UBC Department of Surgery Rounds are typically scheduled from 7-8am on the second Wednesday every month from September to June.
| **Please note: Feb 11, 2026 Rounds will be virtual only** |
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
February 11, 2026 | 07:00 AM to 08:00 AM
Title: Sharp Shots, Soft Landings: Toxicity and Disease control with Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy (SABR) for localized prostate cancer
Presenter: Dr. Abe Alexander
Abraham Alexander, MD, FRCSC
Radiation Oncologist, BC Cancer Victoria
Clinical Associate Professor UBC
Bio: Dr Alexander is a radiation oncologist at BC Cancer-Victoria specializing in genitourinary and CNS malignancies, with a special interest in prostate stereotactic radiotherapy and brachytherapy
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this session, participants will:
- To differentiate prostate SABR from conventional prostate radiotherapy
- To review toxicity, quality of life and disease control with prostate SABR.
Surgery Grand Rounds Meeting ID: 996 5204 2124, Passcode 042124
One-click Zoom link: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/99652042124?pwd=Z1hPSjFQSEFWczlDOGVHTVNHcTUzZz09
2025/2026 Dates
September 10, 2025 – Dr. Arman Abdalkhani, Undergraduate Surgical Education
October 8, 2024 – Drs. Rola Ajjawi and Faizal Haji, Surgical Education Scholarship
November 12, 2025 – Dr. Andrea Pusic, Patient-Reported Outcomes in Healthcare
December 17, 2025 (Presented jointly with Dept of Orthopedics) – Dr. Brian Kwon, Biomarkers and Biobanking for Spinal Cord Injury and the Translational Research Applications for Orthopaedics
January 14, 2026 – Dr. Ahmer Karimuddin, Strategic Plan Town Hall
February 11, 2026 – Dr. Abraham Alexander, Sharp Shots, Soft Landings: Toxicity and Disease control with Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy (SABR) for localized prostate cancer
March 11, 2026 – Dr. Jason Sutherland, School of Population and Public Health
April 8, 2026 – Dr. Mahesh Nagarajan, Sauder School of Business
May 13, 2026 – not booked yet
June 10, 2026 – not booked yet
Archived Grand Rounds Presentations (Videos)
Access recorded presentations here: UBC Canvas
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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.