Board of Directors

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