Thomas Engelhardt appointed Chair of the Department of Anesthesia, FMHS

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

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.