Amin Madani, BSc, MD, PhD
Endocrine/Acute Care Surgery, Division of General Surgery
Director, Surgical Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
University Health Network, Toronto

Student Presenters:
Francisco Javier, Reyna-Sepúlveda, Experimental Surgery MSc Thesis - Surgical Education
Supervisors: Dr. Elie Girsowicz and Dr. David Labbé

Artificial Intelligence and Augmentation of Surgical Performance





Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Surgical Skills Acquisition and Retention

Drew Taylor, PhD, MSc
Chief Executive Officer | Acorn Biolabs Inc.

Student Presenter:
Swajan Paul, Experimental Surgery MSc Thesis - Surgical Innovation
Supervisors: Dr. Ahmed Aoude and Dr. Mark Driscoll

Hance Clarke, MD, FRCPC, PhD.
Department of Anesthesia, St. Michael's Hospital

Student Presenters:
Adam Hoffman, Experimental Surgery MSc Thesis
Supervisors: Dr. Lorenzo Ferri and Dr. Livia Garzia

Jason Harley, PhD.
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery
Director, Simulation, Affect, Innovation, Learning, and Surgery (SAILS) Lab
Director of Research, Steinberg Centre for Simulation and Interactive Learning
McGill University | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Scientist, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC)

Anne-Marie Malfait, MD PhD
The George W. Stuppy, MD, Chair of Arthritis at Rush University
Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology
Rush University Medical Center

Student Presenter:
Junko Tokuno, Experimental Surgery MSc Thesis - Surgical Education
Supervisors: Dr. Gerald Fried and Dr. Tamara Carver

Pain in Osteoarthritis: A Tale of Neuroplasticity




Development of an e-Learning Module for Chest Tube Insertion

Lawrence Lee, MD PhD
Assistant Professor, Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre

Student Presenter:
Robert Harutyunyan, Experimental Surgery MSc Thesis
Supervisors: Dr. Mirko Gilardino and Dr. Louis-Nicolas Veilleux

ERAS 2.0 – The Evolution of Enhanced Recovery Pathways for Colorectal Surgery

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Automated Ultrasound Based Estimation of Fat Volume for Plastic Surgery: A New Method

Mohit Kapoor, MD
Co-Director, Schroeder Arthritis Institute,
Toni and Shari Fell Platinum Chair, Arthritis Research,
Canada Research Chair (Tier 1),
Professor, Orthopedic Surgery, University of Toronto

Student Presenter:
Iris Kong, Experimental MSc Thesis
Supervisors: Dr. Lorenzo Ferri and Dr. Julio Fiore Jr.

Utility of High Throughput Multi-Omics Strategies to Understand the Pathogenesis of Osteoarthritis




Organoids in Personalized Medicine: Alternative Treatment Options for Chemotherapy-Resistant Tumors in Gastro-Esophageal Adenocarcinoma

Michael P. Grant Ph.D.
Research Associate, Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital

Ana Paula Ramos Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
University of São Paulo-Brazil

Student Presenter:
Oliver Wu Martinez, Experimental Surgery- MSc Thesis
Supervisor: Dr. Lisbet Haglund

Strontium and Its Versatility in Biomineralization and Biomaterials Design

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Synergistic Effects of Senolytic Combination Reduces Intervertebral Disc Degeneration

Ipshita Prakash MD, MSc FRCSC
Breast Surgical Oncologist, Segal Cancer Center,
Jewish General Hospital
Assistant Professor of Surgery, McGill University

Student Presenter:
Ida Derish, PhD Student – Experimental Surgery, McGill

Financial Toxicity Related to Breast Cancer Care in Canada: Exploring the Cracks in Our Universal Healthcare System

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Preliminary Study of Patient-Specific Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes and Differences in Their Responses to Hypoxic Injury: The Heart in a Dish Study

Swneke D. Bailey, PhD.
Assistant Professor
Departments of Surgery & Human Genetics, McGill University
Cancer Research Program
Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC)

Student Presenter:
Eleane Hamburger, Experimental Surgery – MSc Thesis
Supervisor: Dr. Derek Rosenzweig, Dr. Lisbet Haglund

A Predominant Enhancer Co-Amplified with SOX2 Is Necessary for Its Expression and Uncovers Potential Therapeutic Strategies for Squamous Cancers​



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Targeting Senescent Cancer Cells Using Senolytic Drugs To Prevent Breast-To-Bone Metastasis

Louis-Nicolas Veilleux, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Surgery, McGill University
Principal Investigator
Motion Analysis Center; Shriners Hospital for Children-Canada

Student Presenter:
Erica Bitekine

Jeremy Zwaig, MSc Thesis – Experimental Surgery

Motion Capture: From Movies and Video Games to the Health Care System

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Cytoprotective Effects of iPSC Secretome on Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Cardiomyocytes

Julio Fiore Jr., M.Sc., PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery,
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University

Opioid versus opioid-free analgesia after postoperative discharge: Chasing the evidence trail

Thomas Hemmerling, MD,
Associate Professor in Anesthesia and Division of Experimental Surgery
Head of ITAG research laboratory

Student Presenters:
Noam Suissa, MSc Thesis – Experimental Surgery, McGill
Supervisor: Dr. Thomas Hemmerling

Sean Jeffries, MSc Non-Thesis – Experimental Surgery, McGill
Supervisor: Dr. Thomas Hemmerling

Innovation in Simulation and Utilization of AI in Critical Care Medicine

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Ultrasound Nerve Block Guidance using Deep Learning

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A Novel Bariatric-Specific Laparoscopic Simulator

Lisa Tucker-Kellogg, PhD.
Assistant Professor | Centre for Computational Biology
Assistant Professor | Program in Cancer and Stem Cell Biology
Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore

What Goes Wrong During the Wound Healing of Pressure Ulcers?

Nadeen O. Chahine, PhD.
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering (in Orthopedic Surgery)
Associate Director of Carroll Laboratories for Orthopedic Surgery
Columbia University, New York, NY

Student Presenter:
Recai Yilmaz, PhD Student – Experimental Surgery, McGill

Crosstalk Between Inflammation and Mechanobiology in Intervertebral Disc Degeneration

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Development and Validation of an Intelligent Surgical Technical Skills Continuous Monitoring and Assessment System

Dr. Jochen Salber, MD, PhD.
Instructor - European Resuscitation Council (ERC)
Head of the Department of Experimental Surgery - Ruhr University Bochum
Senior Physician - Department of Surgery, University Hospital RUB

The Antimicrobial Resistance Crisis Poses Major Challenges to All Surgical and Interventional Disciplines in Maintaining Accustomed High Standards of Care - Strategies From the Crisis

Rene St-Arnaud, PhD
Director of Research, Shriners Hospitals for Children – Montreal
Professor of Surgery, McGill University

Student Presenter:
Kashif Khan, BSc

A Small Molecule Lead Compound Blocking FIAT Activity Increases Osteogenesis

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Amniotic stromal stem cell-loaded hydrogel repairs cardiac tissue in infarcted rat hearts via paracrine mediators

Terry Hébert, PhD
Professor
Graduate Program Director Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics
McGill University Director
McGill Regenerative Network Canadian Pacific Chair in Biotechnology

Student Presenter:
Kayla Bourque, PhD. Candidate – McGill University

Tracking Disease-Relevant Signalling Events – From the Single Cell to the Living Brain

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Single-cell Profiling of Signalling Networks in Primary Neonatal and iPSC-derived Cardiomyocytes

Sibylle Grad, PhD
Principal Scientist
AO Research Institute Davos () | AO Foundation
Davos | Switzerland

Chondrocyte and Stem Cell-Based Cartilage Regeneration: Effect of Biomaterial and Biomechanics