Sudhir Sundaresan, MD, FRCSC, FACS

Wilbert Keon Professor and Chair, 

Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa

INTERNATIONAL FACULTY

Allan D Levi, MD, PhD, FRCSC, FACS, FAANS

Professor and Chairman of Neurosurgery, 

University of Miami, Miami, FL

Nelson M Oyesiku, MB,BS, PhD, FACS, FAANS

Professor of Neurosurgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA

Vivek Patel, MD, FRCSC

Associate Professor and Program Director of Neuro-Ophthalmology

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

John R Hurlbert, MD, PhD, FRCSC, FACS

Professor of Neurosurgery, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA

Evgueni Kouznetsov, MD, MSc, FRCSC

Co-Director, Cerebrovascular Service. Sanford Brain and Spine Centre, Fargo, ND, USA

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FACULTY

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COURSE DIRECTOR

Dr. Charles B Agbi, MB,BS, FRCSEd(SN), FRCSC, FACS

Associate Professor of Surgery (Neurosurgery), University of Ottawa, Director, Ottawa Neurosurgery Skull Base Surgery Program

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Dr. Olufẹmi Ajani, MD, FRCSC

Associate Professor of Surgery (Neurosurgery), McMaster University, Hamilton, ON

Dr. Ryojo Akagami, MD, FRCSC

Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Director, Neurosurgery Residency Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

Dr. Danah Albreiki, MD, FRCSC

Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Ottawa

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Dr. Fahad AlKherayf, MD, MSc, FRCSC

Assistant Professor of Surgery (Neurosurgery), University of Ottawa, Deputy Program Director, University of Ottawa Neurosurgery Residency Program

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Dr. Reena Baweja, MD, FRCSC

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Dr. Sean Christie, MD, FRCSC

Associate Professor and Vice-Chair of Neurosurgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS

Dr. David Clarke, MD, PhD, FRCSC, FACS

Professor and Chief of Neurosurgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS

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Dr. Darius Dowlatshahi, MD, PhD, FRCPC

Associate Professor of Neurology, University of Ottawa

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Dr. Idara Edem, MD, MSc, FRCSC

Fellow, Skull Base Surgery, MD  Anderson Cancer Centre, Houston, TX

Dr. Shane English, MD, MSc, FRCPC

Assistant Professor of Medicine,University of Ottawa, Critical Care Unit, The Ottawa Hospital

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Dr. Robert Fahed, MD, FRCSC

Assistant Professor of Neurology and Interventional Neuroradiology, University of Ottawa

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Dr. David Fortin, MD, CM, PhD, FRCSC

Professor of Neurosurgery, University of Sherbrooke

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Dr. Richard Fox, MD, FRCSC

Associate Clinic Professor, Neurosurgery, University of Alberta

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Dr. Mark G Hamilton, MD, PhD, FRCSC, FACS

Professor of Neurosurgery, and Director, Adult Hydrocephalus Program and Surgical Oncology Program, University of Calgary

Dr. Gerard Jansen, MD, FRCSC

Associate Professor of Neuropathology, University of Ottawa, and Senior Consultant Scientist, Health Canada

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Dr. Suneil Kalia, MD, PhD, FRCSC, FAANS

Assistant Professor of Surgery (Neurosurgery) and Laboratory Medicine & Pathology University of Toronto and UHN

Dr. Erin J Keely, MD, FRCPC

Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Ottawa

Dr. Zelma Kiss, MD, PhD, FRCSC

Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, and Director, Functional Neurosurgery Program, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB

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Dr. Howard J Lesiuk, MD, FRCSC

Associate Professor of Surgery, and Chief of Neurosurgery, University of Ottawa

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David Mathieu, MD, CM, FRCSC

Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC

Dr. David McAuley, MD, FRCSC

Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, University of Ottawa and Chief of Paediatric Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, ON

Dr. Joseph Megyesi, MD, PhD, FRCSC

Professor of Neurosurgery, Western University, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON

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Dr. Alim Mitha, MD, MBA, FRCSC

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB

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Dr. Safraz Mohammed, MB,BS, FRCSC

Assistant Professor of Surgery (Neurosurgery), University of Ottawa, Fellowship Director, University of Ottawa Spine Fellowship Program

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Dr. Susan Morris, MSc, PHD

Assistant Professor and Director, Intraoperative Neurophysiology Service, IWK Health Centre and Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS

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Dr. Vimoj Nair, MD, FRCPC

Assistant Professor, Division of Radiation Oncology, University of Ottawa

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Dr. Thanh B. Nguyen, MD, FRCPC

Assistant Professor of Diagnostic Imaging, University of Ottawa

Dr. Garth Nicholas, MD, FRCPC

Associate Professor, Division of Medical Oncology, University of Ottawa

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Dr. Scott Paquette, MD, MSc, FRCSC

Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, University of British Columbia

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Dr. Lissa Peeling, MD, FRCSC

Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK

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Dr. Gwynedd Pickett, MD, FRCSC

Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS

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Dr. Ron Pokrupa, MD, FRCSC

Associate Professor of Surgery, Queens University, Kingston, ON

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Dr. Tomasz Polis, MD, FRCPC

Head, Neuroanaesthesia Group, Department of Anaesthesia, University of Ottawa

Dr. Michel Prudhomme, MD,CM, PhD, FRCSC

Professor of Neurosurgery, Université Laval and Hôpital de l’Enfant Jésus, Québec City, QC

Dr. Adrianna Ranger, MD, FRCSC

Associate Professor of Neurosurgery and Paediatrics, Western University, London, ON

Dr. Kesh Reddy, MD, MSc, FRCSC, FACS

Professor of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON

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Dr. John Sinclair, MD, FRCSC, FACS

Associate Professor of Surgery, Co-Director, Radiosurgery Program, University of Ottawa

Dr. Julian Spears, MD, MSc, FRCSC, FACS

Associate Professor of Surgery (Neurosurgery), University of Toronto, and Co-Director, Interventional Neuroradiology Program, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON

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Dr. Vered Tsehmaister-Abitbul, MD, FRCPC

Fellow Diagnostic Imaging, University of Ottawa

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Dr. Albert Tu, MD, FRCSC

Assistant Professor, University of Ottawa

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Dr. Eugene Wai, MD, MSc, FRCSC

Associate Professor of Surgery and Director University of Ottawa Adult Spine Program

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Dr. Nader Zakhari, MD, FRCPC

Assistant Professor, Diagnostic Imaging, University of Ottawa

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