Certification and Licensure
- Advanced Trauma Life Support
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- License of Medical Council of Canada
- License of College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
- Certificate of College of Family Physicians of Canada
- Certificate of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in General Surgery
- Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in General Surgery
- Certificate in Advanced Laparoscopic Techniques: Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
- Certificate in Bariatric Surgery for LAP-BAND® adjustable gastric banding, Dallas, Texas
- Maintenance of Certification with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, 1995-2000, 2000-2005, 2005-
Education
- BA - Bachelor of Arts, Psychology Major - McMaster University, 1982
- MD - Doctor of Medicine - McMaster University, 1985
- CCFP - Cercificate of the College of Family Physicians of Canada - McMaster University, 1988
- FRCSC - Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada - Specialty General Surgery - Ottawa, Ontario, 1992
Fellowship Training
General Surgery Residency and Fellowship, University of Ottawa, Ontario, 1988 -1992
Membership
- College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
- Ontario Medical Association
- Canadian Medical Association
- Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
- Christian Medical and Dental Society
Ongoing Study
The management of the thyroid nodule: experience in two community hospitals in Canada, Guirguis EM, Hekkenberg, R, Ballagh R. 1993 -
Hospital Appointments
- The Royal Victoria Hospital, Barrie, Ontario, 1992- 2008
- Stevenson Memorial Hospital, Alliston, Ontario, 1993 -
University Appointments
- Associate Clinical Professor, McMaster University, 2002 -
Publications
- Americal Journal of Surgery
- Journal of Trauma
- Journal of Hand Surgery
- Canadian Journal of Surgery
- Canadian Family Physician