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Dr. Elie Girsowicz

Academic title(s): 
  • Assistant Professor 
  • Director of the Vascular Surgery Residency Program 
Dr. Elie Girsowicz
Department: 
Surgery
Division: 
Vascular Surgery
Degree(s): 

MD, MSc 

Location: 
Jewish General Hospital
Graduate supervision: 

Currently supervising students

Group: 
Currently Recruiting
M.Sc. Students
M.Sc. Non-Thesis projects
Ph.D. Students
Research areas: 
Surgical Education and Simulation
Translation and Innovation
Areas of expertise: 

Vascular and endovascular 

Areas of interest: 

Dr. Girsowicz has a special interest in vascular surgical education with a focus on simulation in surgical residency training. He also has a strong interest in technology acquisition and surgical innovation. 

Biography: 

Dr. Girsowicz originates from Paris, France where he completed his undergraduate medical training at University Paris Diderot. He completed his General Surgery and Vascular Surgery training in Strasbourg, France (Louis Pasteur University) as a resident between 2009 and 2015. During this period, he earned a Master’s degree in Surgical Sciences from Paris-Est University, investigating the biomechanical aspects of nitinol stents used in peripheral vascular disease. He completed further fellowship training in Vascular Surgery and kidney transplantation between 2015 and 2017 in Strasbourg, came to Montreal in 2018 and graduated from the McGill Advanced Aortic and Peripheral Endovascular Fellowship program in June 2019. 

His clinical practice incorporates advanced endovascular treatment of aortic pathology, open and endovascular management of peripheral, carotid and mesenteric vascular disease as well as vascular access creation and maintenance. 

Dr. Girsowicz has a special interest in vascular surgical education with a focus on simulation in surgical residency training. He also has a strong interest in technology acquisition and surgical innovation. He has been nominated as the McGill Vascular Surgery Residency Program Director since September 2023. 

Selected publications: 

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