College of Medicine

Surgery faculty

Cardiac Surgery Faculty

Dr. Aly Ghoneim M.B.-B.Ch, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Cardiac Surgery


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Dr. Abbas Khani-Hanjani MD, PhD, FRCSC
Division Lead (Saskatoon) & Clinical Associate Professor, Cardiac Surgery


Dr. Stephen Korkola MD, FRCSC
Division Lead (Regina) & Assistant Professor, Cardiac Surgery


Dr. Emilie LeRoux MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Cardiac


Dr. Erick McNair PhD, MSc, CCP, FICA
Assistant Professor, Cardiac Researcher


Dr. Ahmad Moustapha MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Cardiac Surgery


Dr. John C. Tsang MD, CM, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Cardiac Surgery


General Surgery Faculty

Dr. Kaitlin Adey BSc, MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery


Dr. Alexander Aikoye M.B.- B.S, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery


Dr. Khalid Alharbi MB-BS, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery (Pediatric)


Dr. Jennifer Baird MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery


Dr. Apoorva Balakrishnan MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery


Dr. Gavin Beck MD, FRCSC
Associate Professor & Residency Program Director, General Surgery


Dr. Taylor Bereti MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery


Dr. Mariusz Bral MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery


Dr. Matthew Butler MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery


Dr. Ali Cadili MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery


Dr. Robert Cameron MD, FRCSC
Clinical Professor, General Surgery


Dr. Selliah Chandra-Kanthan MB-BS, FRCSC
Professor, General Surgery


Dr. Kaveer Chatoorgoon MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery (Pediatric)


Dr. Nishaan Cheddie MB-ChB, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery


Dr. Alicia Chow MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery


Zimran Chowdhary MD, FRCSC, MBBS
Assistant Professor, General Surgery


Dr. Vanessa Cranford MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery


Dr. Guillaume Daoust-Lafond MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery


Dr. Raymond Deobald MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery


Dr. Hendrik du Plessis MB-ChB, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery


Dr. Jeffrey Gaboury MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery


Dr. Aqueel Ghori MB-BS, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery


Dr. Dilip Gill MD, FRCSC
Associate Professor, General Surgery


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Dr. Nathan Ginther BSc, MD, FRCSC
Associate Professor, General Surgery


Dr. Jeff Gu MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery


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Dr. Amanda Hall MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor & Surgical Wellness Director, General Surgery (Pediatric)


Dr. Michael Harington MB-ChB, FRCSC
Clinical Associate Professor, General Surgery


Dr. Suzanne Harriman MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor & Surgical Foundation Program Director, General Surgery


Dr. Paul Hayes MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery


Dr. James Holden MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery


Dr. Allison Hunter MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery


Dr. Vinesh Jeena MB-ChB, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery


Dr. Sujeeth Jooravan MB-ChB
Assistant Professor, General Surgery


Dr. Gordie Kaban MD, FRCSC
Clinical Associate Professor, General Surgery


Dr. Sivaruban Kanagaratnam MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery


Dr. Adeyemi Laosebikan MB-BS, FRCSC
Clinical Associate Professor, General Surgery


Dr. Kathleen Lumb MD, FRCSC
Associate Professor, General Surgery


Dr. Oladapo Mabadeje MB-BS, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery


Dr. Melissa McGee MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery


Dr. Pam Meiers MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery


Dr. Suzanne Meiers MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery


Dr. Kris Milbrandt MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery (Pediatric)


Dr. Sarah Miller MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery


Dr. Sarah Mueller MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery


Dr. Alfin Mukhi MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery


Dr. Amith Mulla MB-BS, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery


Dr. Ruth O'Carroll MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery


Dr. Maurice Ogaick MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery


Dr. Jennifer Oucharek MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery


Dr. Chris Pastor MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery


Dr. Hong Pham MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery


Dr. Yagan Pillay B Sc. MB BS, LMCC, FCS(SA), FRCSC, FACS, Dip. Laparoscopic Surgery
Division Lead (Prince Albert) & Associate Professor, General Surgery


Dr. Kendell Pon MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery


Dr. Stephen Pooler MD, FRCSC
Division Lead (Regina) & Assistant Professor, General Surgery


Dr. Neda Najib Pour MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery


Dr. Mariam Rana MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery


Dr. Jagadish Rao MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery


Dr. Haven Roy MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery


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Dr. John Shaw MBBCh, FCSSA, MMed(Surg), FRCSC
Division Lead (Saskatoon) & Clinical Associate Professor, General Surgery


Dr. Khalid Sheikh MB-BS, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery


Benzil Silveira MB-ChB, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery


Dr. Niomi Singh MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery


Dr. Niroshan Sothilingam MD, FRCPC
Associate Professor, General Surgery


Dr. Kevin Stevenson MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery


Dr. Ryan Suri MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery


Dr. Marly Tcherni MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery


Dr. Lyndsey Thiessen MD, C.R.C.S. (C)
Assistant Professor, General Surgery


Vincent Vergara
Clinical Lecturer, Sonography


Dr. Andrey Ivanivich Vizhul MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery


Nashat Wanis MB-ChB, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery


Dr. Melissa Wood MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery


Neurosurgery Faculty

Dr. Uzair Ahmed MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor & Residency Program Director, Neurosurgery


Dr. Neil Arnstead MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology & Neurosurgery


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Dr. Roland Auer MD, FRCPC
Professor, Neurosurgery (Pathology)


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Dr. Joseph Buwembo MB-ChB, FCS(SA), MMeD, FRCSC
Division Lead (Regina) & Clinical Associate Professor, Neurosurgery


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Dr. Daryl Fourney MD, FRCSC, FACS
Professor & Surgery Research Director, Neurosurgery


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Dr. Aisha Ghare MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery


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Dr. Layla Gould PhD
Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery


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Dr. Luke Hnenny MD, FRCSC, FAANS
Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery


Dr. Devon Houdek MD, FRCPC
Assistant Professor, Endocrinology and Metabolism & Neurosurgery


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Dr. Michael Kelly MD, PhD, FRCSC, FACS
Provincial Department Head and Fred H. Wigmore Professor of Surgery; Knight Family Enhancement Chair in Neurological Surgery


Dr. Ritesh Kumar MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery


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Dr. Kotoo Meguro MD, FRCSC
Associate Professor, Neurosurgery


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Dr. Ivar Mendez MD, PhD, FRCSC, FACS, DSc (hon), FCAHS
Professor Emeritus, Department of Surgery and Director of the Virtual Care and Remote Presence Robotics Programs


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Dr. Krista Metz PHd
Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery


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Dr. Jonathan Norton PhD, BSc(Hons), MRes, FACNS
Associate Professor, Neurosurgery


Dr. Jean Marc Ouattara MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery


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Dr. Lissa Peeling BSc, MD, FRCSC
Associate Professor, Neurosurgery


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Dr. Julia Radic MD, MPH, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery (Pediatric)


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Dr. Aleksander M. Vitali MD, FRCSC, FCS (SA)
Division Lead (Saskatoon) & Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery (Pediatric)


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Dr. Adam S. Wu MD, MSc, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery


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Dr. Lauren Zarnett MD, MSc, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery


Dr. Akram Zwai MB-ChB, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery


Orthopedic Surgery Faculty

Dr. Mark Abou-Ghaida MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery


Dr. Lauren Allen MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery (Pediatric)


Dr. Moustfha Alshrif MB-BCh, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery


Dr. Alan Beggs MD, FRCSC
Clinical Associate, Orthopedic Surgery


Dr. Kristi Billard MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery


Dr. Shashi Brijlall MB-BS, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery


Dr. Courtney Bull FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery (Pediatric)


Dr. Ahmed Cherry MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery


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Dr. Mathew Clarke MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery


Dr. Jacobus De Jager MB-ChB, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery


Dr. Tanner Dunlop MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery


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Dr. Peter Dust MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Ortopedic Surgery


Dr. Mark Ernst MD, FRCSC
Division Co-Lead (Saskatoon) & Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery


Dr. Tousief Hussain BSc, MD, CCFP, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery


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Dr. Muhammad Khan MEd (HPE), MB-BS, FCPS (ortho)
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery


Dr. David Kim MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery


Dr. Lee Kolla MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery


Dr. Earl Kowalczyk MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery


Dr. Paul Kulyk MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery


Dr. Trevor Loback MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery


Dr. Tahir Mahmood MB-BS, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery


Dr. Sandrew Martins MB-ChB, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery


Dr. Matthew Mastel MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery Orthopedic Surgery


Dr. David McCartney BSc, PT, MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery


Dr. Jeffrey McKerrell MD, FRCSC
Clinical Professor, Orthopedic Surgery


Dr. Santhiran Moodley MD, FRCSC
Division Lead (Prince Albert), Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery


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Dr. J. Alexandra Mortimer MD, FRCSC
Associate Professor & Surgery Undergraduate Medical Education Program Director, Orthopedic Surgery (Pediatric)


Dr. Kayode Oduwole M.B.- B.S, FRCSC
Assistant Professor


Dr. Blair Ogle MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery


Dr. Elliott Pally MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery


Dr. Kristen Pugh MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery


Dr. Kahled Rodwan MB-BCh, FRCSC
Division Lead (Regina) & Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery


Dr. Katherine Rooks MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery (Pediatric)


Dr. Mohamed Shawush MB-ChB, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery


Dr. Ramanan Sivasundaram MB-BS, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery


Dr. Michael Spiess MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery


Dr. Mario Taillon MD, FRCSC
Clinical Associate, Orthopedic Surgery


Dr. Trent Thiessen MD, FRCSC
Division Co-Lead (Saskatoon) & Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery


Dr. Andrew Urmson BSc, MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor & Residency Program Director, Orthopedic Surgery


Dr. Joan Wheat-Hozack MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery


Dr. Scott Willms MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery


Dr. Allan Woo MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery


Dr. Pierre Zaharia MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery


Otolaryngology Faculty

Dr. Tineyl Chikukwa MB-ChB, FCSSA
Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology


Dr. Dieter Fritz MD, FRCPC
Division Lead (Regina) & Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology


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Dr. Paul Mick MD, FRCSC, MPH
Associate Professor, Otolaryngology (Adult & Pediatric)


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Dr. Russell Murphy BSc, MD, FRCSC
Division Lead (Saskatoon) & Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology

Dr. Russell Murphy is the current Head of the Division of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery in the Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan.


Dr. Lalenthra Naidoo MB-BCh, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology (Pediatric)


Dr. Mark Ogrady MD, FRCSC
Division Lead (Regina) & Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology


Dr. Lenny (Poogendren) Pillay MB-ChB
Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology


Dr. Palak Suryavanshi MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology


Plastic Surgery Faculty

Dr. Shayne Burwell MD, FRCSC
Clinical Associate Professor, Plastic Surgery


Dr. Geethan Chandran MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Plastic Surgery


Dr. Carolyn DuVal MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Plastic Surgery


Dr. Craig Gendron MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Plastic Surgery (Pediatric)


Dr. Shukri Ghremida MD, MB-BCh, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Plastic Surgery


Dr. Daniel Kozan MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Plastic Surgery


Dr. Kris Ledding MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Plastic Surgery


Dr. Megan Lyons MD, FRCSC
Division Lead (Regina) & Assistant Professor, Plastic Surgery


Dr. Jessica Robb MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Plastic Surgery


Dr. Vidya Shankaran MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Plastic Surgery


Dr. Shawki Souf MB-BCh, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Plastic Surgery


Dr. John Staples MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Plastic Surgery


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Dr. Ian Sunderland MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Plastic Surgery


Dr. Chris Thomson MD, FRCSC
Division Lead (Saskatoon) & Assistant Professor, Plastic Surgery


Thoracic Surgery Faculty

Dr. Evan Barber MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Thoracic Surgery


Dr. Stephen C. Bharadwaj MD, PhD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Thoracic Surgery


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Dr. Richard J. Bigsby MD, FRCSC
Division Lead (Saskatoon) & Clinical Associate Professor, Thoracic Surgery



Urology Faculty

Dr. Bonnie Liu MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Urology


Dr. Chun Huang MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Urology


Dr. Christopher Rediger MD, FRCSC
Division Lead (Regina) & Assistant Professor Urology


Dr. Donald Fentie BSc, MD, FRCSC
Clinical Professor, Urology


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Dr. Elke Mau MD, FRCSC
Division Lead (Pediatric Surgery) & Associate Professor, Urology (Pediatric)


Dr. Francisco Garcia MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Urology


Dr. Garson Chan MD, FRCSC
Associate Professor, Urology & Associate Appointment, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology


Dr. Mohamed Arwini MB-BCh, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Urology


Dr. Peter Lau MB-BS, FRCSC
Clinical Associate Professor, Urology


Dr. Paul Weckworth MD, FRCSC
Clinical Associate Professor, Urology (Pediatric) Urology (Pediatric)


Dr. Solomon Orsar MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Urology


Dr. Saul E. Gonor MD, FRCSC
Clinical Professor, Urology


Dr. Shari McKinny MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Urology


Dr. Trustin Domes MD, FRCSC
Academic Director, Master of Physician Assistant Studies Program & Associate Professor, Urology


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Dr. Varunkumar Bathini MD, FRCSC
Associate Professor, Urology Urology


Vascular Surgery Faculty

Dr. Kayvan Abaiian MD
Assistant Professor, Vascular Surgery


Dr. Abdalla Butt MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Vascular Surgery


Dr. Bruce DuVal MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Vascular Surgery


Dr. Joel Herback MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Vascular Surgery


Dr. Sanjay Jacob MD, FRCSC
Division Lead (Regina) & Assistant Professor, Vascular Surgery


Dr. Kylie Kvinlaug MD, FRCSC
Division Lead (Saskatoon) & Associate Professor, Vascular Surgery


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Dr. Nick Peti BSc, MD, FRCSC, FSVS
Assistant Professor, Vascular Surgery