Presents:
Tomas Hökfelt, MD, PhD
Distinguished neuroscientist from Karolinska Institutet presents:
"A third endogenous defense system against pain intrinsic to sensory neurons and based on neuropeptide plasticity"
September 21 @ 4pm
In person only, Leacock 232
Two of our teams (out of five!) competed in the CAS Resident Simulation Olympics and delivered a great performance! Our senior team advanced all the way to the finals!
Huge congratulations to Noha ElSherbini, James Lawson, Leonard Nguyen, Quin Pon, and Kelan Wu, as well as Hamad AlShammari, Craig Bertagnolli and Esther Kang for their impressive teamwork and dedication!
- Dr. Catherine Paquet
Residency Program Director - Simulation Coordinator
Two years on, his SteigerKI program has introduced more than 40 students at the Deutsch-Französisches Gymnasium (DFG) to hands-on AI development — driven entirely by the students' own initiative and mentored remotely by a team of researchers from his ITAG Laboratory at McGill.
Their presentations reflect the breadth, depth, and creativity of resident scholarship within McGill Anesthesia, spanning complex perioperative care, innovative case reports, and important clinical research. We are proud to celebrate their work and their contribution to advancing the specialty on an international stage.
“Perioperative Management of Cesarean Scar Pregnancy with Placenta Accreta Spectrum in a Patient with Myasthenia Gravis”
“Posterior Spinal Fusion in a Child with Fontan Physiology: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference”
I am pleased to announce the appointment of Thomas Engelhardt, MD, PhD, as Chair of the Department of Anesthesia, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS), McGill University.
Dr. Engelhardt will take over as Chair from Thomas Schricker, MD, PhD, who has held the position for two consecutive terms since 2016. We would like to sincerely thank Dr. Schricker for his dedication to the Department. His achievements as Chair are many and include the transition of the Anesthesia residency program into the new Competency by Design curriculum in 2017; building on McGill’s leadership—in collaboration with the Department of Surgery—as the first institution in North America to implement Enhanced Recovery after Surgery; and establishing the Transition into Clinical Practice (TCP) curriculum at McGill’s Campus Outaouais.
Lesley Fellows, MDCM, DPhil
Vice-President (Health Affairs)
Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
On Friday, February 20, 2026, our residents dominated the Residents’ Trivia Game, proudly bringing home the coveted trophy and showcasing their brilliance under pressure.
The excitement continued on Saturday as Noha Elsherbini and Frederick-Yvon McAuliffe represented our program with flair at the Resident Grand Rounds Competition. They each delivered exceptionally engaging, instructive, and professional presentations.
Kudos to Our Trivia Champs and Grand Rounds Standouts!
– You Make Us Proud!
On April 10, 2025, Dr. Thomas Hemmerling, Professor of Anesthesiology at McGill University and native of Saarbrücken, Germany, inaugurated the SteigerKI Award in his home province of Saarland, initiating a new chapter in Franco-German educational collaboration. Dr. Hemmerling, whose ITAG laboratory (www.itaglab.com) at McGill is internationally recognized for research in robotics and AI, established the SteigerKI Award to give back to the region where he benefited from an excellent school system.
Appointed as the new Chief Anesthesiologist at the MUHC
Dr. Badawy brings a wealth of experience to this role. He is currently an Associate Professor of Medicine and program co-director of the neuro-critical care fellowship.