Dr. Valerie Wu Chao Ying, MDCM, FRCSC

• Doctor of Medicine (MDCM), McGill University, 2010
• General Surgery Residency, McMaster University, 2015
• Therapeutic Endoscopy Fellowship, University of Miami, 2016
• Fellow of Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (FRCSC), 2015
• American Boards of Surgery certified, 2016
• Published in numerous peer-reviewed journals including a book chapter and acted as teaching faculty in multiple endoscopic training courses
• Current hospital privileges held at William Osler Health System (Brampton Civic Hospital and Etobicoke General Hospital)

Dr. Nassar Aminazadeh, MD, FRCS(C)

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) from Tehran University, 1990-1997
• General Surgery Resident, McMaster University, 2005-2010
• Clinical Fellow, Minimally Invasive Surgery, McMaster University 2010-2013
• Surgical Assistant, Hamilton Health Sciences, 2010-2011
• Intensive Care Unit, HHS and St. Joseph’s Hospitals-Hamilton, 2010-2011
• General Surgery Fellow, Minimally Invasive Surgery, St. Joseph's Hospital, 2010-2011
• Laparoscopic General Surgeon-Endoscopist, Scarborough General Hospital, 2011-2013

Dr. Shady Ashamalla, MD, FRCS(C)

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) from University of Toronto, 2001-2005
• FRCSC General Surgery from University of Toronto, 2005-2010
• Royal College Fellowship in Surgical Oncology and Minimally Invasive Surgery from University of Toronto, 2010-2012

Dr. Fred Brenneman, MD, FRCSC, FACS

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) from University of Toronto, 1988
• General Surgery residency program, University of Toronto, 1989-94
• Trauma Surgery Fellowship, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, IL, 1994-95
• Medical Director, Trauma Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 2000-2010
• President of the Trauma Association of Canada, 2006-2008
• Chair, Acute Care Surgery Committee, CAGS, 2010-14
• General Surgeon at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto since 1995
• Clinical practice includes trauma surgery, acute care surgery, and abdominal wall reconstruction surgery for complex abdominal wall hernias

Dr. Lawrence B. Cohen, MD, MSc, FRCP(C)

• Doctor of Medicine, McMaster University, 1979
• Consultant, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 1985 to present
• Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto, 2000 to present
• Fellow, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, FRCS(C), University of Toronto, 1984
• Published numerous peer-reviewed publications and participated in numerous clinical trials in gastroenterology and hepatology

Dr. Ali Hazrati, MD, FRCS(C)

• Doctor of Medicine (MD), Azad Tehran Medical School, Iran, 1998-2005
• General Surgery Residency (FRCSC), McGill University, 2004-2009
• Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Surgery and Bariatric Surgery (FASMBS), Stanford University, California, 2010-2011
• MIS General Surgeon, Scarborough Hospital 2011-Present

Dr. Jennifer Kaufman, MD, FRCP(C)

• Doctor of Internal Medicine (MD), Boston University, 2001
• Internal Medicine residency, Boston University, 2004
• Diplomate in Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2004
• Gastroenterology and Nutrition Fellowship, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre, 2007
• Diplomate in Gastroenterology, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2007
• Gastroenterology and Nutrition Fellowship, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre, 2007
• FRCP(C), Medicine and FRCP(C), Gastroenterology, 2012

Dr. Chloe Clicquot McAlister, MD, FRCS(C)

• Feb 2014 University of Toronto, Department of General Surgery (Toronto, ON) - Residency Training
• 2013 Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (Ottawa, ON) - Fellow (FRCSC)>
• 2008 Dalhousie University, Faculty of Medicine (Halifax, NS) - MD
• 2011-2012 Ontario Association of General Surgeons (OAGS) - University of Toronto Resident Representative
• 2012 Presentation: American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Conference 2012 - Conversion of RYGB to Sleeve Gastrorectomy for Refractory Marginal Ulcer
• 2008 Presentation: CAGS Canadian Surgery Forum 2008 - Edward Farrell (1842-1901) The Development of Modern Surgery in the Maritimes (Chloe McAlister & Allan Marble)

Dr. Ted Ross, MD, FRCS(C)

• Doctor of Medicine, University of Toronto 1975
• General Surgery Residency, University of Toronto
• Fellowship in Colon and Rectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic
• Associate Professor Surgery, University of Toronto
• Staff Surgeon, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre

Dr. Lay Lay Win, MBBS, FRCP(C)

• Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from University of Medicine, Myanmar 2001
• FRCP (C) Internal Medicine, 2010 and FRCP (C) Gastroenterology, 2011
• Chief Resident For Gastroenterology program at McMaster University 2010-2011
• Fellowship year in Hepatology, University of Toronto 2011-2012
• Board Certified in Internal Medicine in 2010 and Gastroenterology in 2012
• Member of Ontario Association of Gastroenterology (OAG) and American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)