CAGS Board of Directors

  • President – Dr. Mark Walsh
  • President Elect – Dr. Sean Cleary
  • Past President – Dr. Paola Fata
  • Secretary-Treasurer – Dr. Brent Zabolotny
  • Member at Large, Community – Dr. Peter Miles
  • Member at Large, Academic-  Dr. Carolyn Nessim
  • Division Chiefs – Dr. Ken Leslie
  • Education – Dr. Gary Gamme
  • Membership Committee – Dr. Julie Tousignant
  • Patient Care – Dr. Kelly Vogt
  • Postgraduate Education Committee – Dr. Michael Ott
  • Provincial Representatives – TBD June 2021
  • Residents’ Committee – Dr. Tamara Gimon & Dr. Caroline Huynh

Advisory Committee

  • Acute Care Surgery Committee – Dr. Kelly Vogt
  • Choosing Wisely Committee – Dr. Savtaj Brar
  • Clinical Practice Committee – Dr. Gary Gamme
  • Continuing Professional Development Committee – Dr. Carolyn Nessim
  • Endoscopy Committee – Dr. Jeff Hawel
  • Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Advisor – Dr. Ahmer Karimuddin
  • Global Surgery Committee – Dr. Anise Barton
  • Minimally Invasive Surgery  (MIS) Committee – Dr. Shahzeer Karmali and Dr. Adam Meneghetti
  • Professionalism Committee – Dr. Julie Ann Van Koughnett
  • Research Committee – Dr. Rebecca Auer
  • Rural Surgery Committee – Dr. Peter Miles
  • Women in Surgery Committee – Dr. Lara Williams
  • 2021 CSF Program Committee – Dr. Adam Meneghetti
  • Provincial Representative, British Columbia/Yukon – Dr. Akushla Wijayanayagam
  • Provincial Representative, Alberta/NWT – Dr. Anthony Gomes
  • Provincial Representative, Saskatchewan – Dr. Suzanne Meiers
  • Provincial Representative, Manitoba – Dr. Sarah Steigerwald
  • Provincial Representative, Ontario – Dr. Kevin Lefebvre
  • Provincial Representative, Québec – Dr. Julie Tousignant
  • Provincial Representative, New Brunswick – Dr. Jo-Anne Attard
  • Provincial Representative, Nova Scotia – Dr. Andrea Faryniuk
  • Provincial Representative, Newfoundland & Labrador – Dr. Peggy Tuttle
  • Provincial Representative, Prince Edward Island – Dr. Patrick McRea