Overview
Welcome to McMaster University division of neurosurgery, where our clinical, research and educational strengths combine to form a comprehensive and innovative neurosurgery program, providing the highest quality of dedicated neurosurgical care to our community.
The division of neurosurgery at McMaster University is comprised of talented, dedicated and highly skilled neurosurgeons, offering a complete spectrum of neurosurgical care for both adult and pediatric patients. We provide a thorough evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nerve, with subspecialty trained neurosurgeons. Through both inpatient and outpatient services we offer a high standard of individualized care to each of our patients, under the dynamic leadership of Dr. Sunjay Sharma (head of service, neurosurgery, Hamilton General Hospital) and Dr. Femi Ajani (head of service, pediatric neurosurgery, McMaster Children’s Hospital).
As a Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada accredited training program, our talented and highly educated surgeons stay current with ongoing training methodologies and research to offer world class care to our patients. Under the guidance of residency program director Dr. Blake Yarascavitch, our program offers an exceptional training experience that engages our residents and learners and provides them with the skills they require to succeed in careers in academic neurosurgery.
Education
Welcome message from the residency program coordinator
Neurosurgery is the specialty of surgery dedicated to the diagnosis, surgical and nonsurgical management of congenital abnormalities, trauma and diseases affecting the nervous system, its blood supply and supporting structures.
The clinical program within the division of neurosurgery encompasses a comprehensive regional program and includes a neurosurgery residency program leading to certification by the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada, on completion. The program serves as the major tertiary and quaternary referral center for most of southern Ontario, a drainage population of almost 2.5 million residents. Its major clinical services take place at the Hamilton General Hospital with the pediatric neurosurgery located at the McMaster Children’s Hospital, the second largest Children’s Hospital in Ontario. There is also an operating day at the St. Joseph’s Hospital that is utilized for minimally invasive spinal procedures. A multidisciplinary neuro-oncology clinic takes place at the Juravinski Hospital, one of the best equipped cancer centres in North America.
Surgical Education Training
The division of neurosurgery educates learners in surgery at all levels, including medical students, residents and clinical fellows. The benefits of academic and clinical training are brought to patient care and to professional colleagues in a spirit of caring, learning and advancement of our profession. We further strive to enrich the educational experience of our learners by reinforcing our values:
- Respect for others with responsibility for oneself
- Honesty and integrity in all professional activities and circumstances
- Communication that is clear, timely and professional
- Continuous learning and sharing of knowledge and skills
- Attitude of curiosity and scientific enquiry
- Analysis and evaluation to bring continuous improvement
- Collegiality
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Research
Research themes:
- Neurocritical care and neurotrauma
- Neuro-oncology
- Neurovascular
- Spine
- Pediatric neurosurgery
- Surgical education and skills
- Neuromodulation
Research Director
Sheila Singh
MD, PhD, FRCSC
Professor
Neurosurgery
Office Location
Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Learning and Discovery
5027-1200 Main Street West
Hamilton, Ontario
L8N 3Z5
Administrative Support Staff
Lisa Hurley
Email: vanoorl@mcmaster.ca
Sheila Singh
MD, PhD, FRCSC
Professor
Neurosurgery
Office Location
Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Learning and Discovery
5027-1200 Main Street West
Hamilton, Ontario
L8N 3Z5
Administrative Support Staff
Lisa Hurley
Email: vanoorl@mcmaster.ca
Sheila Singh
MD, PhD, FRCSC
Professor
Neurosurgery
Office Location
Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Learning and Discovery
5027-1200 Main Street West
Hamilton, Ontario
L8N 3Z5
Administrative Support Staff
Lisa Hurley
Email: vanoorl@mcmaster.ca
Research Committee Members
Almunder Algird
MD, FRCSC
Associate Professor
Neurosurgery
Office Location
Hamilton General Hospital
237 Barton Street East
Hamilton, Ontario
L8L 2X2
Administrative Support Staff
Tara Foster
Email: tfoster@mcmaster.ca
Almunder Algird
MD, FRCSC
Associate Professor
Neurosurgery
Forough Farrokhyar
Professor (Part-Time)
Surgical Research Methodology
Dr. Farrokhyar is a faculty member of both Department of Surgery and Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics. In Surgery, she is the Director of the Surgical Research Methodology Program. Her role in OSRS is to directly support our faculty and residents with methodology and statistical analysis. She is involved in many projects from inception to knowledge translation, as well as supervising residents and graduate students in their research work.
Forough Farrokhyar
Professor (Part-Time)
Surgical Research Methodology
Michelle Kameda-Smith
Research Committee Member
Neurosurgery
Michelle Kameda-Smith
Research Committee Member
Neurosurgery
Sunjay Sharma
MD, MSc, FRCSC, FACS
Assistant Professor
Neurosurgery
Administrative Support Staff
Alexandra Pye
Email: pyea@mcmaster.ca
Sunjay Sharma
MD, MSc, FRCSC, FACS
Assistant Professor
Neurosurgery
Brian van Adel
MD, PhD, FRCPC
Associate Professor
Neurosurgery
Office Location
Hamilton General Hospital
McMaster Clinic 711
237 Barton Street East
Hamilton, Ontario
L8L 2X2
Administrative Support Staff
Lisa Hauzar
Email: hauzarl@mcmaster.ca
Brian van Adel
MD, PhD, FRCPC
Associate Professor
Neurosurgery
Kaiyun Yang
Research Committee Member
Neurosurgery
Kaiyun Yang
Research Committee Member
Neurosurgery
Almunder Algird
MD, FRCSC
Associate Professor
Neurosurgery
Office Location
Hamilton General Hospital
237 Barton Street East
Hamilton, Ontario
L8L 2X2
Administrative Support Staff
Tara Foster
Email: tfoster@mcmaster.ca
Almunder Algird
MD, FRCSC
Associate Professor
Neurosurgery
Office Location
Hamilton General Hospital
237 Barton Street East
Hamilton, Ontario
L8L 2X2
Administrative Support Staff
Tara Foster
Email: tfoster@mcmaster.ca
Forough Farrokhyar
Professor (Part-Time)
Surgical Research Methodology
Dr. Farrokhyar is a faculty member of both Department of Surgery and Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics. In Surgery, she is the Director of the Surgical Research Methodology Program. Her role in OSRS is to directly support our faculty and residents with methodology and statistical analysis. She is involved in many projects from inception to knowledge translation, as well as supervising residents and graduate students in their research work.
Forough Farrokhyar
Professor (Part-Time)
Surgical Research Methodology
Dr. Farrokhyar is a faculty member of both Department of Surgery and Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics. In Surgery, she is the Director of the Surgical Research Methodology Program. Her role in OSRS is to directly support our faculty and residents with methodology and statistical analysis. She is involved in many projects from inception to knowledge translation, as well as supervising residents and graduate students in their research work.
Michelle Kameda-Smith
Research Committee Member
Neurosurgery
Michelle Kameda-Smith
Research Committee Member
Neurosurgery
Sunjay Sharma
MD, MSc, FRCSC, FACS
Assistant Professor
Neurosurgery
Administrative Support Staff
Alexandra Pye
Email: pyea@mcmaster.ca
Sunjay Sharma
MD, MSc, FRCSC, FACS
Assistant Professor
Neurosurgery
Administrative Support Staff
Alexandra Pye
Email: pyea@mcmaster.ca
Brian van Adel
MD, PhD, FRCPC
Associate Professor
Neurosurgery
Office Location
Hamilton General Hospital
McMaster Clinic 711
237 Barton Street East
Hamilton, Ontario
L8L 2X2
Administrative Support Staff
Lisa Hauzar
Email: hauzarl@mcmaster.ca
Brian van Adel
MD, PhD, FRCPC
Associate Professor
Neurosurgery
Office Location
Hamilton General Hospital
McMaster Clinic 711
237 Barton Street East
Hamilton, Ontario
L8L 2X2
Administrative Support Staff
Lisa Hauzar
Email: hauzarl@mcmaster.ca
Kaiyun Yang
Research Committee Member
Neurosurgery
Kaiyun Yang
Research Committee Member
Neurosurgery
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Ongoing Research Projects
Ongoing Research Projects
We currently have projects from all of our research themes. Please contact the neurosurgery research coordinator for more information about specific projects.
Annual Neurosciences Research Day
2018 Information
Date: November 2, 2018
Abstract Submission Deadline: September 17, 2018 at 12 p.m. to be submitted to martynia@mcmaster.ca.
Abstract must include:
- Title
- Author list (with affiliations)
- Complete structured abstract (introduction/background, objectives, methods, results, conclusion)
- Research Ethics Board approval number (if applicable)
2017 Results:
Oral Presentations
First place – Michelle Kameda-Smith: Investigating the role of the RNA binding protein, Musashi, pediatric medulloblastoma
Second place – Leonard Verhey: The utility of external ventricular drainage in the management of pediatric patients with posterior fossa tumors and hydrocephalus: a matched cohort study
Third place – Simon Beshara: Characterization of atrial fibrillation in antithrombotic-related intracerebral hemorrhage
Top Poster Presentation – Mary Tong: Factors influencing the development of anxiety among children with epilepsy in Canada
2016 Results:
First place – Siddharth Nath: Atraumatic versus traumatic lumbar puncture needles: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Second place – Merrick Fallah: The use of scalp EEG to identify focal cortical dysplasia in children
Third place – Victor Cheung: National survey of Canadian spine surgeons: Postoperative care and restrictions following lumbar surgery
(From left to right: Victor Cheung, Siddharth Nath, Merrick Fallah)
Important Abstract Documents
Faculty
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Olufemi Ajani
MD, FRCSC
Associate Professor
Neurosurgery
Office Location
McMaster Children’s Hospital
1200 Main Street West
Hamilton, Ontario
L8N 3Z5
Administrative Support Staff
Lisa Hurley
Email: vanoorl@mcmaster.ca
Almunder Algird
MD, FRCSC
Associate Professor
Neurosurgery
Office Location
Hamilton General Hospital
237 Barton Street East
Hamilton, Ontario
L8L 2X2
Administrative Support Staff
Tara Foster
Email: tfoster@mcmaster.ca
Almunder Algird
MD, FRCSC
Associate Professor
Neurosurgery
Aleksa Cenic
MD, FRCSC
Associate Professor
Neurosurgery
Office Location
Hamilton General Hospital
237 Barton Street East
Hamilton, Ontario
L8L 2X2
Administrative Support Staff
Kim Morris
Email: morriki@mcmaster.ca
Edward Kachur
MD, FRCSC
Associate Professor
Neurosurgery
Office Location
Hamilton General Hospital
McMaster Clinic Wing, Room 715
237 Barton Street East
Hamilton, Ontario
L8L 2X2
Administrative Support Staff
Christina Vandervlist
Email: vandc@mcmaster.ca
Dr. Kislay Kishore
Adult Neurosurgery Faculty
Administrative Support Staff
Clinical Admin Assistant
Chelsea Richardson
email: richarchel@hhsc.ca
Kesava Reddy
MBBS, FRCSC, FACS, FAANS, DABNS
Clinical Professor
Neurosurgery
Office Location
644 Concession Street
Hamilton, Ontario
L8V 1B5
Sunjay Sharma
MD, MSc, FRCSC, FACS
Assistant Professor
Neurosurgery
Administrative Support Staff
Alexandra Pye
Email: pyea@mcmaster.ca
Sunjay Sharma
MD, MSc, FRCSC, FACS
Assistant Professor
Neurosurgery
Sheila Singh
MD, PhD, FRCSC
Professor
Neurosurgery
Office Location
Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Learning and Discovery
5027-1200 Main Street West
Hamilton, Ontario
L8N 3Z5
Administrative Support Staff
Lisa Hurley
Email: vanoorl@mcmaster.ca
Brian van Adel
MD, PhD, FRCPC
Associate Professor
Neurosurgery
Office Location
Hamilton General Hospital
McMaster Clinic 711
237 Barton Street East
Hamilton, Ontario
L8L 2X2
Administrative Support Staff
Lisa Hauzar
Email: hauzarl@mcmaster.ca
Brian van Adel
MD, PhD, FRCPC
Associate Professor
Neurosurgery
Bill Wang
MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor
Neurosurgery
Office Location
Hamilton General Hospital
237 Barton Street East
Hamilton, Ontario
L8L 2X2
Administrative Support Staff
Diana Pauls
Phone: (905) 521-2100
Email: pauls@hhsc.ca
Blake Yarascavitch
MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor
Neurosurgery
Office Location
McMaster Children’s Hospital
1200 Main Street West
Hamilton, Ontario
L8N 3Z5
Administrative Support Staff
Lisa Hurley
Email: vanoorl@mcmaster.ca
Blake Yarascavitch
MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor
Neurosurgery
Olufemi Ajani
MD, FRCSC
Associate Professor
Neurosurgery
Office Location
McMaster Children’s Hospital
1200 Main Street West
Hamilton, Ontario
L8N 3Z5
Administrative Support Staff
Lisa Hurley
Email: vanoorl@mcmaster.ca
Olufemi Ajani
MD, FRCSC
Associate Professor
Neurosurgery
Office Location
McMaster Children’s Hospital
1200 Main Street West
Hamilton, Ontario
L8N 3Z5
Administrative Support Staff
Lisa Hurley
Email: vanoorl@mcmaster.ca
Almunder Algird
MD, FRCSC
Associate Professor
Neurosurgery
Office Location
Hamilton General Hospital
237 Barton Street East
Hamilton, Ontario
L8L 2X2
Administrative Support Staff
Tara Foster
Email: tfoster@mcmaster.ca
Almunder Algird
MD, FRCSC
Associate Professor
Neurosurgery
Office Location
Hamilton General Hospital
237 Barton Street East
Hamilton, Ontario
L8L 2X2
Administrative Support Staff
Tara Foster
Email: tfoster@mcmaster.ca
Aleksa Cenic
MD, FRCSC
Associate Professor
Neurosurgery
Office Location
Hamilton General Hospital
237 Barton Street East
Hamilton, Ontario
L8L 2X2
Administrative Support Staff
Kim Morris
Email: morriki@mcmaster.ca
Aleksa Cenic
MD, FRCSC
Associate Professor
Neurosurgery
Office Location
Hamilton General Hospital
237 Barton Street East
Hamilton, Ontario
L8L 2X2
Administrative Support Staff
Kim Morris
Email: morriki@mcmaster.ca
Edward Kachur
MD, FRCSC
Associate Professor
Neurosurgery
Office Location
Hamilton General Hospital
McMaster Clinic Wing, Room 715
237 Barton Street East
Hamilton, Ontario
L8L 2X2
Administrative Support Staff
Christina Vandervlist
Email: vandc@mcmaster.ca
Edward Kachur
MD, FRCSC
Associate Professor
Neurosurgery
Office Location
Hamilton General Hospital
McMaster Clinic Wing, Room 715
237 Barton Street East
Hamilton, Ontario
L8L 2X2
Administrative Support Staff
Christina Vandervlist
Email: vandc@mcmaster.ca
Dr. Kislay Kishore
Adult Neurosurgery Faculty
Administrative Support Staff
Clinical Admin Assistant
Chelsea Richardson
email: richarchel@hhsc.ca
Dr. Kislay Kishore
Adult Neurosurgery Faculty
Administrative Support Staff
Clinical Admin Assistant
Chelsea Richardson
email: richarchel@hhsc.ca
Kesava Reddy
MBBS, FRCSC, FACS, FAANS, DABNS
Clinical Professor
Neurosurgery
Office Location
644 Concession Street
Hamilton, Ontario
L8V 1B5
Kesava Reddy
MBBS, FRCSC, FACS, FAANS, DABNS
Clinical Professor
Neurosurgery
Office Location
644 Concession Street
Hamilton, Ontario
L8V 1B5
Sunjay Sharma
MD, MSc, FRCSC, FACS
Assistant Professor
Neurosurgery
Administrative Support Staff
Alexandra Pye
Email: pyea@mcmaster.ca
Sunjay Sharma
MD, MSc, FRCSC, FACS
Assistant Professor
Neurosurgery
Administrative Support Staff
Alexandra Pye
Email: pyea@mcmaster.ca
Sheila Singh
MD, PhD, FRCSC
Professor
Neurosurgery
Office Location
Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Learning and Discovery
5027-1200 Main Street West
Hamilton, Ontario
L8N 3Z5
Administrative Support Staff
Lisa Hurley
Email: vanoorl@mcmaster.ca
Sheila Singh
MD, PhD, FRCSC
Professor
Neurosurgery
Office Location
Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Learning and Discovery
5027-1200 Main Street West
Hamilton, Ontario
L8N 3Z5
Administrative Support Staff
Lisa Hurley
Email: vanoorl@mcmaster.ca
Brian van Adel
MD, PhD, FRCPC
Associate Professor
Neurosurgery
Office Location
Hamilton General Hospital
McMaster Clinic 711
237 Barton Street East
Hamilton, Ontario
L8L 2X2
Administrative Support Staff
Lisa Hauzar
Email: hauzarl@mcmaster.ca
Brian van Adel
MD, PhD, FRCPC
Associate Professor
Neurosurgery
Office Location
Hamilton General Hospital
McMaster Clinic 711
237 Barton Street East
Hamilton, Ontario
L8L 2X2
Administrative Support Staff
Lisa Hauzar
Email: hauzarl@mcmaster.ca
Bill Wang
MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor
Neurosurgery
Office Location
Hamilton General Hospital
237 Barton Street East
Hamilton, Ontario
L8L 2X2
Administrative Support Staff
Diana Pauls
Phone: (905) 521-2100
Email: pauls@hhsc.ca
Bill Wang
MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor
Neurosurgery
Office Location
Hamilton General Hospital
237 Barton Street East
Hamilton, Ontario
L8L 2X2
Administrative Support Staff
Diana Pauls
Phone: (905) 521-2100
Email: pauls@hhsc.ca
Blake Yarascavitch
MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor
Neurosurgery
Office Location
McMaster Children’s Hospital
1200 Main Street West
Hamilton, Ontario
L8N 3Z5
Administrative Support Staff
Lisa Hurley
Email: vanoorl@mcmaster.ca
Blake Yarascavitch
MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor
Neurosurgery
Office Location
McMaster Children’s Hospital
1200 Main Street West
Hamilton, Ontario
L8N 3Z5
Administrative Support Staff
Lisa Hurley
Email: vanoorl@mcmaster.ca
Residents
Expandable List
Dr. Mohamed Alhantoobi
Hometown: Al Fujairah, United Arab Emirates
Medical School: United Arab Emirates University
Why did I choose Neurosurgery? I enjoy all aspects of neurosurgery
Why McMaster Neurosurgery? McMaster offers a great environment for specializing in neurosurgery.
Professional Interests: Epilepsy, spine and peripheral nerves
Dr. Mohamad Kesserwasn
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario
Undergraduate: University of Toronto, Honours Specialization in Human Biology
Medical School: McMaster University, Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine
Why did I choose Neurosurgery? It started with the striking parallel between our technological systems and neural networks and the implications of that on decoding the brain to improve patient outcome and quality of life. Participating in the management of acute neurosurgical cases and operating around neuroanatomy in medical school strengthened my choice to become a neurosurgeon.
Why McMaster Neurosurgery? The staff and residents at McMaster introduced me to the world of neurosurgery and they have been like a family from the beginning. The program is appealing with its early operative exposure, large catchment area, supportive working and learning environment and the opportunity to pursue higher education in any related field of interest. Finally, McMaster’s expertise and productivity in clinical epidemiology add a lot of value to its residency programs. Also, Hamilton!
Professional Interests: I believe it’s still early for me to have a specific interest. However, at this point I believe I would sub-specialize in open vascular/endovascular neurosurgery. I am planning to obtain a higher-degree in brain-computer interfaces in the hope of applying this technology to help promote recovery of function in patients who experienced cerebrovascular accidents.
Other Interests: Horseback riding, freediving, spearfishing, deep sea fishing, marine wildlife encounters and target shooting.
Dr.Hassan Khayat
Hometown: Makkah, Saudi Arabia
Undergraduate: Medical bachelor and Bachelor of Surgery MBBS
Medical School: King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences – National Guard, Saudi Arabia
Why did I choose Neurosurgery? First and foremost, neurosurgery is a life-saving service for many patients who show up in the emergency room for acute incidents. I really feel the value of being at those people need. It also can improve the quality of life of many chronic conditions involving spine and peripheral nerves. In addition, the technology is always utilized here and rapidly evolving. I would add that this service is also in high demand and many health systems are in shortage of it.
Why McMaster Neurosurgery? For its well-known history, excellence and experience in providing medical education/training.
Professional Interests: Everything at the moment. I know many areas of neurosurgical practice are yet to come during training.
Other Interests: Aviation
Hometown: Regina, Saskatchewan
Undergraduate: BscHons Anatomy & Cell Biology, University of Saskatchewan
Medical School: University of Saskatchewan
Why did I choose Neurosurgery? Started with good mentors and wet lab brain dissection courses and the more exposure I had, the more I knew what I wanted to do. I think being in an operating room for the first time is a very dichotomous experience and in my case, it quickly became the only career I wanted to choose.
Why McMaster Neurosurgery? McMaster offers the full package. Complete support, fantastic co-residents and staff relationships, high quality academics, high volume, high acuity, interdisciplinary support, surgical experience from day one and an ever-improving program.
Professional Interests: Still everything! Every time I spend time in a discipline, I find it more and more interesting. So far…vascular, pediatrics, skull base, functional, spine, tumour…everything. Medical education is another passion of mine. I’m pursuing a master’s in clinical epidemiology to help answer those immediate clinical questions that guide our discipline. International neurosurgery is an interest I hope to pursue in the future.
Other Interests: Family, good beer, many nerdy activities I don’t tell my co-residents about, racquetball, good whiskey, squash, reading (fiction & non-fiction), movies.
Dr. Melissa Lannon
Hometown: Labrador City, Newfoundland
Undergraduate:
Bachelor of Science (Honours) Behavioural Neuroscience – Memorial University 2012
Bachelor of Nursing – Memorial University 2014
Medical School: Memorial University of Newfoundland 2018
Why did I choose Neurosurgery? I am interested in the diagnosis of disease criteria. I did research in neuroscience throughout undergrad neurosciences worked as a neurology nurse, so I considered neurology briefly, but ultimately, I found my comfort zone in the operating room. I also enjoy caring for high acuity patients and being there for patients and families during the most impactful moments of their lives.
Why McMaster Neurosurgery? I love the people, the support system here, nice co-residents, staff and the care team at Hamilton General Hospital all have quickly made Hamilton home after moving from Newfoundland for the first time.
Professional Interests: Functional neurosurgery, trauma and critical care
Other Interests: Yoga, hiking, swimming and travel
Dr. Majid Aljoghaiman
Hometown: Al-Ahsa / Saudi Arabia (Eastern Province)
Medical School: King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia
Why did I choose Neurosurgery? I admire surgical intervention and acute care of brain and spine pathology and possibility of doing life-saving procedures
Why McMaster Neurosurgery? High-ranked among Canadian and international universities. Profound surgical and research experience
Professional Interests: Spine surgery – minimally invasive interventions
Other Interests: Travel, biking, swimming
Dr. Nirmeen Zagzoog
Hometown: Makkah, Saudi Arabia
Undergraduate: Bachelor of Arts and Humanities (Honours), King Abdulaziz University
Master of Health Sciences, Western University
Medical School: Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University
Why did I choose Neurosurgery? Fast-paced, diverse, complex and challenging. Wide scope of operative approaches including open and endoscopic procedures. Ability to provide care in acute setting where one can make definitive impacts on patients lives. Neurosurgery is at the forefront of technological advances which matches my intellectual curiosity and interest. It is an incredibly rewarding field combining medicine and surgery with integration of cutting-edge technology to improve patient’s quality of life.
Why McMaster Neurosurgery? High volumes of clinical and operative exposure, early hands-on surgical experience, loved working with all the staff and residents during my time in medical school, very collegial tight-knit group of residents, freedom to pursue academic interests outside of McMaster University.
Professional Interests: Skull base surgery, neuro-oncology, minimal access surgery, cerebrovascular surgery. Currently pursuing PhD in surgical innovation and knowledge translation with focus on device development and robotic surgical drilling for skull base procedures at Sunnybrook Research Institute, University of Toronto.
Other Interests: Travelling, reading, fashion, spending time with family and friends.
Dr. Michelle Kameda-Smith
Hometown: Brampton, Ontario
Undergraduate: University of Waterloo-Kinesiology BSc, Hon. Co-op
University of Western Ontario MSc
McMaster University PhD
Medical School: University of Glasgow MBChB
Why did I choose Neurosurgery? Intellectually stimulating, technically challenging and always evolving.
Why McMaster Neurosurgery? Hamilton is an industrial city minutes away from the Bruce Trail and countless waterfalls. It was important that I brought my family to an environment facilitating access to nature walks. Professionally, McMaster offered an opportunity to train to become a surgeon scientist with internationally surgical renowned clinician investigator mentors.
Professional Interests: Pediatric neurosurgeon – scientist with specialization in neuro-oncology
Other Interests: Spending time with my family, travelling, cooking and entertaining friends and triathlons.
Dr. Michel Sourour
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario
Undergraduate: University of Toronto
Medical School: University of Toronto
Why did I choose Neurosurgery? I love the acuity of neurosurgical cases and the diversity and complexity of the cases.
Why McMaster Neurosurgery? Evidence-based practice, medicine/friendly learning environment and early hands on operative experience.
Professional Interests: Pediatrics and vascular neurosurgery
Other Interests: Scuba diving
Dr. Radwan Takroni
Hometown: Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Medical School: MBBS (Hons), King Saudi University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Postgraduate: MSc, Health Research Methodology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Why did I choose Neurosurgery? I have a deep interest in neuroscience since the early years of my medical school. Adding this to my interest in microsurgery, neurosurgery was my best fit.
Why McMaster Neurosurgery? Because the McMaster neurosurgery program is known to have an excellent reputation in both clinical service and academic teaching. Adding to that, the great opportunity to learn the principles of evidence-based medicine from its birthplace.
Professional Interests: Clinical epidemiology, neuro-oncology, cerebrovascular and endovascular neurosurgery
Other Interests: Travelling, technology and spending time with family
Contact
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Elyse Cornell
Education Associate
Neurosurgery
Fax: 905-577-1458
Elyse Cornell
Education Associate
Neurosurgery
Fax: 905-577-1458
Elyse Cornell
Education Associate
Neurosurgery
Fax: 905-577-1458