2025 Program Surgeons' Day Research Symposium

June 20, 2025

8:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Knowledge Exchange Centre | Arthur Child Cancer Centre

Breakfast from 8:00 AM to 8:45 AM

Please join us for a light breakfast served in the Knowlege Exchange Centre

Welcome & Opening Remarks

Dr. Artan Reso, Deputy Head of Department, Governance and Physician Services

Welcome and opening remarks.

Dr. Michael Monument, Vice-Chair, Research

Opening remarks and introduction to the Office of Surgical Research.

Faculty Presentations

Moderator:  Dr. Claire Temple-Oberle

Dr. Kenton Rommens
Vascular Surgery

Endovascular Repair of Ruptured Aortic Aneurysms is Associated with Better Outcomes

Dr. Rebecca Hartley
Plastic Surgery

Opportunities are multiplied as they are seized - An Update from the ACH Pediatric Plastic Surgery Research Group

Dr. Trafford Crump
Ophthalmology

Artificial intelligence in the classification and segmentation of fundus images with choroidal nevi

Prism Schneider
Orthopaedic Surgery

Evaluating Cancer-associated Thrombosis in Patients with Metastatic Bone Disease: Informing Personalized Thromboprophylaxis

Dr. Vince Gabriel
Plastic Surgery

Distinct Patterns of Immune Reprogramming in Burn Patients Based on Injury Severity and Inhalation Injury

DoS QI Talk: Dr. Raj Selvam (R6) / Megan Muir (OR Nurse Clinician)
Thoracic Surgery

The greener OR: where QI meets sustainability

Break from 10:30 AM to 10:50 AM

Please join us for light refreshments in the Knowlege Exchange Centre

McMurtry Lecture

McMurtry Lecture

Dr. T. Wayne Matthews
Section of Otolaryngology
Department of Surgery
University of Calgary

The Ohlson Research Initiative: Evolution and Future Directions

Resident Rapid Fire Talks

Moderator:  Dr. Derrick Randall

In this session, residents have three minutes to present their in-progress or completed research and then receive feedback from the session attendees (faculty, residents, etc.).

Lunch from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

Please join us for lunch in the Knowledge Exchange Centre

Dr. Peter Cruse Memorial Award

Dr. Peter Cruse Memorial Award

Introduced by:
Dr. Michael Monument, Vice-Chair, Research

Resident Research Showcase

Moderator:  Dr. Steven Lopushinsky
Judges:  Dr. Will Eward, Dr. Wayne Matthews, and Dr. Steven Lopushinsky

Dr. Spencer Yakaback
Plastic Surgery (R4)

Teamwork makes the dream work: a collaborative approach to immediate lymphatic reconstruction may reduce the number of “non-reconstructable” patients

Dr. Kiana Mahboubi
Otolaryngology (R5)

Evaluation of Local Practices in the Workup of p16-Positive Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Unknown

Dr. Gareth Ryan
Orthopaedic Surgery (R3)

Early Identification of Impaired Fracture Healing Using Biomarkers:  A Pilot Study

Dr. Jeremy Moreau
Ophthalmology (R2)

Smartphone-based artificial intelligence system for oculofacial measurements and automatic comparison against a newly developed age and ethnicity-matched normative database of oculofacial anthropometric measurements

Dr. Melissa Jones
Vascular Surgery (R5)

Impact of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy on the Incidence of Post-Surgical Site Groin Infections in Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease

Dr. Kevin Perry
Podiatric Surgery (Fellow)

Cost Analysis of the Toe and Flow Model Vs Traditional Method of Care in Alberta, Canada

Dr. Emily Heath
General Surgery (R4)

Population-based experience of neoadjuvant treatment for patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST)

Break from 2:20 PM to 2:40 PM

Please join us for light refreshments in the Knowledge Exchange Centre

McPhredran Lecture 

McPhredran Lecture

Dr. Will Eward, MD, DVM
Duke University
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Comparative Oncology, Animal Stories, and Creativity in Orthopaedic Surgery

Sharpest Knife Competition

Judges: Dr. Will Eward, Dr. Wayne Matthews, Dr. Claire Temple-Oberle
 

Sharpest Knife (Live Grant) Competition

Competitors:

  • Dr. Rebecca Hartley and team, Pediatric Plastic Surgery
  • Dr. Justin Yeung and team, Plastic Surgery
  • Dr. Joseph Kendall and team, Orthopaedic Surgery

Closing Remarks

Dr. Michael Monument, Vice-Chair, Research

Closing Remarks