Current CIP Trainees

Karim Botros, MD

Karim is a Head and Neck Surgery resident at McGill University pursuing a MSc in Otolaryngology, as part of the Clinician Investigator Program. His translational research focuses on elucidating the role of HPV infection in remodelling the tumor microenvironment of Oropharyngeal cancer and its impact on treatment response, prognosis, and survival. Karim is co-supervised by Dr. Marco Mascarella and Dr. Sabrina Wurzba.

Josie Cipolla, MD

Josie is a third-year resident in McGill’s General Surgery program and is pursuing a MSc in Experimental Surgery with a focus on Surgical Outcomes. Her research interests include improving postoperative outcomes for pediatric patients and their families, inspired by the successful Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) pathways implemented in adult General Surgery. She also aims to improve the marking experience of a child undergoing surgery by including families’ perspectives in the multidisciplinary model of pediatric surgical care. Together with Dr. Sherif Emil, her main project will focus on evaluating clinical outcomes following recent ERAS protocolization of select elective procedures both at her home institution and across the country.

Morgan Gold, MD

Morgan Gold, MD

Morgan is a vascular surgery resident at McGill University pursuing a MSc in Surgical and Interventional Sciences with a focus on Surgical Education. His research focuses on the development of a robust and standardized endovascular simulation curriculum. He is also interested in incorporating other educational adjuncts, such as virtual reality into vascular surgery training.

Dylan Grisell, MD

Dylan is a third-year general surgery resident at McGill University and is pursuing a MSc in Surgical Education through the Clinician Investigator Program. Working alongside Dr. Liane Feldman, his research will focus on the development and validation of robust tools for video-based assessment of laparoscopic surgical skills. He is also interested in the integration of Artificial Intelligence to analyze surgical data and enhance video-based assessment. His ultimate goal is to help advance methods by which surgical trainees learn outside of the operating room with the aim of cultivating highly competent and skilled surgeons who provide excellent surgical care.

Victoria Hayman, MD

Victoria Hayman, MD

Victoria is a General Surgery resident at McGill University. She is currently pursuing a MSc in Surgical and Interventional Sciences through the Clinician Investigator Program, under the supervision of Dr. Stephanie Wong. Her research focuses on evaluating the impacts of mainstream genetic testing on breast cancer surgical decision-making.

Fardad Jabbary, MD

Fardad obtained his MD from McGill University before joining McGill’s Plastics, Reconstructive and Aesthetics Surgery Residency Program and is pursuing a PhD in Experimental Surgery through the Surgeon Scientist Program. His previous training as a Software Engineer was followed by research in Artificial Intelligence and several years of professional experience in the field. Fardad’s research interests include surgical innovation and education, Artificial Intelligence and technological integration into surgical planning, simulation, education, practice and longitudinal evolution. He also enjoys sports, traveling, content creation, the art scene and deep space.

Jack Lam, MD

Jack Lam, MD

Jack Lam is a resident in Neurosurgery at McGill University and he is currently pursuing a PhD in the Integrated Program in Neuroscience under Dr Boris Bernhardt as part of the Clinician Investigator Program. His work focuses on leveraging multimodal neuroimaging, particularly positron emission tomography (PET), to better detect the epileptogenic zone in patients with epilepsy.

Andrew Meng, MD

Andrew Meng, MD

Andrew is a General Surgery resident pursuing an M.Sc in Surgical and Interventional Sciences, under the supervision of Dr. Lorenzo Ferri. His research focuses on elucidating mechanisms of chemotherapy resistance in gastroesophageal cancer and developing therapeutic strategies to overcome it.

Angelo Rizzolo, MD

Angelo Rizzolo, MD

Angelo completed his residency in Adult Hematology at McGill and is currently pursuing an MSc in Experimental Medicine through the Clinician Investigator Program. His research focuses on identifying novel molecular targets and therapeutics for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) under the supervision of Dr. François Mercier. He is funded by the FRQS Phase 1 award.

Anna Wang, MD

Anna is a General Surgery resident at McGill University and is currently pursuing a MSc in Epidemiology as part of the Clinician Investigator Program. Her research interests lie in improving the patient experience and the shared decision-making process in the perioperative setting, with a focus in Colorectal Surgery.