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
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 – Dr. Nis Schmidt History of Surgery Prize Winner
May 14, 2025 – Speaker to be Confirmed, Division of Vascular Surgery, UBC Department of Surgery
June 11, 2025 – Dr. Alexander Abraham, Division of Radiation Oncology, UBC Department of Surgery
March 12, 2025 | 07:00 AM to 08:00 AM
Topic: An Unexpected Journey to Surgical Leadership
Presenter: Michael E. Kelly, MD, PhD, FRCSC, FACS
Provincial Department Head and Fred H. Wigmore Professor of Surgery, Knight Family Enhancement Chair in Neurological Surgery, University of Saskatchewan

Bio: Dr. Michael Kelly completed his undergraduate studies, medical school, neurosurgery residency, and PhD at
the University of Saskatchewan. Dr. Kelly further advanced his expertise with a fellowship in open cerebrovascular neurosurgery at Stanford University and an endovascular neurosurgery fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic.
Currently based in Saskatoon, he specializes in cerebrovascular and endovascular neurosurgery, alongside leading an active research program focusing on stroke and neurosurgery clinical trials as well as a stroke research laboratory.
Dr. Kelly has held significant leadership roles, including serving as the Neurosurgery Residency Program Director and Division Head of Neurosurgery at the University of Saskatchewan. He was the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Saskatchewan’s Clinical Stroke Research Chair for a decade before taking on his current role as the Knight Family Enhancement Chair in Neurological Surgery. In 2022, Dr. Kelly was appointed as the Provincial Department Head and Fred H. Wigmore Professor of Surgery at both the University of Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Health
Authority.
Learning Objectives:
1. To develop an understanding of the opportunities for surgeons in leadership.
2. To understand basic leadership principles and their application in surgery.
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
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.