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Faculty Members
The Department of Surgery is one of the largest surgical departments in North America. As a collaboration between Alberta Health Services and the University of Calgary, our 350 members are dedicated to providing high-quality patient care, excellence in education, and fostering an innovative research culture.
Scroll below to review our department leadership directory and faculty directories for each of our 13 surgical sections.
| Member | Role |
|---|---|
| Kevin Hildebrand | Department Head, Surgery |
| Greg Samis | Deputy Department Head, Clinical Programs, Operations, Surgical Quality & Innovation |
| Artan Reso | Deputy Department Head, Governance & Physician Services |
| Natalie Yanchar | Deputy Department Head, Professionalism, Physician Wellness, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion |
| Steven Lopushinsky | Vice-Chair, Education, Office of Surgical Education |
| Michael Monument | Vice-Chair, Research, Office of Surgical Research |
| Gwendolyn Hollaar | Director, Centre for Global Surgery |
| Amin Kherani | Director, Office of Surgical Fellowship |
| Robertson Harrop | Director, Office of Surgical Quality |
| Andrew Graham | Academic Director, Quality Improvement |
| Rajrishi (Rav) Sharma | Medical Director, Chartered Surgical Facilities |
| Paul Petrasek | Director, Surgical Access Improvement |
| Grant Moffat | Quality & Safety Leader |
| Carmen Brauer | Department Member Liason |
| Jennifer Matthews | Patient Concerns Coordinator |
| Adham Fares | Section Chief, Dentistry & Oral Health |
| John Heine | Section Chief, General Surgery |
| Stephanie Dotchin | Section Chief, Ophthalmology |
| Graham Cobb | Section Chief, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery |
| Jason Werle | Section Chief, Orthopedic Surgery |
| Shamir Chandarana | Section Chief, Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery |
| Simon Goldstein | Interim Section Chief, Pediatric Surgery |
| Earl Campbell | Section Chief, Plastic Surgery |
| Francois Harton | Interim Section Chief, Podiatric Surgery |
| Colin Schieman | Section Chief, Thoracic Surgery |
| Mauricio Monroy-Cuadros | Section Chief, Transplant Surgery |
| Eric Hyndman | Section Chief, Urology |
| Paul Cantle | Interim Section Chief, Vascular |
| Simon Goldstein | Interim Facility Site Chief, Alberta Childrens' Hospital |
| Christiaan Schrag | Facility Site Chief, Foothills Medical Centre |
| John Heine | Facility Site Chief, Peter Lougheed Centre |
| Wynne Leung | Facility Site Chief, Rockyview General Hospital |
| Mike Dunham | Facility Site Chief, South Health Campus |
Dentistry & Oral Health
| Member | Appointment | Site | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adham Fares | Content Coming Soon | Arthur Childs | Section Chief, Dentistry & Oral Health |
| Joel Abougoush | |||
| Manar Alghanim | ACH | ||
| Kevin Amaniampong | ACH | ||
| Kari Badwi | ACH | Division Chief, Pediatric Dentistry | |
| Robert Barsky | ACH | ||
| Christine Bell | ACH | ||
| Ruby Bhutani | Arthur Childs | ||
| Duncan Brown | |||
| Prabhdeep Chahal | ACH | ||
| Edmund Chan | Arthur Childs | ||
| Catherine Cho | ACH | ||
| Marie-Claude Cholette | ACH | Director, Alberta Children's Hospital Dental Clinic | |
| Kuen Chow | |||
| Eugene Dalla Lana | |||
| Don He | ACH | ||
| Alan Houghton | |||
| Sarah Hulland | ACH | ||
| Choo-Kar Kua | ACH | ||
| Moez Lakhani | |||
| Morley Lee | |||
| Warren Loeppky | ACH | ||
| Aaron Lui | Arthur Childs | ||
| Lorenzo Marcil | Arthur Childs | ||
| Cheyanne Olsen | |||
| Antonietta Paladino | |||
| Orest Pilipowicz | ACH | ||
| Farida Saher | ACH | ||
| Sandra Schwann | ACH | ||
| Timothy Seto | ACH | ||
| Galib Shariff | |||
| Rena Sihra | ACH | ||
| Adam Siray | ACH | ||
| Jennifer Smith | ACH | ||
| Samuel (Sam) Switzer | |||
| John Tamminen | |||
| Michelle Thal | ACH | ||
| Albert Tung | |||
| Tom Wierzbicki |
General Surgery
| Member | Appointment | Site | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Content Coming Soon | |||
Ophthalmology
| Member | Appointment | Site | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Content Coming Soon | |||
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
| Member | Appointment | Site | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Cobb | Content Coming Soon | Section Chief, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery | |
| Tuan Bui | |||
| Steve Bureau | |||
| Sandeep Dhesi | |||
| Richard Edwards | |||
| Todd Fairbanks | |||
| Brad Fisher | |||
| Robert Goos | |||
| Brett Habijanac | |||
| Shawn Higashi | |||
| Jay Lalli | |||
| Kevin Robertson | |||
| Miller Smith | QI & Safety Lead, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery | ||
| Simon Touchan |
Orthopedic Surgery
| Member | Appointment | Site | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conent Coming Soon | |||
Orthopedic Surgery - Banff
| Member | Appointment | Site | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Content Coming Soon | |||
Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery
| Member | Appointment | Site | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Content Coming Soon | |||
Pediatric Surgery
| Member | Appointment | Site | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Content Coming Soon | |||
Plastic Surgery
| Member | Appointment | Site | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Content Coming Soon | |||
Podiatric Surgery
| Member | Appointment | Site | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Content Coming Soon | |||
Thoracic Surgery
| Member | Appointment | Site | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Content Coming Soon | |||
Transplant Surgery
| Member | Appointment | Site | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Content Coming Soon | |||
Urology
| Member | Appointment | Site | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Content Coming Soon | |||
Vascular Surgery
| Member | Appointment | Site | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Content Coming Soon | |||
Adjunct Members
| Member | Appointment | Department |
|---|---|---|
| Content Coming Soon | ||
Emeritus Members
| Member | Appointment | Department |
|---|---|---|
| Content Coming Soon | ||
Cross-Appointed Members
| Member | Department |
|---|---|
| Content Coming Soon | |