CAGS Board of Directors

  • President – Dr. Brent Zabolotny
  • President-Elect – Dr. Shiva Jayaraman
  • Secretary-Treasurer – Dr. Ahmer Karimuddin
  • Member at Large, Community – Dr. Caitlin Champion
  • Member at Large, Academic- Dr. Rebecca Auer
  • Division Chiefs – Dr. Margherita Cadeddu
  • Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Anti-Racism  – Dr. Grace Ma
  • Education – Dr. Caitlin Champion
  • Membership & Digital Engagement – Dr. Ameer Farooq
  • Postgraduate Education Committee – Dr. Alex Mathieson
  • Provincial Representatives – Dr. Patrick McCrea
  • Residents’ Committee – Dr. Sarah Mansouri & Dr. Lily Park
  • Research – Dr. Guillaume Martel
  • Rural Surgery – Dr. Stephen Hiscock
  • Women in Surgery – Dr. Lanny Li

Advisory Committee

  • Acute Care Surgery Committee
    • Chair – Dr. Patrick Murphy
    • Vice-Chair – Dr. Rich Hilsden
  • Clinical Practice Committee
    • Chair – Dr. Lanny Li
    • Vice-Chair – Dr. Dr. Ahmad Elnahas
  • Endoscopy Committee
    • Chair – Dr. Andras Fecso
    • Vice-Chair – Dr. Katlin Malette
  • Examination Development Committee
    • Chair – Dr. Paola Fata
    • Vice-Chair – Dr. Eisar Al-Sukhni
  • Global Surgery Committee
    • Chair – Dr. Anise Barton
    • Vice-Chair – Dr. Emilie Joos
  • 2025 CSF Program Committee
    • Chair – Dr. Marylise Boutros
    • Vice-Chair – Dr. Shaila Merchant
  • Chair, Provincial Representative, Prince Edward Island – Dr. Patrick McCrea
    • Provincial Representative, British Columbia- Dr. Akushla Wijayanayagam
    • Provincial Representative, Alberta – Dr. Mark Lipson
    • Provincial Representative, Saskatchewan – Dr. Suzanne Meiers
    • Provincial Representative, Manitoba – Dr. Michelle Nostedt
    • Provincial Representative, Ontario – Dr. Rav Singh & Dr. Julie Ann Van Koughnett
    • Provincial Representative, Québec – Dr. Chadey Assane
    • Provincial Representative, New Brunswick – Dr. Heather Valk
    • Provincial Representative, Nova Scotia – Dr. Ahmed Jad
    • Provincial Representative, Newfoundland & Labrador – Dr. Felicia Pickard