Harold Griffith Visiting Professorship Keynote Lecture
Presented by:
Hance Clarke, MD, PhD, FRCPC
Wednesday, Jun 3, 2026
Welcome to the Department of Anesthesia
The mission of the McGill Department of Anesthesia is to achieve excellence and innovation in teaching, clinical care, and research.
A McGill Professor’s Gift to His Hometown:
Teaching German Teenagers to Build AI
Professor Thomas Hemmerling’s SteigerKI program has spent two years equipping German high school students to build real AI tools — on their own time, from scratch.
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.
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McGill Anesthesia Residents Showcase Research at WCA 2026
Congratulations to residents Kelan Wu, Quinlan Pon, Leonard Nguyen, and Ryan Ramos on their poster presentations at the World Congress of Anaesthesiologists in Marrakech, Morocco, held April 15–19, 2026.
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.
Presented by:
Quinlan Pon
“Perioperative Management of Cesarean Scar Pregnancy with Placenta Accreta Spectrum in a Patient with Myasthenia Gravis”
Leonard Nguyen
“Posterior Spinal Fusion in a Child with Fontan Physiology: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference”
Ryan Ramos
- “The Effects of Preoperative Carbohydrate Loading on Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Patients Undergoing Elective Non-cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis”;
- “A Case of May-Thurner Syndrome, Safely and Successfully Diagnosed and Managed During Pregnancy”
Kelan Wu
- “The Effects of Preoperative Carbohydrate Loading on Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Patients Undergoing Elective Non-cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis”;
- “A Case of May-Thurner Syndrome, Safely and Successfully Diagnosed and Managed During Pregnancy”
Thomas Engelhardt appointed Chair of the Department of Anesthesia
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
Residents Shine Bright: Trivia Champs and Grand Rounds Stars!
A Triumphant Weekend for McGill Anesthesia Trainees!
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.
- Noha Elsherbini presented “Frontal EEG Monitoring: Beyond the BIS” and secured an impressive 2nd place with a $300 award!
- Frederick-Yvon McAuliffe presented “Breathing Through the Pain: Revisiting Methoxyflurane in Modern Medicine.”
Kudos to Our Trivia Champs and Grand Rounds Standouts!
– You Make Us Proud!
SteigerKI Award Launches in Saarland
Dr. Thomas Hemmerling and McGill Team Inspire Next Generation of AI Innovators
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.
Department of Anesthesia
Annual Report 2024
It is with great pleasure that we present our Annual Report.
Dr. Mohamed Badawy
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.