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Welcome to the Surgical and Interventional Sciences* division.
The Surgical and Interventional Sciences division is responsible for the administration of the graduate surgical research programs and it allows excellent opportunities for training under the supervision of professors located in the research institutes of the different McGill teaching hospitals. The scope of the research and close connections with other centres and departments of McGill provide ample opportunities for collaboration.
*Formerly known as Experimental Surgery
Surgical and Interventional Sciences, in conjunction with the McGill Faculty of Graduate Studies offers graduate level training programs in Surgical Research, leading to Ph.D., Master's, Surgical Innovation Graduate Diploma or Certificate degree.
Basic, clinical and evaluative research is conducted in all divisions of the McGill Department of Surgery.
Dear SIS Graduate Students and Supervisors,
We are pleased to announce the launch of the SSP/SIS Graduate Scholarship Competition from McGill’s Surgical Scientist Program (SSP). This competition provides up to $30,000 in funding for one year to support exceptional MSc (thesis) and PhD students in Surgical and Intervention Sciences (SIS).
How to Apply:
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If you have any questions about your eligibility or the application process, please contact us at: surgicalscientist.med [at] mcgill.ca.
Best regards,
Drs. Julio Fiore & Richard Garfinkle
Surgical Scientist Program
Department of Surgery, McGill University
Congratulations to Dr. Anthony Bozzo and Dr. Ipshita Prakash, who were awarded at the J1 Clinician level, and to Joanna Pryzbyl, PhD, who succeeded at the J2 level. Special recognition goes to Drs. Lysanne Campeau and Jonathan Spicer for their remarkable accomplishment at the Senior Clinician level, an exceptional result for the Department of Surgery. Notably, all of these talented researchers took part in the Department’s Early Career Investigator Mentorship program, which is now in its fifth year. This valuable initiative has helped 16 successful applicants from the Department of Surgery, as well as from Medicine and the Faculty of Dentistry, to excel in this prestigious competition. The program’s final session of the year is scheduled for this Saturday, further advancing its mission to promote research excellence and provide strong mentorship.
The only hospital-based centre of its kind in Canada, SuPER will drive homegrown innovation from the lab to the operating room.
On April 30, 2025, the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (The Institute) proudly inaugurated the Surgical Performance Enhancement and Robotics Centre (SuPER) at the Montreal General Hospital (MGH) of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC). With critical support from the Montreal General Hospital Foundation (MGHF), this futuristic research hub is bringing robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) to many medical disciplines—from orthopedic, abdominal, head and neck, eye, maxillofacial and spinal surgery to interventional cardiology and radiology—reimagining and redesigning medical procedures to make them less invasive, more personalized, safer and more effective.
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The Department of Surgery is pleased to announce that Professor Fackson Mwale, tenured Professor of Surgery and Graduate Program Director for Surgical and Interventional Sciences at McGill University, has received a James McGill Professor Award. These awards recognize a tenured full professor at McGill University for outstanding contributions as an innovative researcher of exceptional caliber, renowned for leadership and world-class standing in their field.
