UBC Department of Surgery Rounds are typically scheduled from 7-8am on the second Wednesday every month from September to June. Generally they are a hybrid session with in person session taking place at:
Paetzold Health Education Centre
1st floor, Jim Pattison Pavilion South
Vancouver General Hospital
899 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver BC
Refreshments sponsored by Ethicon are served at 6:45 am
The UBC Department of Surgery Grand Rounds is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
Evaluation & Attendance Form:
- Must be completed for Maintenance of Certification Program credit.
- Evaluation & Attendance Form
- In Person: A QR code will also be available at the venue
- Zoom: The link will be shared to the Zoom chat during the session
April 9, 2025 | 07:00 AM to 08:00 AM
1. Dr. Nis Schmidt History of Surgery Prize Presentation: The History of Liver Transplant (20min)
2. A Short History of the Vancouver General Hospital Burn Unit (20min)
Presenters:
Annabel K. Gravely, BSc. (Hons); UBC 2nd year MD student and winner of the 2025 Dr. Nis Schmidt History of Surgery Prize.
Annabel Gravely is a 2nd year medical student (’27) at the University of British Columbia. She grew up in Toronto and completed her BSc (Hons) ’23 in Medical Science at Dalhousie University, before moving out west. She’s been involved in clinical research in the field of liver transplant and liver cancer since 2020, with recent interest and publications in post-LT biomarkers, pre-LT immunotherapy, and in improving communication with surgical patients via ERAS materials. Outside of research, Annabel is in the midst of triathlon training, plays soccer (goalkeeper), and is always looking for new creative outlets (medical illustration, poetry, and writing).
Anthony Papp, MD, PhD, FRCSC, FABA; Medical Director, BC Professional Firefighters’ Burn Unit, VGH and Clinical Professor, UBC
Anthony Papp is a Clinical Professor in the UBC Division of Plastic Surgery. He has been the Medical Director of the BC Professional Firefighters’ Burn Unit since 2007, the Editor-in-Chief of Burns Open since 2025, and the President of the Canadian Burn Association since 2024. He has over 65 publications, 110 meeting abstracts and 23 book chapters.
Learning Objectives:
- To review the history of liver transplantation
- To reflect on the history of the Vancouver General Hospital Burn Unit
- To learn about the patient volumes, development and research activities of the Burn Unit.
Online Participants:
https://ubc.zoom.us/j/99652042124?pwd=Z1hPSjFQSEFWczlDOGVHTVNHcTUzZz09
Meeting ID: 99652042124 Passcode: 042124
Telephone Participants:
Dial +1 778 907 2071 and follow the prompts.
You will be prompted to enter the Zoom Meeting ID and Passcode below followed by “#”
Meeting ID: 99652042124 Passcode: 042124
2024/2025 Dates
September 11, 2024 – Dr. Asim Bashir, Division of Plastic Surgery, UBC Department of Surgery
October 9, 2024 – (ZOOM only) Jason Brooks, Ph.D., University of Manitoba, Physician Stress Management and Dealing with Complications
November 13, 2024 – Dr. Steve DeMeester, MD, Thoracic Surgeon, Providence Portland Medical Center, Rethinking Barrett’s Esophagus
December 11, 2024 – (ZOOM only) Dr. Jane Lea, Division of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, UBC Department of Surgery
January 8, 2025 – Dr. Kevin Lichtenstein, Division of Cardiac Surgery, UBC Department of Surgery, Combined Heart-Liver Transplantation in the Failing Fontan.
February 12, 2025 – Dr. Robert Baird, Division of Pediatric Surgery, UBC Department of Surgery, The Japanese Procedure – the Challenging History of Biliary Atresia
March 12, 2025 – Dr. Michael Kelly, Provincial Department Head and Fred H. Wigmore Professor of Surgery, University of Saskatchewan
April 9, 2025 – Annabel Gravely – Dr. Nis Schmidt History of Surgery Prize Winner & Dr. Anthony Papp, Clinical Professor, UBC Division of Plastic Surgery
May 14, 2025 – Dr. Konrad Salata, UBC Division of Vascular Surgery and Dr. Thomas Lindsay, Professor, University of Toronto
June 11, 2025 – Combined Ortho / Surgery Rounds
Archived Grand Rounds Presentations (Videos)
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Video-recorded Grand Rounds presentations are posted on the UBC’s e-Learning System and accessible with a UBC Campus-Wide Login (CWL) account.