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Bernardo de Azevedo, MD
Bernardo de Azevedo was born in Brazil. He is General Surgeon specialized in advanced laparoscopic gastrointestinal surgery.
Currently, he鈥檚 enrolled in a Master program in Experimental Surgery and Surgical Education aside Dr. Liane Feldman and Dr. Julio Fiore. The aim of his research is to further develop the conceptual framework of expert mental model and implement an effective curriculum for intra-operative summative assessment (scoring rubric) to safely guide novice and trainee surgeons through a competency-based education which ultimately will improve surgical performance and patient鈥檚 outcome.
Bernardo.deazevedo [at] mail.mcgill.ca
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Fatemeh Rajabiyazdi, PhD, Postdoctoral fellow
Fateme received a B.Sc. is Software Engineering from University of Tehran in 2010, a M.S. in Computer Science from Australian National University in 2012, and PhD in Computer Science from University of Calgary in 2018
Currently, she is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Experimental Surgery focusing on developing Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement. Her research interests are establishing effective patient-physician communication, measuring patient-reported outcome, and improving patient self-management.
fatemeh.rajabiyazdi [at] mail.mcgill.ca
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Elif Bilgic, PhD, Postdoctoral fellow
Elif Bilgic graduated from 麻豆AV with a Bachelors of Science in Anatomy and Cell Biology in 2015, and PhD in Surgical Education in 2018.
Currently, she is a Postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Surgery, Steinberg Centre for Simulation and Interactive Learning. She is currently working with Dr. Melina Vassiliou and Dr. Gerald Fried. Her focus is on improving resident training in various settings through simulation platforms and assessment tools. She believes that modeling certain behaviours that are important in clinical setting is very important to bridge the gap between the complex skills required in the operating room and the skills targeted by current training platforms.
elif.bilgic [at] mail.mcgill.ca
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Tomonori Hada, MD
Dr.Tomonori Hada is a gynecologist and a visiting scholar of Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery.
Before coming here, he was a deputy chief of obstetrics and gynecology at Kurashiki Medical Center in Japan and experienced lots of gynecologic laparoscopic surgeries about 11 years.
He is award winner of the Honorable Mention Video-Gynecology at the 7th SLS annual meeting in 2008, the Best Video Award at the 49th JSGOE annual meeting, Outstanding Video Presentation at AGES 25th annual meeting in conjunction with the ISGE 24th annual congress 2015, and Best Video Award: APAGE 17th annual congress 2016.
Now he got a 鈥淪atoko and Richard Ingram 麻豆AV Surgical Education Scholarship鈥� and started his research for surgical education since April 2018. The current research theme is assessment tools for gynecologic laparoscopic surgery.
He has a with educational videos of basic skills of laparoscopic surgery, such as suturing and needle holding (follow the link or search in YouTube 鈥淗ADA LAPARO鈥�.)
tomonori.hada [at] mcgill.ca
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Sofia Valanci, MD, FACS
Dr. Valanci completed her general surgery residency in Mexico City at the American British Cowdray (ABC) Medical Center from 2009 to 2013, during that time she had an elective internship in Colombia to learn how to treat complex abdominal hernias, and published different papers on various clinical areas.
Before coming here, she maintained a private clinical practice and was an associate professor for general surgery residents at ABC Medical Center and served on the board of the surgical group in the hospital where she was in charge of the educational biweekly rounds and the video library which she still manages. She was also a teacher for undergrad students in the Anahuac University from 2013 to 2017, teaching introduction to surgery and gastrointestinal anatomy & physiology. Dr. Valanci was part of the national evaluation committee (CENEVAL) for the validation of the graduating exam for medical students.
Dr. Valanci has always had an interest in improving education, reason why she started her research in surgical education on January 2018. She is currently working with Dr. Mueller and Dr. Fried on coaching for practicing surgeons.
dra_valanci [at] hotmail.com
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Hamzeh Naghawi, MD
Hamzeh Naghawi is finishing a Master of Science in Experimental Surgery and Surgical Education. He joined the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery after graduating from medical school with an excellent standing.
Hamzeh鈥檚 thesis involves the development and validation of the TATME-VAT (TransAnal Total Mesorectal Excision 鈥� Virtual Assessment Tool) to safely implement the novice, surgically challenging technique into practice. The platform he is designing provides a cost-effective simulation-based environment for multiple users simultaneously, at their convenience regardless of time or geographic location. His research aims to create better educational material in order to minimize the learning curve for TATME and improve the quality of surgical care delivered to patients with rectal cancer. Hamzeh is also studying the effects of objective feedback and deliberate practice on surgical pedagogical frameworks, particularly when combined with new or challenging minimally invasive surgical procedures.
hamzeh.naghawi [at] gmail.com
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Anitha Kammili, BSc(Hons), MD, MSc(c)听
Anitha Kammili is an MSc student in Experimental Surgery at 麻豆AV. After completing her Honours BSc in Biology with specialization in Cellular and Molecular Medicine in Ottawa and medical school in Hungary, she focused on clinical outcomes research for cancer patients in the Division of Thoracic and Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery.
The aim of her thesis is to determine the role of preoperative anemia and perioperative transfusions on surgical and oncological outcomes of esophageal and gastric cancer patients. She is working on an additional project to develop a personalized surgical approach for cancers of the esophagogastric junction to result in optimal treatment and quality of life. She is also interested in determining the impact of geographical location of patients on their tumor stage at diagnosis and how it affects their survival.
anitha425 [at] gmail.com
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Charbel El Kefraoui听B.Sc.
Charbel completed his B.Sc. in Neuroscience at 麻豆AV. Currently, he is pursuing his Master鈥檚 degree in the Department of Experimental Surgery. His research interests include the measurement and improvement of patient outcomes after surgery. Charbel is conducting a systematic review to summarize the evidence regarding the comparative-effectiveness of opioid vs. non-opioid analgesia after surgery.
charbel.kefrawi [at] mail.mcgill.ca
