Board of Directors

CAGS Board of Directors

• President – Dr. Brent Zabolotny
• President-Elect – Dr. Shiva Jayaraman
• Past President – Dr. Sean Cleary
• Secretary-Treasurer – Dr. Ahmer Karimuddin
• Member at Large, Community – Dr. Kevin Lefebvre
• Member at Large, Academic- Dr. Rebecca Auer
• Division Chiefs – Dr. Margherita Cadeddu
• Equity, Diversity and Inclusion – Dr. Grace Ma
• Education – Dr. Carolyn Nessim
• Membership & Engagement – Dr. Julie Tousignant
• Patient Care – Dr. Kelly Vogt
• Postgraduate Education Committee – Dr. Alex Mathieson
• Provincial Representatives – Dr. Patrick McCrea
• Residents’ Committee – Dr. Ashley Robinson & Dr. Sarah Mansouri
• Research – Dr. Rebecca Auer
• Rural Surgery – Dr. Stephen Hiscock
• Women in Surgery – Dr. Lanny Li

Advisory Committee

• Acute Care Surgery Committee
  • Chair – Dr. Kelly Vogt
  • Vice-Chair – Dr. Patrick Murphy
• Clinical Practice Committee
  • Chair: Dr. Lanny Li
  • Vice-Chair – Dr. Dr. Ahmad Elnahas
• Endoscopy Committee
  • Chair – Dr. Jeff Hawel
  • Vice-Chair: Dr. Andras Fecso
• Examination Development Committee
  • Chair – Dr. Paola Fata
  • Vice-Chair – Dr. Kate McKendy
• 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
• 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. Chadey Assane
• 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 McCrea