- Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Diverticular Disease and Complications
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
- Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
- Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes
- Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
- Microscopic Colitis
- Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas
- Surgical Simulation and Training
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management
- Hernia repair and management
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments
- Body Contouring and Surgery
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Stoma care and complications
- Surgical site infection prevention
- Nausea and vomiting management
- Diet and metabolism studies
McMaster University
2016-2025
St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton
2016-2025
Impact
2017-2025
Queens University
2024
Hamilton General Hospital
2024
Queen's University
2024
Liberty University
2023-2024
University of Toronto
2009-2023
New York Proton Center
2023
Communities In Schools of Orange County
2023
The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons is dedicated to ensuring high-quality patient care by advancing the science, prevention, management disorders diseases colon, rectum, anus. Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee composed society members who are chosen because they have demonstrated expertise in specialty colon rectal surgery. This committee was created lead international efforts defining quality for conditions related accompanied developing based on best available evidence....
The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons is dedicated to assuring high-quality patient care by advancing the science, prevention, management disorders diseases colon, rectum, anus. Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee composed members who are chosen because they have demonstrated expertise in specialty colon rectal surgery. This committee was created lead international efforts defining quality for conditions related accompanied developing clinical practice guidelines based on best...
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols have been shown to increase recovery, decrease complications, and reduce length of stay. However, they are difficult implement.To develop implement an ERAS clinical practice guideline (CPG) at multiple hospitals.A tailored strategy based on the Knowledge-to-action (KTA) cycle was used CPG 15 academic hospitals in Canada. This included initial audit identify gaps interviews assess barriers enablers implementation. Implementation development by...
The surgical patient with obesity presents several challenges in intraoperative and postoperative care. We designed this cross-sectional survey to assess surgeon willingness prescribe preoperative very low energy diets (VLEDs) practice patterns prescribing weight loss interventions for patients undergoing non-bariatric abdominal surgery. conducted a of practicing surgeons Canada who perform major surgery, reported accordance the Consensus-Based Checklist Reporting Survey Studies utilizing...
Abstract The most common long-term stoma-related morbidity following colorectal surgery is parastomal hernia formation. Given the risk of developing hernias and postoperative complications their repair, practices have evolved to incorporate prophylactic strategies reduce formation after surgery. majority data forming evidence base for prophylaxis pertains patients undergoing end colostomy in setting cancer. only intervention prevention with substantial amounts high-quality insertion mesh at...
Despite similar stage at presentation and rates of cancer treatment, patients under 65 with inflammatory bowel disease associated colorectal have worse survival outcomes than sporadic cancer. This difference diminishes over age 65.