colorectal cancer, quality
improvement and in compliance with perioperative evidence based practices.
Darlene was recently married to Dennis DiPasquale, an orthopaedic surgeon who practices
at Trillium Hospital.
Andrew Smith
Hospital Division Head, General Surgery
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Christian Veillette recently joined the Division of Orthopaedic
Surgery at the Toronto Western Hospital as a Shoulder and Elbow Surgeon.
He returned from the United States after completion of a Shoulder and Elbow Arthroscopy
and Reconstruction Fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He previously
completed an Upper Extremity Trauma and Reconstruction Fellowship at St. Michael's
Hospital in Toronto, with Dr. Michael McKee.
His primary clinical interest is shoulder and elbow reconstructive surgery, especially
the use of elbow arthroscopy for osteoarthritis, inflammatory arthritis, fractures,
post-traumatic contractures and tennis elbow.
Christian is originally from Calgary, Alberta where he completed his undergraduate
medical training. He completed his orthopaedic residency training at the University
of Toronto including a Masters of Science as part of the Surgeon Scientist Program.
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Heather, Keaton and Christian Veillette
Christian has won many academic and research honours and awards. He has recently
been appointed the Deputy Editor, Information and Communication Technology for Clinical
Orthopaedics and Related Research. In addition, he is a Director of the
Internet Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (ISOST), Lead Developer
for Orthogate (www.orthogate.org), and Associate
Editor and Director of Technology for Orthopaedic Web Links (www.orthopaedicweblinks.com).
We welcome Christian to the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Toronto Western
Hospital, University Health Network.
J. Roderick Davey
Hospital Division Head, Orthopaedic Surgery
UHN - Toronto Western Hospital
Subodh Verma
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It is a great honour to welcome Subodh Verma to the Division of
Cardiac Surgery at St. Michael's Hospital and the University of Toronto. He joins
us as a Surgeon-Scientist with a reputation as a well-trained and highly accomplished
scientist. After undergraduate training in Pharmacy, he went on to pursue an MSc
and PhD in Cardiovascular Pharmacology at the University of British Columbia. Following
this, he obtained his MD Degree from the University of Calgary. He then moved to
Toronto where he trained as a cardiac surgeon. Remarkably, despite the rigours of
this residency programme, Subodh has maintained an active research laboratory funded
by external peer-reviewed funding with a simultaneous appointment in the Department
of Pharmacology.
Subodh is one of Canada's pre-eminent Clinician/Scientists. He brings an international
reputation in cardiovascular research to our Department. He runs an active Translational
Research Program evaluating the impact of endothelial dysfunction, cardiometabolic
risk and adverse vascular remodeling. He has over 170 peer-reviewed publications,
most of which appear in high-impact journals such as Circulation, Circulation Research,
New England Journal of Medicine, etc. He is presently funded for his research
by the CIHR and The Heart and Stroke Foundation. Subodh has received a number of
awards including the American College of Cardiology Young Investigator Award and
the prestigious American Heart Association Young Investigator First Prize in Basic
Cardiovascular Sciences. His research work has also been recognized in Canada receiving
the Canadian Cardiovascular Society Young Investigator Award and the Paul Cartier
Cardiac Surgery Award. It is not surprising that he was nominated for and was awarded
a Tier II Canada Research Chair in Atherosclerosis. This honour recognizes his international
profile as a Cardiovascular Scientist.
The Division of Cardiac Surgery at St. Michael's Hospital takes pride in providing
superb and timely cardiac surgical consultation and care. Subodh has a special interest
in bicuspid aortic valve disease associated valvular and aortic pathology, South
Asian ethnicity and cardiovascular outcomes in CABG patients, and the use of minimally
invasive strategies in CABG surgery. His surgical colleagues, Drs. Lee Errett, David
Latter, and Daniel Bonneau look forward to working with Subodh, in both the clinical
and research domains.
Subodh is married to Mekhul, with whom he shares the joys of their three-year-old
son, Raj Subhash and their 7-month old daughter, Meena. Subodh's favourite pastimes
include playing with Raj, watching Indian movies with Mekhul and cooking up a storm
in the kitchen - his favourite dish, lamb vindaloo.
Please join me in welcoming Subodh to our Department!
Ori D. Rotstein
Surgeon-in-Chief
St. Michael's Hospital
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