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Online applications for the 2014-2015 academic year will open on May 15, 2013.

Application deadline is September 01, 2013.

Fellowships Admissions Requirements

For information about applying for additional training in order to be recruited in Quebec, i.e. formation complémentaire (only for Medical Residents remunerated by Ramq), please go to the following page: http://www.medicine.mcgill.ca/postgrad/residentinfo_formationcomp.htm

Anesthesia:
Dr. Caroline Goyer, Anesthesia Program Director.
The Department of Anesthesia offers one-year fellowships listed below. These fellowships are sponsored by the Department with a stipend. There is a possibility of incorporating clinical research (1-2 days per week) for qualified individuals. Applicants must have completed an accredited residency program in Anesthesiology and have a Specialty Certificate in the discipline. For initial consideration for interested candidates are a curriculum vitæ, personal statement and three letters of recommendation. The on-line application and all supporting documents are required in order for official consideration to be made. For further information on Applying to McGill, please go to http://www.medicine.mcgill.ca/postgrad/admission.htm. For additional information on the following fellowships please contact:

Dr. Albert Moore, Director, Fellowship Program
Phone: 514.934.1934 ext 36546
Email: sandra.cardoso@muhc.mcgill.ca http://www.mcgill.ca/anesthesia/fellowship/

Adult Cardiac Anesthesia
Duration: 1 year
Number of positions: 2
Fellowship supervisor: Dr. Vynka Lash
Name of Hospitals involved: Royal Victoria Hospital, MUHC; Jewish General Hospital
Type of Fellowship: This is a Fellowship. There is opportunity to become involved with research and it is highly encouraged.
Mission Statement: To provide clinical training towards comprehensive academic knowledge in the field of adult cardiac anesthesia and Transesophageal Echocardiography and clinical proficiency in providing the highest standard of anesthetic care for adult cardiac patients. For a complete description of this fellowship, please check the following link: Adult Cardiac Anesthesia Fellowship
Anesthesia for Bariatric Surgery Fellowship:
Duration: 1 year
Fellowship Supervisors: Dr. T. Schricker, Dr. S. B. Backman
Mission Statement: For a complete description of this fellowship please check the following link: Anesthesia for Bariatric Surgery Fellowship
Fellowship in Anesthesia for Hepatobiliary Surgery and Transplantation
Duration: 1 year
Number of poistions: 1
Fellowship Supervisor: Dr. Thomas Schricker
Name of Hospitals involved: Royal Victoria Hospital, MUHC
Mission Statement: To offer anesthesiologists the possibility to learn about perioperative hepatic protection using pharmacological, nutritional and physiological interventions. For a complete description of this fellowship, please check the following link: Anesthesia Hepatobiliary Fellowship.
Chronic Pain Fellowship
Duration: 1 year
Number of positions: 3
Fellowship Director: Dr. Yoram Shir
Name of Hospitals involved: MGH
Mission Statement: For a complete description of this fellowship, please check the following link: Chronic Pain Fellowship
Cancer Pain, Acute Pain and Regional Anesthesia, MGH
Duration: 1 Year
Number of positions: 1 per year
Fellowship Director: Dr. Juan-Francisco Asenjo
Mission: Information to follow
Clinical Metabolic Research Fellowship
Duration: 1 year
Number of positions: 2
Fellowship Supervisor: Dr. Franco Carli, Dr. Thomas Schricker
Hospital: MUHC
Type of fellowship: The Fellowship includes 60% clinical research activities and 40% laboratory practice. The candidate will participate in the preparation and conduction of clinical projects.
Mission Statement: For a complete description of this fellowship, please check the following link: Clinical Metabolic Research Fellowship
Minimally Invasive Surgery and Fast-Track Surgery
Duration: 1 year
Number of positions: 1
Fellowship supervisor: Dr. Franco Carli, MD, MPhil, FRCA, FRCPC
Hospital: McGill University Health Centre
Research: The Fellowship includes 60% clinical with the option to undertake research activities. The candidate will participate in the preparation of a clinical project.
Mission Statement: To train anesthesiologists in the preoperative care of patient undergoing minimally invasive surgery for a selection of surgical specialties. For a complete description of this fellowship, please follow the following link: Minimally Invasive Surgery and Fast Track Surgery
Neuroanesthesia Fellowship
Duration: 1 year
Number of positions: 2
Fellowship Director: Dr. Gilles Plourde, MSc, MD, FRCPC
Hospital: Montreal Neurological Hospital and Institute (MHI)
Type of fellowship: This is primarily a ³ 60% fellowship but the candidate is expected to complete at least one clinical research project during the fellowship.
Mission Statement: To provide research training towards comprehensive academic knowledge of the field of neuroanesthesia and clinical proficiency in providing the highest standards of anesthetic care for neurosurgical patients. For a complete description of this fellowship, please follow this link: Neuroanesthesia Fellowship
Obstetric Anesthesia Fellowship
Duration: 1 year
Number of positions: 1
Fellowship Supervisor: Dr. Ian Kaufman
Name of Hospitals involved: Royal Victoria Hospital, MUHC
Type of fellowship: Fellowship: Candidate is expected to complete at least one clinical research project during the year.
Mission statement: For a complete description of this fellowship, please check the following link: Obstetric Anesthesia Fellowship
Perioperative Spinal Medicine Combined Anesthesia/Spine Fellowship
Duration: 1 year
Number of positions: 1
Fellowship Supervisors: Dr. Francisco Asenjo & Dr. Jean A. Ouellet
Name of Hospitals involved: Montreal General Hospital, Montreal Children's Hospital, Shriner's Hospital
Type of fellowship: Training program in minimally invasive & perioperative management of patients (adults and children) with spinal ailment
Mission statement: For a complete description of this fellowship, please check the following link: Perioperative Spinal Medicine Combined Anesthesia/Spine Fellowship
Regional Anesthesia Fellowship:
Duration: 1 year
Number of positions: 2
Hospital: Montreal General Hospital (MGH)
Type of fellowship: This is a primarily a 70% fellowship but the candidate is expected to complete at least one clinical research project during the fellowship.
Mission statement: For a complete description of this fellowship, please follow this link: Regional Anesthesia Fellowship.
Fellowship in Cardiac Anesthesia Research:
Duration: 1 year
Number of positions: 1 per year
Hospital: Royal Victoria Hospital
Type of Fellowship: Clinical Research. 75% Research, 25% Clinical.
For a complete description of this fellowship please consult the following link: Fellowship in Cardiac Anesthesia Research.

Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowships:

The Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowship:
Duration: 1 year
Number of positions: 1
Fellowship Supervisor: Dr. Vincent Collard (Anesthesia Fellow Coordinator)
Name of Hospitals involved: The Montreal Children's Hospital
Mission statement: For a complete description of this fellowship, please follow this link: Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowship.
The Shriners Hospital For Children Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowship:
Duration: 1 year
Number of positions: 1
Fellowship Supervisor: Dr. Vincent Collard (Anesthesia Fellow Coordinator)
Name of Hospitals involved: Montreal Children's Hospital, Shriners Hospital for Children
Type of Fellowship: This is a 1-year fellowship with clinical (80%), research and academic activities (20%)
Mission statement: For a complete description of this fellowship, please follow this link: Shriners Hospital Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowship
The Shriners Hospital for Children Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowship:
Duration: 2 years
Number of positions: 1
Fellowship Supervisor: Dr. Pierre Fiset, Chief. Dr. Vincent Collard, Fellow Coordinator
Mission Statement: For a complete description of this fellowship, please follow this link: The Shriners Hospital for Children Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowship.
The Louis Sessenwein Pediatric Pain/Anesthesia Fellowship:
Duration: 1 year
Number of positions: 1
Fellowship Supervisor: Dr. Vincent Collard (Anesthesia Fellow Coordinator)
Name of Hospitals involved: The Montreal Children's Hospital.
Mission statement: For a complete description of this fellowship, please follow this link: The Louis Sessenwein Pediatric Pain/Anesthesia Fellowship.
Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia Fellowship:
Duration: 2 years
Number of positions: 1
Fellowship Supervisors: Dr. Vincent Collard (Anesthesia Fellow Coordinator)
Name of Hospitals involved: The Montreal Children's Hospital
Type of Fellowship: This is a 2-year fellowship with the first year being dedicated to acquiring general pediatric anesthesia experience and skills. The second year of the fellowship will be dedicated to the practice of pediatric cardiac anesthesia.
Mission Statement: For a complete description of this fellowship, please follow this link: Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia Fellowship.
Pediatric Anesthesia Clinical and Research Fellowship:
Duration: 2 years
Number of positions: 2
Fellowship Supervisor: Dr. Vincent Collard (Anesthesia Fellow Coordinator)
Mission statement: For a complete description of this fellowship, please follow this link: Pediatric Anesthesia Clinical and Research Fellowship

Cardiology
Dr. Regina Husa and Dr. Mathieu Walker Cardiology Training Program Directors. E-mail: anna.ballarano@muhc.mcgill.ca. WEBSITE: http://www.medicine.mcgill.ca/cardiol/

Preventive Cardiology / Advanced Lipidology Fellowship
Name of Institution: McGill University Health Centre
Location: Cardiology Division. 687 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, QC, H3A 1A1
Type of Fellowship: Clinical and Clinical Research
Length: One year Fellowship
Number of positions: 1 fellow per year.
Name of the Fellowship Program Director: Dr. Jacques Genest
Program Information: This fellowship is offered to residents having completed Internal Medicine Residency, Medical Biochemistry Residency or Cardiology Residency. Exceptionally, physicians having completed Family Medicine Practice will be considered.
For a complete description of this fellowship please check this link: Preventive Cardiology/Advanced Lipidology Fellowship
Preventive Cardiology / Advanced Lipidology Research Fellowship
Name of Institution: McGill University Health Centre
Type of Fellowship: Clinical and laboratory based research
Duration: 2 years
Number of positions: 1 fellow.
Fellowship Director: Dr. Jacques Genest
Program Information: This fellowship is offered to residents having completed Internal Medicine Residency, Medical Biochemistry Residency or Cardiology Residency. Exceptionally, physicians having completed Family Medicine Practice will be considered.
For a complete description of this fellowship please check this link: Preventive Cardiology / Advanced Lipidology Research Fellowship
Heart Function and Heart Transplant Fellowship
Length: One year fellowship
Hospitals involved in training and % of time spent in each institution: Royal Victoria Hospital 90%, Montreal General Hospital 10%
Fellowship Program Director: Viviane Nguyen, MD, FRCP(C)
Mission: For a complete description of this fellowship, please, follow this link: Heart Function and Heart Transplant
Adult Congenital Heart Disease Fellowship Program
Length: this is a 1 (to obtain Level 2 training competence in ACHD) or 2 year (to obtain Level 3 training competence in ACHD) fellowship for Adult Cardiologists who desire to further their training in adult congenital heart disease (ACHD)
Number of positions available: Maximum 2 per year
The MAUDE (McGill Adult Unit for congenital heart Disease Excellence) offers this Fellowship program
Hospitals involved in the training: the Royal Victoria, the Jewish General and the Montreal Children's
Fellowship Program Director: Dr Judith Therrien
Fellowship Endowment: the Beth Raby Fellowship endowment at the Jewish General Hospital
McGill offers a 1 or 2 year postgraduate "hands on" fellowship program with expert faculty in ACHD, state of the art facilities, as well as cutting edge research opportunities to any graduate adult cardiologists who wish to make ACHD the focus of their academic career. For a complete description of this fellowship, please follow this link: Adult Congenital Heart Disease Fellowship Program
Advanced Echocardiography (level III) Fellowship Program offered by the MUHC
Length: 1 year
Number of positions available: Maximum 2 per year
Facilities: The MUHC Echocardiography laboratory at the Montreal General Hospital and at the Royal Victoria Hospital
Fellowship Program Director: Dr Jean Buithieu
Information: The Cardiology Division of the McGill University Health Center and the McGill University offer a one-year Fellowship Program for cardiologists who wish to attain the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association level 3 of clinical competency in echocardiography. For a complete description of this fellowship, please follow this link: Advanced Echocardiography Fellowship Training Program MUHC
Advanced Echocardiography (level III) Fellowship Program offered by the JGH
Length: 1 year
Number of positions available: Maximum 3 per year
Facilities: Sir Mortimer B. Davis - The Jewish General Hospital Echocardiography laboratory
Fellowship Program Director: Dr. Igal A. Sebag
Information: the Jewish General Hospital (JGH) Cardiology Division and McGill University offer a Fellowship Program for Cardiologists who desire to obtain Level 3 training in echocardiography (echo). The JGH is a McGill University affiliated teaching hospital with a large and active Cardiology Division and a nationally recognized echo lab. Our program at the JGH will accept exceptional Cardiologists who have a strong interest. For a complete description of this fellowship, please follow this link: Advanced Echocardiography Fellowship Training Program JGH

Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship

Length: 1 year
Number of positions available: Maximum 1 per year
Hospitals involved in the training: Montreal General Hospital and Royal Victoria Hospital
Fellowship Program Director: Dr. Vidal Essebag
Information: The 1-year curriculum is intended for candidates who have undergone cardiac electrophysiology training and interested in a focus on advanced skills or specific procedures. For a complete description of this fellowship, please follow this link: Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship

Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship

Length: 2 years
Number of positions available: Maximum 2 per year
Hospitals involved in the training: Montreal General Hospital 90% and Royal Victoria Hospital 10%
Fellowship Program Director: Dr. Vidal Essebag

Information: The 2-year curriculum provides complete cardiac electrophysiology training including clinical skills, teaching and research in all types of devices and ablation procedures. For a complete description of this fellowship, please follow this link: Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship.

Interventional Cardiology Fellowship
Length: 1 year (after Cardiology)
Number of positions available: 1
Name of Hospitals: Royal Victoria Hospital
Fellowship Director: Dr. Jean-Philippe Pelletier
Information: The intent of providing interventional training is to prepare suitable candidates for independent performance of interventional coronary work, including PCI, IVUS and FFR, endomyocardial biopsy, trans-septal catheterization, as well as general diagnostic work. This may evolve eventually for further formation in peripheral vascular and structural heart disease, as we acquire suitably trained staff MD's. The Candidate will develop a strong mastery of the various diagnostic and interventional technique's indications, contraindications, limitations, interpretation and clinical use. He will learn to work within a multidisciplinary team (cardiologists, surgeons, anesthetists, nurses and technicians, and trainees of various levels). The Candidate will develop appropriate clinical judgment, and self discipline in further learning and possibly research activities. For a complete description of this fellowship, please follow this link: Interventional Cardiology Fellowship.

Cardiology- Pediatrics
Dr. Tiscar Cavalle-Garrido: tiscar.cavalle@muhc.mcgill.ca
Marie Belmonte: marie.belmonte@muhc.mcgill.ca

Pediatric Interventional Cardiology Fellowship:
Length: 1 year
Type of Fellowship: Clinical
Number of Fellowship Postions: 1 per year: The Division of Pediatric Cardiology of the Montreal Children Hospital (MCH) as part of the MUHC offers a 1-year fellowship in Pediatric Interventional Cardiology. The fellowship program offers exposure to all areas of diagnostic and interventional heart catherization procedures. The fellowship provides an integrated experience of clinical care, research, and teaching. For a complete descripton of this fellowship please check the following link: Pediatric Interventional Cardiology Fellowship.

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Cardiac Surgery
Dr. Kevin Lachapelle, Cardiac Surgery Program Director
E-mail: emma.lisi@staff.mcgill.ca
Website: http://www.mcgill.ca/ct-surgery

Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Surgery:
Length: 2 year
Type of fellowship: Clinical/Research Fellowship
Number of positions available: 1
Fellowship Program Director: Dr. Christo Tchervenkov
Sites involved in the training: 75% at the Montreal Children's Hospital, 25% Royal Victoria Hospital
Mission Statement: The mission of the fellowship training is to provide the necessary experience in neonatal, pediatric and adult congenital heart disease to allow the candidate to practice at a consultant level upon completion of the fellowship. For a complete description of the Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Surgery please check the following link: Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Surgery
Complex Adult Cardiac and Valve Surgery Fellowship
Length: 1 year
Type of Fellowship: Fellowship
Number of fellowship positions: 1 fellow.
Sites involved in the training:100% of the trainee’s time will be at the McGill University Health Centre, specifically at the Royal Victoria Hospital.
Name of the Fellowship Program Director: Dr. Benoit de Varennes
Mission: The mission of the fellowship training is to provide the necessary experience in valve repair, percutaneous replacement, and catheter –based skills to practice cardiac surgery in a hybrid setting. For a complete description of this fellowship please check the following link: Complex Adult Cardiac and Valve Surgery Fellowship
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Critical Care
Dr. Patrick Melanson, Critical Care Training Program Director. E-mail: patrick.melanson@muhc.mcgill.ca

Critical Care Medicine Research Fellowship:
Length: 1 year
Number of positions: 3
Type of fellowship: Fellowship in Research skills in Critical Care including clinical and basic science.
Fellowship Director: Dr. Sheldon Magder
Hospitals involved in training: McGill University Health Centre
Mission Statement: For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: Critical Care Medicine Research Fellowship
Neurocritical Care Fellowship
Length: 1 year
Number of positions per year: 2
Type of fellowship: Clinical and Research
Fellowship Supervisor: Dr Jeanne Teitelbaum
Hospital involved in training: Montreal Neurological Institute.
For a complete description of this fellowship please consult this link: Neurocritical Care Fellowship

Pediatric Critical Care
Dr. Ronald Gottesman, Pediatric Critical Care Program: ronald.gottesman@muhc.mcgill.ca

Fellowship in Advanced Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine
Length: 1 year
Number of positions: 1
Type of fellowship: Fellowship in advanced skills in Pediatric Critical Care including research opportunities in clinical and basic science.
Fellowship Director: Dr. Ronald Gottesman
Hospitals involved in training: McGill University Health Centre- Montreal Children’s Hospital
Mission Statement: The primary mission of the fellowship in Advanced Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine is to prepare qualified Pediatric Intensivists with advanced clinical and managerial skills to assume leadership roles in academic centers. For a complete description of this fellowship please check the following link: The Advanced Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine Back to top

Dermatology
Dr. Dr Linda Moreau, Dermatology Program Director.
Ms. Bobby Ansari: Administrative Coordinator, Dermatology Program: tel.: 514- 1934, ext. 43558, e-mail: bobby.ansari@muhc.mcgill.ca

The Division of Dermatology also offers fellowships in the following fields for residents who have finished their core Dermatology training:

Dermatologic Surgery:
Length: 1 year
Number of positions: 1
Type of fellowship: Clinical. The fellow will need to have recognized funding.
Fellowship Director: Dr. Wayne Carey
Hospitals involved in training: Royal Victoria Hospital 20% and Carey Wang Centre for Dermatology and Dermatological Surgery-80%
Mission statement: For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: Dermatologic Surgery Fellowship

Contact Dermatitis Fellowship
Length: 1 year
Number of positions: 1
Type of fellowship: Clinical
Fellowship Supervisor: Dr Denis Sasseville
Hospitals involved in training: Royal Victoria Hospital and the Montreal General Hospital
Mission statement: For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: Contact Dermatitis Fellowship
Laser and Cosmetic Fellowship
Length: 1 year
Number of positions: 1
Type of fellowship: Fellowship
Fellowship Director: Dr. Billick
Training Sites: Jewish General Hospital: 98% McGill teaching hospitals 2%
Mission: For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: Laser and Cosmetic Dermatology
Fellowship in Pediatric Dermatology:
Length: 1 year
Number of positions: 1
Fellowship Director: Dr. Audrey Lovett
Only graduates of a Canadian residency in Dermatology should apply. Working knowledge of French is mandatory. There is only 1 position available. For a complete description of this fellowship please consult the following link: Fellowship in Pediatric Dermatology
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Diagnostic Radiology
Requests for further information or application forms should be directed to: Dr Jeffrey Chankowsky, Program Director
c/o Administrative Coordinator
Diagnostic Radiology Training Program
Montreal General Hospital
1650 Cedar Avenue, Room C5 118
Montreal, QC H3G 1A4
T: 514.934.8084
F: 514.934.8263
E-mail: cathy.torchia@muhc.mcgill.ca

Please view our website at: http://www.medicine.mcgill.ca/radiology/

The Department of Diagnostic Radiology offers one and two year fellowships, in Abdominal Imaging/Nov-Vascular Intervention, Angio/Intervention , Breast Imaging, Musculoskeletal. These fellowships are sponsored by the MUHC Radiology Associates with a stipend of $60,000 dollars per annum.
The Department of Diagnostic Radiology also offers non funded fellowships in: Body MRI, MRI and Women's Imaging.

1 yr Angio/Interventional Radiology Fellowship:
Duration of Fellowship: 1 year
Number of Fellowship positions: 4
Fellowship Program Director: Dr David Valenti
Academic Facilities involved in training: Royal Victoria Hospital, Jewish General Hospital and the Montreal General Hospital
Fellowship Objectives: For a complete description of this fellowship, please follow this link: 1yr Angio/Interventional Radiology Fellowship
2 yr Angio/Interventional Radiology Fellowship:
Duration of Fellowship: 2 years
Number of Fellowship positions: 1
Fellowship Program Director: Dr David Valenti
Academic Facilities involved in training: Royal Victoria Hospital and the Montreal General Hospital
Fellowship Objectives: For a complete description of this fellowship, please follow this link: 2yr Angio/Interventional Radiology Fellowship
Abdominal Imaging/Non Vascular Intervention Fellowship:
Duration of Fellowship: 1 year
Number of Fellowship positions: 3
Fellowship Program Director: Dr Caroline Reinhold
Academic Facilities involved in training: Royal Victoria Hospital and the Montreal General Hospital
Fellowship Objectives: The fellowship is geared towards enriching the fellow's own experience and achievement ans well as optimizing the functioning of the abdominal section. At the conclusion of the training, the fellow should be able to function autonomously as a radiology consultant in US scanning, body CT and MR interpretation, as well as performing and managing non-vascular interventional procedures. For a complete description of this fellowship, please follow this link: Abdominal Imaging/Non Vascular Intervention Fellowship
Abdominal Imaging/Non Vascular Intervention Fellowship:
Duration of the Fellowship: 2 years
Number of fellowship positions: 2 per year
Fellowship Program Director: Dr. Caroline Reinhold
Fellowship Objectives: For a complete description of this fellowship, please follow this link: Abdominal Imaging/Non Vascular Intervention 2 year Fellowship
Body MR Imaging Fellowship:
Duration of Fellowship: 1 year
Number of Fellowship positions: 2
Fellowship Program Director: Dr. Caroline Reinhold
Fellowship Objectives: For a complete description of this fellowship, please follow this link: Body MR Imaging Fellowship
Breast Imaging Fellowship:
Duration of Fellowship: 1 year
Number of fellowship positions: 2
Fellowship Program Director: Dr Benoit Mesurolle
Academic Facility involved in training: The Cedars Breast Clinic of the Royal Victoria Hospital
Fellowship Objectives: For a complete description of this fellowship, please follow this link: Breast Imaging Fellowship
CT Fellowship for Nuclear Medicine Specialists:
Duration of Fellowship: 1 year
Number of fellowship positions: 1 position per year
Fellowship Director: Dr. Giovanni Artho
For a complete description of this fellowship please check the following link: CT Fellowship for Nuclear Medicine Specialists.
MR Imaging Fellowship:
Duration of Fellowship: 1 year
Number of Fellowship positions: 2
Fellowship Program Director: Dr Caroline Reinhold (Abdomen/Pelvis)/ Dr. Adel Assaf, (MSK)
Academic Facility involved in training: The Montreal General Hospital (MGH)
For a complete description of this fellowship, please follow this link: MR Imaging Fellowship
Women's Imaging Fellowship:
Duration of Fellowship: 1 year
Number of Fellowship positions: 1
Fellowship Program Directors: Dr Caroline Reinhold (abdominopelvic), Dr Benoit Mesurolle (breast)
Academic Facility involved in training: The Cedars Breast Clinic of the Royal Victoria Hospital and The Montreal General Hospital (MGH)
For a complete description of this fellowship, please follow this link: Women's Imaging Fellowship
Musculoskeletal Imaging Fellowship:
Duration of Fellowship: 1 year
Number of Fellowship positions: 2-3
Fellowship Program Directors: Dr Adel Assaf
Attending Staff: Drs Assaf, Doyon, Khoury, Pham & Powell
Academic Facility involved in training: The Montreal General Hospital and the Royal Victoria Hospital
For a complete description of this fellowship, please follow this link: Musculoskeletal Imaging Fellowship

Clinical & Research Fellowship in Breast Imaging:
Duration of the Fellowship : 1 year
Number of positions: 1 per year.
Fellowship Director: Dr. Mesurolle.
For a complete description of this fellowship please consult the following link: Clinical and Research Fellowship in Breast Imaging.
Thoracic Radiology Fellowship:

Duration of Fellowship: 1 year
Number of fellowship positions: 1
Fellowship Program Director: Dr. Jana Taylor

Academic Facility involved in training: The Montreal General Hospital and the Royal Victoria Hospital

For a complete description of this fellowship, please follow the following link: Thoracic Radiology Fellowship

The Department of Neuroradiology of the Montreal Neurological Hospital and Institute offers one position of fellow in Diagnostic Neuroradiology (one or two years) and one position of Fellow in Interventional Neuroradiology (two year program). The department has two MRI 1.5T unit (one for clinical use the other for research), a bi-plane neuroangiographic room with rotational Angiography and 3D capability, one CT scan and Color and spectral Doppler. The Montreal Neurological Hospital is a major referral center for brain tumors, epilepsy and degenerative diseases. The Interventional Neuroradiology program includes all Endovascular procedures (aneurysms, AVM, tumors and carotid stenting) and all the percutaneous spinal and spinal cord procedures. The candidates for the positions must have completed their specialty in diagnostic radiology and want to improve their knowledge of Diagnostic or Interventional Neuroradiology.
For more information about the Neuroradiology fellowships at the MNH contact:

Donatella Tampieri, M.D.
3801 University Street, Room 504 A
Montreal Neurological Hospital and Institute McGill University
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
H3 A 2B4
Phone :514-398-1908
Fax: 514-398-2829
Email: Donatella.Tampieri@muhc.mcgill.ca or
Coordinator: Cathy.torchia@muhc.mcgill.ca

1 year MNH Diagnostic Neuroradiology Fellowship:
Duration of Fellowship: 1 year
Number of Fellowship positions: 1
Fellowship Director: Dr Donatella Tampieri
Academic Facility involved in training: The Montreal Neurological Hospital (MNH)
For a complete description of this fellowship, please follow this link: 1yr MNH Diagnostic Neuroradiology Fellowship
2 yr MNH Interventional Neuroradiology Fellowship:
Duration of Fellowship: 2 years
Number of Fellowship positions: 1
Fellowship Director: Dr Donatella Tampieri
Academic Facility involved in training: The Montreal Neurological Hospital (MNH)
For a complete description, please follow this link: 2yr MNH Interventional Neuroradiology Fellowship

Pediatric Radiology :

Direct inquires to:

Dr. Ricardo Faingold
C/O Montreal General Hospital, C5 118
1650 Cedar Avenue
Montreal, Quebec, H3G 1A4
Tel: (514) 934.8084
Fax: (514) 934.8263
E-mail: cathy.torchia@muhc.mcgill.ca

Pediatric Radiology Fellowship: 1 Year
Duration of Fellowship: 1 year
Number of fellowship positions: 1
Fellowship Program Director: Dr. Ricardo Faingold
For a complete description of this fellowship, please follow the following link: Pediatric Radiology Fellowship
Pediatric Radiology Fellowship (2 years):
Duration of Fellowship: 2 years
Number of fellowship positions: 1
Fellowship Program Director: Dr. Ricardo Faingold
For a complete description of this fellowship, please follow the following link: Pediatric Radiology Fellowship Back to top

Neuroradiology
Dr. Raquel Del Carpio, Neuroradiology Program Director. Email: raquel.delcarpio@muhc.mcgill.ca

MGH Diagnostic Neuroradiology Fellowship:
Duration of Fellowship: 1 year
Number of Fellowship positions: 2
Fellowship Program Director: Dr Carlos Torres
Academic Facility involved in training: The Montreal General Hospital (MGH)
Fellowship Objectives: For a complete description of this fellowship, please follow this link: MGH Diagnostic Neuroradiology Fellowship
2 year MGH Diagnostic Neuroradiology Fellowship:
Duration of Fellowship: 2 years
Number of Fellowship positions: 1
Fellowship Director: Dr. Carlos Torres
Academic Facility involved in training: The Montreal Genreal Hospital (MGH)
For a complete description of this fellowship, please follow this link: 2 yr MGH Diagnostic Neuroradiology Program

For information about the Neuroradiology fellowship at the MGH, contact:
Raquel del Carpio, M.D.
c/o Cathy Torchia, Administrative Coordinator
Diagnostic Radiology Training Program
Montreal General Hospital
1650 Cedar Avenue, Room C5 118
Montreal Québec H3G 1A4
T: 514-934-8084
F: 514-934-8263
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Emergency Medicine
Dr. Joel Turner, Emergency Medicine Program Director. Email: joel.turner@mcgill.ca

Trauma Fellowship for Emergency Physicians:
Length: 1 year
Number of positions: 1 per year
Fellowship Director: Dr. Bruno Bernardin.
Type of Fellowship: Fellowship
Mission: The post graduate fellowship in Trauma for Emergency Physicians, is a one year supervised training program open to qualified residents who have completed a postgraduate Royal College specialty program in Emergency Medicine or the equivalent. Fellows will acquire an understanding of Trauma Systems, including the role of TTLs (trauma team leaders), the emergency management of trauma, as well as having an in depth understanding of the pathophysiology of trauma. For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult the following link: Trauma Fellowship for Emergency Physician.
Trauma Fellowship for Emergency Physicians:
Number of positions: 1
Length: 1 year
Fellowship Director: Dr. Bruno Bernardin.
This is an optional second year program that can be added to the standard one year Trauma Fellowship.
For a complete description of this fellowship please consult the following link: Trauma Fellowship for Emergency Physicians, optional second year program

Endocrinology
Dr. Natasha Garfield, Endocrinology Program Director. Email: E-mail: nadia.marchetti@muhc.mcgill.ca

Metabolic Disorders Fellowship
Length: 1 year
Type of fellowship: A One year clinical and research fellowship
Number of positions available: 1
Fellowship Program Director: Dr Wen Hu
Mission: For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult the following link: The Metabolic Disorders Fellowship
Endocrine Tumors Fellowship
Length: 1 year
Number of positions available: 1
Fellowship Program Director: Dr. Juan Rivera
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Pediatric Endocrinology
Dr. Celia Rodd, Pediatric Endocrinology Program Director. Email: celia.rodd@mcgill.ca

Academic Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship
Length: 1 year (12 months)
Number of positions available: 2 per year
Hospital involved in training: Montreal Children's Hospital (100%)
Fellowship Program Director: Dr Celia Rodd
Mission: For a complete description of this fellowship, please follow this link: Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship
Academic Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship
Length: 2 years
Number of fellowship positions: 2
Name of hospitals involved: Montreal Children's Hospital (100%)
Mission: This 2-year program is essentially tailored for trainees to complete a graduate degree in Epidemiology, Education, or Public Health or Ethics. Alternatively, this additional time is generally used to complete basic science or clinical research projects, under staff supervision. Generally, research activities will be linked to a formal academic program such as a PhD or Masters. For a complete description of this fellowship, please follow this link: Pediatric Endocrinology 2 year Fellowship Back to top

Family Medicine
Dr. D Dalton, Family Medicine Program Director. Email: ddalton@ssss.gouv.qc.ca

Sports Medicine Fellowship:
Length: 1 year
Positions: 2 per year
Program Director: Dr. Penny Baylis
Teaching and learning takes place: at the McGill Sports Medicine Clinic, at the Montreal general Hospital and on the sidelines at athletic competitions
Funding: Financial support to the fellowship recipients is possible through a generous yearly grant from the Edmond Ricard Fund of the Montreal General Hospital Foundation
Type of fellowship: Clinical, educational and research
Goal: to increase knowledge and skills of the fellow in: The diagnosis, treatment, prevention and rehabilitation of acute and overuse musculoskeletal injuries. The diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions encountered by athletes of all ages, the prescription of physical activity as a tool to promote a healthier lifestyle, and as an adjunct in the prevention and treatment of conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, atherosclerosis, obesity, osteoporosis and depression. For a complete description of this fellowship, please follow this link: Sports Medicine Fellowship.
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Gastroenterology
Dr. Philip Wong, Gastroenterology Program Director. Email: deborah.ross@muhc.mcgill.ca

Advanced Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) fellowship
Duration of Fellowship: 1 year
Number of fellowship positions: 2
Type of fellowship: Clinical Research
Fellowship Supervisor: Dr. Ernest Seidman
Hospitals involved in training: Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal General Hospital, Jewish General Hospital and Montreal Children's Hospital.
Training Objectives: For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: Advanced Inflammatory Bowel Disease Fellowship
Hepatology and Liver Transplantation fellowship
Duration of Fellowship: 1 year
Number of fellowship positions: 1
Type of fellowship: Clinical Research
Fellowship Supervisor: Dr Peter Ghali
Hospitals involved in training: Royal Victoria Hospital, the Montreal General Hospital, and the Jewish General Hospital
Training Objectives: For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: Hepatology and liver Transplantation Fellowship
Advanced techniques in Transplantation and Liver Disease
Duration of fellowship: 1 year
Number of positions: 1 per year
Fellowship Director: Dr. Peter Ghali
Training objectives: For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: Advanced techniques in Transplantation and Liver Disease Fellowship.
Endoscopic Ultrasonography (EUS)
Duration of the Fellowship: 1 year
Number of fellowship positions: 1-2 positions
Type of fellowship: Fellowship
Fellowship Director: Dr. Kevin Waschke
Location: Montreal General Hospital
Training Objectives: For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: Endoscopic Ultrasonography
Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy (ERCP)
Duration of the Fellowship: 1 year
Number of fellowship positions: 1-3 postions
Type of fellowship: Fellowship
Fellowship Director: Dr. Kevin Waschke
Academic Facilities: MGH, RVH and JGH
Training Objectives: For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy

For more information about the EUS and hte ERCP Fellowships please e-mail: deborah.ross@muhc.mcgill.ca Please note that the PGME office only accepts the paper version of reference letters. NO ELECTRONIC FILES will be accepted.

Pediatric Gastroenterology
Dr. Veronique Morinville, Pediatric Gastroenterology Program Director. Email: veronique.morinville@muhc.mcgill.ca

Advanced Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) fellowship
Duration of Fellowship: 1 year
Number of fellowship positions: 1
Type of fellowship: Clinical Research
Fellowship Supervisor: Dr. Ernest Seidman
Hospitals involved in training: Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal General Hospital, Jewish General Hospital and Montreal Children's Hospital.
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Department of Surgery:

Surgical Simulation Fellowship:
Length: 1 year
Number of positions: 1 per year.
Fellowship Director: Dr. Melina Vassiliou.
This is a Surgical Simulation Fellowship within the Department of Surgery available to a successful candidate for 1 year. The goal of the Fellowship is to train and produce individuals with the necessary knowledge, skill and attitude to conduct independent simulation-based research and education as part of an academic career and leadership role in Surgical Education. This Fellowship is designed and aligned with the pending Surgical Simulation Fellowship of the American College of Surgeons. The fellowship is structured as to provide the candidate with non- clinical (75%) and clinical (25%) experience in Surgical Education. For a complete description of this fellowship please check the following link: Surgical Simulation Fellowship

General Surgery
Dr. Paola Fata, General Surgery Program Director. Email: rita.piccioni@muhc.mcgill.ca

McGill Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship:
Number of positions: 1 per year
This is a one year fellowship within the McGill Division of General Surgery, supported by the Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally invasive Surgery and Innovation and the Montreal General Hospital Foundation. The fellowship is a combined research and clinical experience, designed to train advanced academically-oriented gastrointestinal surgeons with expertise in minimal access techniques and endoscopy . Current research projects are in the areas of surgical education/simulation, outcome evaluation, and technology assessment. Fellows will have the opportunity to enroll in the Faculty of Graduate Studies towards a M.Sc. in Experimental Surgery, a Master of Arts in Educational Psychology (Health Professions Stream), or for a Masters Degree or Diploma in Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Clinical activity will be arranged to maximize exposure to advanced laparoscopic procedures and flexible endoscopy. It is understood that the fellow will not detract from the responsibility or operative experience of the general surgery resident assigned to the service on which the operative procedure is performed. This fellowship is accredited by the Fellowship Council, which oversees advanced GI fellowships in North America. Application for the fellowship is through the Advanced GI Surgery Fellowship Match (www.fellowshipcouncil.org). Applicants must ensure that they meet the eligibility criteria for postgraduate training in the province of Quebec prior to application (http://www.medicine.mcgill.ca/postgrad/admission_fellowships.htm).

Address inquiries to: Dr Liane Feldman, Program Director
McGill Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship
Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery
Montreal General Hospital, Room L9-309
1650 Cedar Avenue
Montreal, Quebec H3G 1A4
T: 514.934.8044
F: 514.934.8438
E: liane.feldman@muhc.mcgill.ca
Transplantation, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery Fellowship:
The Division of General Surgery is offering a two year Fellowship in Transplant, Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Surgery. The Fellowship offers an intergrated experience of clinical care (operative and out-patient) and teaching related to liver, bile duct and pancreas pathology and transplantation of liver, pancreas and kidney. Experience will be gained in oncological principles of hepato-biliary and pancreatic cancers; liver, pancreatic and bile duct surgery; liver, pancreas and kidney transplantation and ERCPS. The following will be carried out at the Royal Victoria Hospital.

The two-year Fellowship will consist of : The first year is a Junior Research Fellowship that consists of 75% research (which may be clinical or basic science) and 25% clinical work such as organ donor retrievals and occasional coverage of the wards and attendance of program associated conferences. The Junior Research Fellowship could lead to a Master's in Experimental Surgery, writing and publications. The second year is a Senior Fellowship that consists of Clinical Work in the operating rooms, wards and office settings. In essence this becomes 75% clinical and 25% research.

Applicants must have completed an accredited residency program in General Surgery and must be eligible for the Fellowship as per the Faculty of Medicine's requirements. We are unable to consider trainees who do not meet the eligibility criteria outlined in the following section http://www.medicine.mcgill.ca/postgrad/admission_fellowships.htm, or whose file is incomplete.
Applicants must ensure that they meet the eligibility criteria for postgraduate training in the province of Quebec prior to application (http://www.medicine.mcgill.ca/postgrad/admission_fellowships.htm )

For the 2012-2013 academic year Applications for the fellowship is through the Fellowship Council Match: This link http://fellowshipcouncil.org/ will take you to the website for additional information and match dates/deadlines.

Address inquiries to:
Dr. Peter Metrakos
Room S10.26, Royal Victoria Hospital,
687 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1A1
T: 514.843.1600
F: 514.843.1503

General Surgery Trauma Fellowship:
Length: 1 year
Number of positions available:1
Type of fellowship: clinical and research
Facilities: Montreal General Hospital
Fellowship Program Director: Dr. Tarek Razeck
Information: The trainee must have successfully completed a full specialty program. At the conclusion of this fellowship, the candidate is expected to prioritize and coordinate the acute resuscitation and treatment of the multiply injured based on advanced trauma life support principles. He will further learn to coordinate acute care between multiple services. He should be familiar with the operative and non-operative management of life and limb-threatening injuries and acquire decision-making skills for complex multiply-injured patients. He will also be responsible for the ongoing care and co-ordination with other specialties in management of the trauma patients in ICU, the wards, as well as involvement in the organization of appropriate rehabilitation. The Fellow would be expected to collaborate with hematology on the first 2 projects and in the field of hemorrhage control. The Fellow will continue the research he initiated during his fellowship on the use of angiography in arresting hemorrhage from pelvic fractures and solid organs. This is a joint initiative from radiology and the division of trauma. The Fellow is expected to submit at least 2 manuscripts and present at 2 major trauma meetings. For more information on this fellowship, please contact:
Paola Fata, MD
Program Director, General Surgery Program
Room S9.26, Royal Victoria Hospital
687 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 1A1
T: 514.934.1934, extension 35547
F: 514.843.1503
Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgery Fellowship:
Length: 1 year
Number of positions available: 1
Type of fellowship: Clinical and Research
Facilities: Royal Victoria Hospital / Lachine General Hospital
Fellowship Program Director: Dr. Olivier Court
Information: For a complete description of this fellowship, please follow this link: Bariatric Fellowship.

All bariatric fellowship applications must proceed through the fellowship council: www.fellowshipcouncil.org

Geriatric Medicine
Dr. Shek Fung, Geriatric Program Director. Email: shek.fung@mcgill.ca

Geriatric Oncology Fellowship
Length: 1 year
Number of Positions: 2
Type of Fellowship: Clinical
Fellowship Program Director: Dr Doreen Wan-Chow-Wah
Hospitals involved in training: Jewish General Hospital, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal General Hospital, and St-Mary's Hospital
Mission Statement: For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: Geriatric Oncology Fellowship
Fellowship in Cognition
Length: 1 year
Number of positions: requested: 2
Name of Fellowship Director: Catherine Brodeur
Mission: For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: Fellowship in Cognition
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Internal Medicine
Dr. Vicky Tagalakis, Internal Medicine Program Director. Email: vicky.tagalakis@mcgill.ca

The Thrombosis Clinical and Research Fellowship at the SMBD the JGH
Length: One year Fellowship
Number of positions: 1
Type of fellowship: Research Fellowship
Fellowship Director: Dr. Susan R Kahn
The JGH Thrombosis Program is an active, academic, tertiary care subspecialty service. Our Thrombosis physicians comprise a multidisciplinary, collaborative group that includes hematologists, internists and a pulmonologist, with close links to related specialties such as vascular surgery, cardiology, neurology and obstetrics. A number of us also have training in clinical epidemiology. For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult the following link: The Thrombosis Clinical and Research Fellowship
Application information: Please forward your CV and a cover letter that includes the names of two referees to: Susan R. Kahn, MD FRCPC MSc Director, Thrombosis Clinic Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital 3755 Cote Ste. Catherine Rm. A-127 Montreal, Quebec H3T 1E2 Phone: (514) 340-8222 #7587 Fax: (514) 340-7564 susan.kahn@mcgill.ca Back to top

Medical Biochemistry:
Dr Elizabeth MacNamara. E-mail: rmaizen@lab.jgh.mcgill.ca
jtrevis@lab.jgh.mcgill.ca

Clinical Nutrition Fellowship:
Length: 1 year
Type of Fellowship: Clinical
Number of positions available: 2 per supervisor
Fellowship Program Director: Dr. Shaun Eintracht
Sites Involved in the training: McGill University Teaching Hospitals.
Mission: § The training program will provide opportunities for fellows to develop clinical competence in the field of clinical nutrition. Clinical experience will include opportunities to observe and manage a sufficient number of new and follow-up inpatients and outpatients of all ages including children and older adults, of both sexes, and with a wide variety of common and uncommon nutrition-related disorders. The fellows will be supervised by interdisciplinary team - a Nutrition Support Service, including Physicians and Surgeons, Registered Dietitians and Pharmacists. The program includes opportunities to function in the role of a clinical nutrition consultant for other physicians and services in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Fellows will have formal instruction, clinical experience, or opportunities to acquire expertise in the evaluation, nutritional management, and prevention of many nutritional disorders. For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: Clinical Nutrition Fellowship

Medical Oncology
Dr. Lawrence Panasci. E-mail: naomi.scobie@mcgill.ca

Fellowship in Medical Oncology:
Length: 1 year
Type of Fellowship: Clinical
Fellowship Director: Dr. Cristiano Ferrario
Number of positions available: 1-2.
Mission: The aim of the Fellowship is to provide the trainee with an additional opportunity to acquire and consolidate expertise in the treatment of cancer site(s) of their choosing by providing a solid basic science and clinical knowledge in the field of medical oncology. For a complete description of this fellowship please consult this link: Fellowship in Medical Oncology.
Medical Oncology Research Fellowship:
Length: 1 year
Number of positions available: 2 per year.
Fellowship Director: Dr. Wilson Miller
Mission: The fellow will gain the knowledge, skills and abilities to practice in research-focused patient care settings. For a complete description of this fellowship please consult this link: Medical Oncology Research Fellowship

Neonatology
Dr. Louis Beaumier: e-mail: louis.beaumier@muhc.mcgill.ca

Neonatal Follow-up Fellowship Program
Length: 12 months
Fellowship Director: Dr. Elise Couture
The program: based at the Montreal Children’s Hospital is designed for physicians who wish to develop clinical expertise in the field of medical and developmental follow-up of high-risk neonates. The program consists of training in clinical, neurodevelopmental evaluations, family support, interdisciplinary approach to care of infants and toddlers with complex medical problems. Extensive experience with multidisciplinary partners (rehabilitation, specialised developmental disabilities programs) is provided. A short clinical research project or systematic review is completed during the academic year. For a complete description of this fellowship, please check the following link: Neonatal Follow-up Fellowship Program

Medical Genetics
Dr. Laura Russel: laura.russell@muhc.mcgill.ca
Program Coordinator: Ms. Olga Dolghi: peds.pgme@muhc.mcgill.ca

Pediatric Metabolic and Genetic Bone Disorders Fellowship:
Length: 2 years
Type of fellowship: Clinical and Research
Number of positions available: 1
Fellowship Program Director: Dr. Frank Rauch
Sites involved in the training: Shriners Hospital for children
Mission: For a complete description of this fellowship please follow this link: the Pediatric Metabolic and Genetic Bone Disorders fellowship. Back to top

Nephrology
Dr. Sameena Iqbal, Nephrology Program Director. Email: sameena.iqbal@staff.mcgill.ca

Kidney Transplantation Fellowship:
Length: 1 year
Number of positions: 1-2 per year
Type of fellowship: Clinical
Fellowship Program Director: Dr. Marcelo Cantarovich
Hospitals involved in training: Royal Victoria Hospital and Montreal General Hospital. 98% at RVH and 2% at MGH
Mission: For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: Kidney Transplantation Fellowship.
Contact:
Dr. Marcelo Cantarovich
Nephrology Training Program Director
marcelo.cantarovich@mcgill.ca
Vascular Remodeling Research Fellowship at the JGH:
Length: 2 years
Type of Fellowship: Clinical Research
Number of fellowship positions: 1-2 per year
Name of Hospitals involved in Training: Jewish General Hospital- 100%
Mission: For a complete description of this fellowship please consult this link: Vascular Remodeling Research Fellowship.
Nephrology Research Fellowship:
Fellowship Director: Dr. Audrey Cybulsky
Length: 2 years
Type of Fellowship: Clinical/Research
Number of positions: 2 per year
Name of Hospitals involved: RVH, MGH, JGH
Mission: For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult the following link: Nephrology Research Fellowship
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Pediatric Nephrology
Dr Martin Bitzan, Program Director (interim)
c/o Jennifer Martin, Administrative Secretary: E-mail: jenniferp.martin@muhc.mcgill.ca

Academic Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship
Length: 1 year
Number of positions: 2 per year
Type of fellowship: Clinical and Research Fellowship
Hospitals involved in training: Montreal Children's Hospital
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Neurology
Dr. Anne Louise Lafontaine, Neurology Program Director. Email: residency.neurology@mcgill.ca

Clinical neuromuscular, EMG, and neurological rehabilitation Fellowship
Duration of Fellowship: 1 year
Number of fellowship positions: 1
Fellowship Supervisor: Dr Daria Trojan
Name of the hospitals involved in training and time spent in each: Montreal Neurological Hospital (MNH), 60%; Montreal General Hospital (MGH), 35%; Montreal Children's Hospital (MCH), 5% (JGH)
Mission: For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: Clinical neuromuscular and electromyography fellowship
Clinical neuromuscular and electromyography fellowship
Duration of Fellowship: 1 year
Fellowship Supervisor: Dr. C. Chalk
Name of Hospitals involved in training and time spent in each: MNH 45%, MGH 45%, MCH 5%, JGH 5%
Mission: . For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: Clinical neuromusclar and electromyography fellowship
Headache and Pain Medicine Fellowship
Duration of Fellowship: 1 year
Number of Fellowship positions: 1
Fellowship Directors: Headache Division: Dr. Michel Aubé and Dr. Lucy Vieira. Pain Division: Dr. Yoram Shir

Mission statement for fellowship: For a complete description of this fellowship consult this link : Headache and Pain Medicine

Neuromuscular Medicine
Duration of Fellowship: 2 years
Type of Fellowship: Clinical
Number of fellowship positions: 1
Fellowship Supervisors: Dr. Bernard Brais, Dr. C. Chalk and Dr. E. O'Ferrall
Description of Fellowship:
This 2-year fellowship will provide opportunities for advanced clinical and research training in areas related to neuromuscular diseases. The main clinical activities will focus on patients seen in our neuropathy, neuromuscular, and myasthenia gravis clinics at the Montreal Neurological and the Montreal General Hospitals, where the fellow will be exposed to a diverse range of disorders of peripheral nerve, muscle, and neuromuscular junction. For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: Neuromuscular Medicine
Headache medicine Fellowship
Duration of Fellowship: 1 year
Number of fellowship positions: 1
Fellowship Supervisors: Drs M Aubé and L Vieira
Research activity and publications related: the Fellow is expected to complete a clinical research project during the fellowship
Academic Facilities involved in training: MNI, MGH, MUHC
Mission Statement for Fellowship: For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: Headache Medicine Fellowship
The Helene Pelletier Foundation Fellowship: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Length: 2 years
Number of positions per year: 1
Type of fellowship: Clinical and Research
Fellowship Supervisor: Dr Angela Genge, Dept of Neurology and Neurosurgery
Fellowship Co supervisor: Dr Christina Wolfson, Dept of Epidemiology and Bisostatistics
Source of funding: the funds are raised by the Helene Pelletier Foundation
Fellowship Information: For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: The Helene Pelletier Foundation Fellowship
Parkinson's disease / Movement disorders Fellowship
Length and type of Fellowship (basic Science Research): Combined 2 year basic research (80%) and Clinical (20%)
Number of positions per year: 2
Fellowship Supervisor: Dr Edward A. Fon
Source of funding: The Fellowship is conditional upon successfully securing peer-reviewed Fellowship award funding by candidate (i.e. CIHR, FRSQ, Parkinson Society Canada).
Mission statement for Fellowship: To provide comprehensive research training in the areas of molecular and cellular aspect of Parkinson's disease; and to provide scientifically based, comprehensive and effective diagnosis and management for patients with Parkinson's disease, Parkinsonian syndromes and other movement disorders. For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: Parkinson's disease / Movement disorders Fellowship
Parkinson's disease /Movement disorders Fellowship
Length and type of Fellowship: Research Fellowship
Number of positions per year: 2
Fellowship Supervisor: Ron Postuma
Mission Statement: To provide comprehensive clinical research training in the areas of Parkinson’s disease and related movement disorders. To provide scientifically based, comprehensive and effective diagnosis and management for patients with Parkinson’s disease, Parkinsonian syndromes and other movement disorders.
Source of funding for fellowship: The Fellowship is conditional upon successfully securing peer-reviewed Fellowship award funding by the candidate (i.e. CIHR, FRSQ, Parkinson Society Canada). In the case of unsuccessful application to funding agencies, salary support may be provided from grant funds to Dr. Postuma. For a complete description of this fellowship please consult the following link: Parkinson's disease/Movement disorders Fellowship.
The Andre Delambre Foundation Fellowship: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Length: 2 years
Number of positions per year: 1
Type of fellowship: Clinical and Research
Fellowship Supervisor: Dr Angela Genge, Dept of Neurology and Neurosurgery
Source of funding: the funds are raised by the Andre Delambre Foundation
Fellowship Information: The purpose of this fellowship is to train physicians in the best practice diagnosis and care of patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and related disorders and to promote well designed clinical research in the causes of this devastating disease. The quest for the cause and successful treatment of this disease will be part of the fellowship in both the individual research projects chosen and the larger projects that they will participate in. For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: The Andre Delambre Foundation Fellowship
Fellowship in Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroinflammatory Disorders
Length: 1 year
Number of positions per year: 2
Type of fellowship: Clinical
Fellowship Supervisor: Dr. Paul Giacomini
Fellowship Information:
The aim of fellowship is to provide training in the diagnosis, treatment, and symptomatic management of patients with multiple sclerosis, and related neuro-inflammatory conditions. This will be coupled with participation in clinical trials of patients with multiple sclerosis. Fellows enrolled in the MS Fellowship will spend 75% to 80% of their time on clinical and related activities (rounds, seminars, journal clubs). However, Fellows will also be encouraged to closely interact with, and form collaborations, with graduate students or post-doctoral research fellows in the Neuroimmunology Unit or McConnell Brain Imaging Centre to facilitate translational research opportunities and foster bench to bedside research initiatives. For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: Fellowship in Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroinflammatory Disorder.
Fellowship in Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroinflammatory Disorders
Length: 2 years
Number of positions: 2 per year
Fellowship Supervisor: Dr. Paul Giacomini.
Type of Fellowship: Clinical/ Research.
Fellowship Information: The aim of fellowship is to provide training in the diagnosis, treatment, and symptomatic management of patients with multiple sclerosis, and related neuro-inflammatory conditions. This will be coupled with participation in clinical trials of patients with multiple sclerosis. Fellows will also be expected to foster research collaborations, but also direct their own research projects under the mentorship of their research supervisor. Research Fellows will have variable amounts of time committed to the clinical aspects of the Fellowship, but with options to spend up to 80% of their time on non-clinical research activities, including enrolling in degree granting graduate programs. For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: Fellowship in Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroinflammatory Disorders.
Neurocritical Care Fellowship
Length: 1 year
Number of positions per year: 2
Type of fellowship: Clinical and Research
Fellowship Supervisor: Dr Jeanne Teitelbaum
Hospital involved in training: Montreal Neurological Institute
Overall Objective: is to provide the skills and knowledge necessary to :

1. Provide high quality clinical care and assessments of critically ill patients with neurological disorders, including diagnostic evaluation, treatment, management, counseling and social intervention;

2. Work effectively with multidisciplinary teams oriented to the care of these patients; and

3. Develop the capacity to pursue an academic/research career focusing on neurological dysfunction in critically ill patients.

4. Develop the capacity to teach others in the methods and concepts used in the care of critically ill patients with neurological disorders. For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: Neurocritical Care Fellowship

2-year Neurocritical Care Fellowship
Length: 2 years
Number of positions: 2
Type of fellowship: Clinical and Research
Fellowship Supervisor: Dr. Jeanne Teitelbaum MD FRCP
Hospitals involved in training: Montreal Neurological Institute
Mission statement: The primary goal of the core curriculum in critical care and emergency neurology is to provide a training program that will prepare neurologists, anesthetists, neuosurgeons and medicalintensivists to competently care for critically ill patients with neurologic disorders. For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: 2-year Neurocritical Care Fellowship
Neuroplasticity in Movement Disorders Fellowship
Length: 2 years
Number of positions: 1
Type of fellowship: Clinical Research
Fellowship Supervisors: Dr Calvin Melmed, Dr Anne-Louise Lafontaine and Dr Alexander Thiel
Hospitals involved in training: Montreal Neurological Institute, Montreal General Hospital, and the Jewish General Hospital
Mission statement: This fellowship is designed to foster the development of a clinician-scientist with an expertise in movement disorder neurology at a clinical level in addition to a strong basis in neuroscience research focused on neuroimaging and non-invasive brain stimulation. This fellowship will focus on imaging and mechanisms of neuroplasticity that underlie movement disorders neurology. The goal will be to develop work at the interface between clinical practice and translational research. For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: Neuroplasticity in Movement Disorders Fellowship
Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease Fellowship
Length: 2 years
Number of positions: 1
Type of fellowship: Clinical Research
Fellowship Supervisors: Dr Robert Côté and Dr Jeffrey Minuk
Hospitals involved in training: Montreal General Hospital, the SMBD - Jewish General Hospital, and the Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital
Mission statement: The goal of this fellowship is to train a Royal College certified neurologist (or equivalent) in the specialized field of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases in order to help reduce the burden of stroke. Fellows will obtain a thorough knowledge of the pathophysiology, classification, epidemiology, risk factors and management of stroke and allied cerebrovascular and develop an appreciation for accepted treatment guidelines and an awareness of areas of controversy. Fellows will apply their knowledge and skills to a wide range of patients and play a significant role in patient education related to risk factor modification thereby helping to reduce the occurrence of stroke and other cerebrovascular disease. For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease Fellowship
Cognitive / Behavioral Neurology Fellowship
Length: 1 year
Number of positions: 1
Type of fellowship: Clinical Research
Fellowship Supervisors: Dr Howard Chertkow, Dr Lesley Fellows
Hospitals involved in training: Montreal Neurological Hospital, the Jewish General Hospital, and the Montreal General Hospital (optional)
Mission statement: To provide scientifically based, comprehensive and effective diagnosis and management for patients with cognitive and behavioral complaints and to provide basic training in clinical or basic science research methodology required for furthering the understanding of human cognition and disorders thereof. For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: Cognitive / Behavioral Neurology Fellowship
Cognitive Behavioral Neurology Fellowship:
Length: 2 years
Number of positions: 1
Type of Fellowship: Clinical Research
Fellowship Supervisors: Dr Howard Chertkow, Dr Lesley Fellows
Hospitals involved in training: MNH, JGH, MGH (optional)
Mission Statement: To provide scientifically based, comprehensive and effective diagnosis and management for patients with cognitive and behavioural complaints. To provide training in clinical or basic science research methodology required for furthering the understanding of human cognition and disorders thereof. For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: Cognitive Behavioral Neurology Fellowship.
EEG Fellowship
Length: 1 year
Number of position per year: 1
Fellowship Director: Dr. Francois Dubeau
Academic Facilities involved in training: Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Fellowship Information: The trainee will learn the basic underlying neurophysiology and the neuroanatomy of the electroencephalogram and gain an understanding of the basic mechanisms in a variety of neurological and neurosurgical disorders including epilepsy, degenerative, infectious, toxic-metabolic, traumatic and vascular disorders. For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: EEG Fellowship
Frederick Andermann Fellowship in Epileptology and EEG
Length: 2 years
Number of positions: 1 or 2 per year, depending on funding.
Name of Fellowship Director: Dr. Francois Dubeau, Dr. Eliane Kobayashi
For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: Frederick Andermann Fellowship in Epileptology and EEG
Advanced General Neurology:
Length: 1 year
Number of positions: 1 per year
Description of fellowship: The program is designed allow refinement of examination and history taking technique, to develop diagnostic and management expertise in the in-patient and out-patient setting, with particular emphasis on patients with neurological complications of medical illnesses. The program will emphasize development of clinical teaching skills, graduated responsibility, and allow for participation in administrative activities (Institutional Review Board). The fellowship is intended to actively foster the roles of Medical Expert, Educator, Researcher, Communicator and Administrator, and to prepare the physician to assume clinical activities in general neurology at an academic tertiary care center. For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult the following link: Advanced General Neurology.
Parkinson's Disease / Clinical Movement disorders Fellowship:
Length: 1 year
Number of positions: 2 per year
Description of Fellowship: This is a one year fellowship (80%) clinical (20%) Scholarly or Research activity.
Mission statement for fellowship: To provide evidence-based, comprehensive and effective diagnosis and management for patients with Parkinson’s disease, Parkinsonian syndromes and other movement disorders. To gain expertise in the use of botulinum toxin for the treatment of dystonia, hemifacial spasm, spasticity and other disorders. For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: Parkinson's Disease/Clinical Movement disorders Fellowship
Parkinson's Disease/ Clinical Movement disorders Fellowship:
Length: 2 years
Number of positions: 1
Mission statement for fellowship: To provide evidence-based, comprehensive and effective diagnosis and management for patients with Parkinson’s disease, Parkinsonian syndromes and other movement disorders. To gain expertise in the use of botulinum toxin for the treatment of dystonia, hemifacial spasm, spasticity and other disorders. For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: Parkinson's Diease/Clinical Movement Disorders Fellowship.

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Pediatric Neurology

Dr. Chantal Poulin, Pediatric Neurology Program Director. Email: chantal.poulin@muhc.mcgill.ca

EEG/Epilepsy Fellowship:
Duration of Fellowship: 2 years
Number of fellowship positions: 2
Fellowship Supervisor: Dr. Bernard Rosenblatt
Name of the hospitals involved in training and time spent in each: Montreal Neurological Hospital (MNH), 20%; Montreal Children's Hospital (MCH), 80%
Description of Fellowship: This is a 2 year fellowship concentrating on EEG in the first year and epilepsy research in the second year. Fellowship would include training in the acquisition and interpretation of EEGs across the age range from neonate to adolescence. The trainee will be expected to know the basic underlying neurophysiology and the neuroanatomy of the electroencephalogram and have an understanding of the basic mechanisms of the epilepsies. Normal features of the EEG from the neonatal period to adolescence and adulthood will be reviewed. EEG abnormalities in epileptic disorders, structural lesions of the brain, neurometabolic disorders, etc will be reviewed. The candidate will be given exposure to EEG in-patient monitoring both with surface electrodes and invasive recordings using GRIDS. Use of EEG in the intensive care unit for patients with coma and the role of EEG and evoked potentials in comatose patients and prediction of neurodevelopmental outcome in high-risk neonates and 24 hour home EEG monitoring. The trainee will also have exposure to the epilepsy clinics with understanding of seizures and epilepsy across the age range from neonate through adolescence. Intractable epilepsy and evaluation of candidates for epilepsy surgery, ketogenic diet and VNS implantation will be reviewed. Pre-operative assessment including the use of sphenoidal electrodes, GRIDS and localization studies and intraoperative monitoring with corticography and SEPs will be reviewed. Research may include work in evoked potentials, EEG, EEG monitoring and clinical epilepsy outcome studies. For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: EEG/Epilepsy Fellowship.
EEG Fellowship:
Duration of Fellowship: 1 year
Number of fellowship positions: 1
Fellowship Supervisor: Dr. Bernard Rosenblatt
Name of the hospitals involved in training and time spent in each: Montreal Neurological Hospital (MNH), 20%; Montreal Children's Hospital (MCH), 80%
Description of Fellowship: This is a one year fellowship concentrating on EEG in the pediatric age range.
Fellowship would include training in the acquisition and interpretation of EEGs across the age range from neonate to adolescence. The trainee will be expected to know the basic underlying neurophysiology and the neuroanatomy of the electroencephalogram and have an understanding of the basic mechanisms of the epilepsies. Normal features of the EEG from the neonatal period to adolescence and adulthood will be reviewed. EEG abnormalities in epileptic disorders, structural lesions of the brain, neurometabolic disorders, etc will be reviewed. The candidate will be given exposure to EEG in-patient monitoring both with surface electrodes and invasive recordings using GRIDS. Use of EEG in the intensive care unit for patients with coma and the role of EEG and evoked potentials in comatose patients and prediction of neurodevelopmental outcome in high-risk neonates and 24 hour home EEG monitoring. The trainee will spend 1-2 months in the EEG lab at the Montreal Neurological Hospital. Research may include work in evoked potentials, EEG and EEG monitoring. For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: EEG Fellowship
Epilepsy Fellowship:
Duration of Fellowship: 1 year
Number of fellowship positions: 2
Fellowship Supervisor: Dr. Bernard Rosenblatt
Name of the hospitals involved in training and time spent in each: Montreal Neurological Hospital (MNH), 20%; Montreal Children's Hospital (MCH), 80%
This is a 1 year fellowship concentrating on epilepsy in the pediatric age range. Fellowship would include training in clinical aspect of epilepsy in the age range from neonate to adolescence. The trainee will be expected to know some basic underlying neurophysiology and the neuroanatomy of the electroencephalogram and have an understanding of the basic mechanisms of the epilepsies. The trainee will have exposure to the epilepsy clinics with understanding of seizures and epilepsy across the age range from neonate through adolescence. Intractable epilepsy and evaluation of candidates for epilepsy surgery, ketogenic diet and VNS implantation will be reviewed. Pre-operative assessment including the use of sphenoidal electrodes, GRIDS and localization studies and intraoperative monitoring with corticography and SEPs will be reviewed. Research may include work clinical epilepsy outcome studies. For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: Epilepsy Fellowship
Neurodevelopmental disabilities Fellowship
Duration: 1 year
Number of fellowship positions: 1-2 annually
Type of Fellowship: (80% Research, 20% Clinical)
Mission statement: This fellowship aims to enable physicians, primarily those with training in pediatric neurology or pediatrics, to achieve an enhanced level of competence and expertise in neurodevelopmental disabilities, together with the skills necessary to pursue research at an independent investigator, co-investigator or collaborator in this area. For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult the following link: Neurodevelopmental disabilitites Fellowship Back to top

Neurosurgery

Dr. Line Jacques, Neurosurgery Program Director. Email: luisa.birri@mcgill.ca

Clinical and Research Fellowship in Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery:
Length: 1 Year
Number of positions: 1
Type of fellowship: Clinical and Research
Fellowship Program Director: Dr. Abbas F. Sadikot
Fellowship Information:
The candidate will develop expertise in Functional Neurosurgery, including surgery for movement disorders, pain, psychiatric disorders and epilepsy. The candidate will also work in a collaborative research group with a team of imaging scientists at the McConnell Brain Imaging Centre. The goal of the research component is to develop new methods for Functional Neurosurgery, and discover mechanisms of Deep Brain Stimulation therapy. The candidate will spend 60% of his/her time on the clinical service and 40% in research. Clinical service will include attending a specialized Deep Brain Stimulation Clinic 4 hours per week, two half days of surgery, and attendance on ward rounds. The candidate will also attend rounds pertaining to specific Functional Neurosurgery patients, and attend Neurosurgery Grand rounds. The equivalent of two days a week will be devoted to full time research. For more information concerning this fellowship please consult this link: Clinical and Research Fellowship in Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Neurosurgical Oncology Fellowship:
Length: Not less than 1 year
Number of positions available: 1
Name of institution: Montreal Neurological Institute
Neurosurgery Program Director: Dr. L. Jacques
Supervisor: Dr. Richard Leblanc
Co-Supervisors: Dr. Rolando Del Maestro, Dr. Kevin Petrecca
Objective: The Neurosurgical Oncology Fellowship Program is designed to develop highly skilled neurosurgeons that have expertise in the complete management of central nervous system cancer patients. The program expects fellows to acquire knowledge and skills in:

· clinical diagnosis in the in-patient and out-patient setting, appropriate patient selection for medical versus surgical management, preoperative, intra-operative and postoperative management of CNS tumour patients

· surgical resection of intra- and extra-parenchymal tumors, intra-operative brain mapping, awake craniotomy, navigational techniques, skull base approaches, endoscopic approaches, spine tumors, peripheral nerve tumors and surgical approaches for cancer related pain control

· the multidisciplinary approach to patient care including tumor board discussion with specialists in medical oncology, radiation oncology, neuropathology, neuroradiology and rehabilitation medicine

· clinical, transitional and/or basic research. For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link Neurosurgical Oncology Fellowship.

Neurosurgical Pain Fellowship:
Length: Not less than 1 year
Number of positions available: 1
Name of institution: Montreal Neurological Institute
Neurosurgery Program Director: Dr. L. Jacques
Supervisor: Dr. L. Jacques
Co-Supervisors: Dr. Jeffery A. Hall, Dr. Angela Genge and Dr. Bobbi Popovec
Objective: The Neurosurgical Pain Fellowship Program is designed to develop highly skilled neurosurgeons that have expertise in the complete management with acute but mainly chronic pain with regards to central, spinal and peripheral nerve pain. The program expects fellows to acquire knowledge and skills in:

· surgical approaches including neuromodulation (central DBS, spinal and peripheral nerves) resection of neurom, DREZ etc. Bloc techniques and intrathecal pump technology

· the multidisciplinary approach to patient care including pain board discussion with neurosurgeons, neurologists, anaesthesiologists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and nursing

· clinical, transitional and/or basic research. For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link Neurosurgical Pain Fellowship.

Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellowship
Neurosurgery Program Director: Dr Jeffrey Atkinson
Fellowship Director: Dr José Luis Montes
Co-supervisors: Dr Jean-Pierre Farmer, Dr Jeffrey Atkinson
Name of Institution: The Montreal Children’s Hospital
Type of Fellowship: Clinical
Fellowship Information: Duration of not less than one year
Number of Fellowship Positions available: One
Mission Statement: The Pediatric Neurosurgical Fellowship at McGill has been established since 1994 and we have trained a number of Pediatric Neurosurgeons who practice in North America, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East. It is recognized by the American Board of Pediatric Neurosurgery. For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellowship
Spinal Fellowship in Neurosurgery:
Length: No less than one year
Name of Institution: Montreal Neurological Institute
Type of fellowship: Fellowship of Neurosurgery
Fellowship Director: Dr. Benoit Goulet
Number of fellowship positions: 1
Fellowship Information: The Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI) offers one fellowship per year to support the training of a neurosurgeon who will develop expertise in the surgical treatment of spine surgery and have the opportunity to study related research techniques. Candidates must have an M.D degree and have completed their training in a recognized neurosurgical program. They will be requested to write articles related to surgery of the spine during their year of fellowship. For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult the following link: Spinal Fellowship in Neurosurgery

Inquiries and applications should be directed to:
Dr Line Jacques, Program Director
Montreal Neurological Institute & Hospital
3801 University Street, Room 109
Montreal, Quebec, H3A 2B4
Tel.: (514) 398-1935
Fax: (514) 398-2811
e-mail: luisa.birri@mcgill.ca

Nuclear Medicine

Dr. Marc Hickeson , Nuclear Medicine Program Director. Email: marc.hickeson@muhc.mcgill.ca

Fellowship Program on the Principles and Practice of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) in Oncology
Length: 1 year
Number of Positions: 1
Fellowship Director: Dr. Robert Lisbona
This is based at the MGH site of the MUHC where there is a dedicated suite for a modern PET/CT GE scanner. PET whole body imaging will be used for the investigation of tumours as an integral part of oncology protocols, both for patient management and research, with a very wide range of pathology referrals from the 5 MUHC institutions and also the McGill RUIS. For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: Tomography (PET) in Oncology Fellowship

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Dr. Vincent Ponette, Program Director
Coordinator: Ms. Alessandra Celani: obgyn.residency@muhc.mcgill.ca

Urogynaecology and Pelvic Floor Reconstructive & Advanced Minimally-Invasive Pelvic Surgery Fellowship
Length: 2 years
Number of positions: 1
Fellowship Director: Jens-Erik Walter, MD FRCSC
Mission: comprehensive multidisciplinary clinical and research fellowship designed to provide graduate capacity to function as an independent tertiary care centre subspecialist. For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult the following link: Urogynecology and Pelvic Floor Reconstructive & Advanced Minimally Invasive Pelvic Surgery Fellowship

Ophthalmology

Dr. Bryan Arthurs, Ophthalmology Program Director.
Coordinator: Ms. Natasha Lattimore
Email: ophrpc@med.mcgill.ca

McGill University Vitreoretinal Fellowship

Length: 2 years
Number of positions per year: 2
Type of fellowship: Clinical
Fellowship Program Director: Dr. Michael A. Kapusta
Hospital involved in training: MUHC affiliated hospitals (Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal General Hospital, Montreal Children’s Hospital), Jewish General Hospital, Private Offices (Montreal Retina Institute)
Overall Objective: The vitreoretinal fellowship provides eligible applicants with a strong foundation in both surgical and medical retina skill development. For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: McGill University Vitreoretinal Fellowship
The Henry C Witelson Ocular Pathology Laboratory Fellowship
Length: 1 year
Number of positions per year: 2
Type of fellowship: Clinical
Fellowship Program Director: Dr Miguel N Burnier Jr
Hospital involved in training: MUHC affiliated Hospitals/Henry C Witelson Ocular Pathology Laboratory
Overall Objective: These fellowships will provide residents with intensive subspecialty training in Ocular Pathology. For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: The Henry C Witelson Ocular Pathology Laboratory Fellowship
Cornea, External Disease, Keratorefractive Surgery Fellowship
Length: 1 year
Number of positions per year: 1
Type of fellowship: Clinical
Fellowship Program Director: Dr Dev Cheema
Hospital involved in training: Montreal General Hospital (MGH), Royal Victoria Hospital (RVH), Montreal Children's Hospital (MCH), St Mary's and others (e.g. laser centers, outside offices)
Overall Objective: The fellowship will enhance, consolidate and expand the candidate's knowledge and ability to manage medical and surgical cases in Cornea and External Disease far beyond what was achieved in residency by expanding the complexity and concentrating the patients being managed. For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: Cornea, External Disease, Keratorefractive Surgery Fellowship
Glaucoma Fellowship
Length: 1 year
Number of positions per year: 1
Type of fellowship: Clinical
Fellowship Program Director: Dr Oscar Kasner
Hospital involved in training: Jewish General Hospital and the Montreal General Hospital
Mission Statement: The mission for our Glaucoma Fellowship Program is to train individuals through a high level of patient exposure to become experienced in diagnosing and treating the spectrum of the adult Glaucomas. For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: Glaucoma Fellowship
Oculoplastic Surgery Fellowship
Length: 1 year
Number of positions per year: 1
Type of fellowship: Clinical
Fellowship Program Director: Dr Bryan Arthurs
Hospital involved in training: Montreal General Hospital, and the SMBD - Jewish General Hospital
Mission Statement: This Fellowship is intended to train highly qualified Oculoplastic Surgery Fellows. For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: Oculoplastic Surgery Fellowship
Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship
Length: 1 year
Number of positions per year: 1
Type of fellowship: Clinical
Fellowship Program Director: Dr Robert Koenekoop
Hospital involved in training: Montreal Children's Hospital
Mission Statement: This Fellowship is intended to train highly qualified Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellows. For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship
Cornea / external disease and uveitis Fellowship
Length: 1 year
Number of positions per year: 1 (fellowship in corneal & external diseases) and 1 (uveitis fellowship)
Type of fellowships: Clinical
Fellowship Program Director: Dr Jean Deschenes
Hospital involved in training: Royal Victoria Hospital
Mission Statement: This Fellowship provides clinical training in all aspects of corneal and external diseases, corneal transplantation, refractive surgery, and uveitis. For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: Cornea/External disease Uvities fellowship Back to top

Orthopaedic Surgery

Dr. Reggie Hamdy, Orthopaedic Program Director. Internet: http://www.med.mcgill.ca/orthopaedics
E-mail: orthopaedic.residency@muhc.mcgill.ca

Orthopedic Oncology Fellowship
Length: 1 year
Number of positions 1
Type of Fellowship: Clinical
Fellowship Director: Dr. Robert Turcotte.

For a complete description of this fellowship, please follow this link: Orthopedic Oncology Fellowship

Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Fellowship
Length: 1 year
Number of positions: 1
Mission: The main mission of the McGill Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Fellowship is to provide the trainee with the knowledge, clinical and surgical skills in all areas of foot and ankle surgery necessary to practice at the highest possible level of competence by the completion of the training program. This fellowship offers an outstanding diversity of experience in all areas of adult foot and ankle surgery, including sports medicine, trauma, and reconstruction of the foot and ankle. For a complete description of this fellowship please consult the following link: Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Fellowship

Arthroplasty Fellowship
Length: 1 year
Number of positions: 2
Type of Fellowship: Fellowship
Fellowship Director: Dr. John Antoniou
Hospital Affiliation: Sir Mortimer B. Davis - Jewish General Hospital- McGill University.
Objectives: The main objective is to expose the Fellow to the full spectrum of hip and knee arthroplasty issues including preoperative care, patient and implant selection, operative care (primary and revision utilizing cemented and cementless fixation, various articulating surfaces and surgical approaches) postoperative care acute and long-term and short, mid and long-term follow up of arthroplasty patients. For a complete description of this fellowship, please follow this link: Arthroplasty Fellowship
Orthopedic Sports Medecine & Arthroscopy Fellowship:
Length: 1 year (12 months)
Number of positions available yearly: 1
Fellowship Program Director: Dr. Mark Burman
Hospitals involved in training: The Montreal General Hospital, Lasalle Hospital, Shriners' Hospital
Objectives: The objective of this fellowship is to expose the fellow to all aspects of the surgical management of the injured athlete both recreational and professional. The fellow will gain a thorough knowledge of the management of sports related injuries as well as both Open & Arthroscopic surgical reconstructive techniques to treat these injuries. The McGill Orthopedic Sports Medicine & Arthroscopy Fellowship is a busy with ample opportunity for research. The fellow will work with a team of fellowship trained sports medicine surgeons with emphasis on reconstructive & arthroscopic surgery of the knee & shoulder. The fellow will be primarily involved with ambulatory surgeries. There is also exposure to inpatient surgery and trauma. Work will be based at the MUHC center, and affiliated offsite institutions.

For a complete description of this fellowship, please follow this link: McGill Orthopedic Sports Medicine & Arthroscopy Fellowship

Orthopedic Sports Medicine Fellowship at St. Mary's Hospital
Length: 1 year (12 months)
Number of positions available yearly: 1
Fellowship Program Director: Dr. Ronald Dimentberg/ Dr. Moreno Morelli
Hospitals involved in training: St. Mary's Hospital, Westmount Surgery Center, Concordia Sports Medicine Center.

Mission: Fellowship will ensure that trainees will master in an incremental fashion over a 12 month period: the fundamental sciences, clinical and therapeutic knowledge required to treat patients with sport related disorders. For a complete description of this fellowship, please follow this link: Orthopedic Sports Medicine Fellowship (St. Mary's Hospital)

Pediatric Orthopedics Fellowship
Length: 1 year (12 months)
Number of positions available yearly: 1
Fellowship Program Director: Dr. Neil Saran
Hospitals involved in training: The Montreal Children's Hospital and the Shiners' Hospital for Children
Objectives: The objectives of a fellowship vary according to the individual needs of each fellow. As the pediatric orthopedic servie at McGill offers a full spectrum of sub-specialties, the fellow can choose in which area he/she would like to have more in depth exposure and training. As a general role, the goal of the fellowship is to offer to the fellow a wide range of exposure to all orthopedic problems in children as much as possible. For a complete description of this fellowship, please follow this link: Pediatric Orthopedics Fellowship
TransCanada Pediatric Orthopedics Fellowship
Length: 18 months
Number of positions available yearly: 1
Fellowship Primary Supervisors: Dr Reggie Hamdy (Shriners), Dr Christopher Reilly (BC) and Dr Benjamin Alman (SickKids)
Hospitals involved in training: BC Children's Hospital (6 months), Hospital for Sick Children (6 months) and The Shriners' Hospital for Children (6 months)
Overall Objective: At the end of the Fellowship in pediatric orthopedics, the trainee will have attained competence in the assessment and surgical management (including pre and post-operative care) of disorders of the pediatric orthopedics. For a complete description of this fellowship, please follow this link: TransCanada Pediatric Orthopedics Fellowship
Orthopedic Scoliosis and Spine 1 and 2 year fellowships:

We are unable to consider trainees who do not meet the eligibility criteria outlined in the following section: http://www.medicine.mcgill.ca/postgrad/admission_fellowships.htm or whose file is incomplete. Applicants must ensure that they meet the eligibility criteria for postgraduate training in the province of Quebec prior to application: http://www.medicine.mcgill.ca/postgrad/admission_fellowships.htm

Overview of Program Information:
There are (2) two 1 year Spine Fellowship positions available and 1 (one) 2 year position available in teh Orthopedic Department of McGill University Health Centre. Training will be divided and carried out as listed below:

Montreal General Hospital (MGH): 33.3%

Montreal Children Hospital (MCH) / Shriners Hospital: 33.3%

Jewish General Hospital (JGH): 33.3%

For the complete description please check the following link: Orthopedic Scoliosis and Spine 1 and 2 year Fellowships

Orthopedic Trauma Fellowship
Length: 1 year
Number of positions available: 1
Fellowship Director: Dr. E. J. Harvey
Overall Objective: Individuals completing fellowship training in orthopedic trauma care will be able to:

· Organize and administer an orthopedic trauma service, and coordinate the activities of the service with other administrative units

· Establish policies and procedures for the management of orthopedic trauma patients

· Appoint, train, and supervise specialized personnel

· Teach the specialized body of knowledge required for the comprehensive management of the orthopedic trauma patients

· Develop and pursue research in various areas of orthopedic trauma care

For a complete description of this fellowship, please follow this link: Orthopedic Trauma Fellowship.

Requests for additional information can be directed to the Program Director:

Dr Reggie Hamdy
c/o Orthopaedic Residency Program Office
Montreal General Hospital
1650 Cedar Avenue
Room L9.416
Montreal, Quebec,H3G 1A4
Tel: (514) 934-8209
Fax: (514) 934-8210
Internet: http://www.med.mcgill.ca/orthopaedics
E-mail: orthopaedic.residency@muhc.mcgill.ca

Otolaryngology

Dr. John J. Manoukian, Otolaryngology Program Director. Email: john.manoukian@mcgill.ca

FELLOWSHIP DIRECTOR: Dr. Jamie Rappaport E-Mail: jrappaport@jgh.mcgill.ca

Head and Neck Fellowship:
Length of fellowship: 1 year fellowship
Number of fellowship positions: 1
Fellowship Supervisors: Dr. M.J. Black, Dr. M. Hier, Dr. K Kost, Dr A Zeitouni, Dr. R. Payne
Type of Fellowship: Research Fellowship
Fellowship description: The head and neck oncology service at McGill is divided between the Jewish General Hospital and the McGill University Health Center that includes the Montreal General and the Royal Victoria Hospitals. The head and neck fellow will spend time both at the Jewish General Hospital and the McGill University Health Centre. He/she may go to any site as need be for special events. During the fellowship year, the fellow will be accountable to the site director for his activities that are clearly outlined below and the Director of Head and Neck Oncology at McGill. For a complete description of this fellowship, please follow this link: Head and Neck Fellowship.
Head and Neck and Microvascular Reconstruction Fellowship:
Length of fellowship: 2 years
Number of fellowship positions: 1
Fellowship Supervisors: Dr. Hier
Type of Fellowship: Research Fellowship
Fellowship description: The two-year Head and Neck Fellowship and Microvascular Reconstruction program encompasses all the ablative instruction of the one-year Head and Neck Fellowship, with the added benefit of training in microvascular reconstruction and free flaps. The extra year of training is necessary to ensure a comprehensive and thorough coverage of the subspecialty fields of microvascular reconstruction and free flaps, which are increasingly important components of the growing head and neck oncology discipline. During the two-year program, the Head and Neck and Microvascular Reconstruction fellow will have the opportunity of participating in approximately 40 free flaps cases per year, ensuring a level of clinical exposure to this area of the subspecialty that would be impossible with only one year of training. This can also be a one-year fellowship following successful completion of the Head and Neck Fellowship. For a complete description of this fellowship, please follow this link: Head and Neck and Microvascular Reconstructions Fellowship.
Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship - Montreal Children's Hospital
Duration of Fellowship: 1 year
Number of Fellowship positions: 1
Fellowship Supervisors: Dr. S. Daniel, Dr. J. Manoukian, Dr. L. Nguyen, Dr. M. Schloss.
Hospital involved in training: Montreal Children's Hospital
Type of Fellowship: Research and / or Clinical
Fellowship responsibilities: The pediatric fellow will be responsible for:

· Rounds with resident staff;

· Supervision of all in-patient consultations and discussion with attending staff;

· On-call responsibilities for surgical cases he/she is involved with;

· Organization of Monday A.M. rounds at the MCH;

· Attending specialty clinics;

· Attending all educational activities in the Department of Otolaryngology at McGill University including university grand rounds. For a complete description of this fellowship, please follow this link: Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship

Fellowship Program in Rhinology:
Length: 1 year
Number of positions: 1
Fellowship Supervisors: Dr. S. Frenkiel, Dr M. Desrosiers, Dr M. Samaha
Hospital involved in training:
Type of Fellowship: Clinical and Research Fellowship
Objectives: To develop specialized knowledge of medical and surgical management of nasal and paranasal sinus disease in individuals wishing to pursue a career in academic rhinology. The McGill University rhinology group is well known for its expertise in sino-nasal disorders. The McGill Rhinology group offers a unique training opportunity for advanced training by the grouping of its three recognized experts in a common workgroup; the variety and number of procedures performed yearly, and the structured teaching. For a complete description of this fellowship, please follow this link: Rhinology Fellowship
McGill Auditory Sciences Laboratory Fellowship
Length: 1 year
Number of positions: 2 / year
Fellowship Supervisor: Dr Sam J Daniel
Hospital involved in training: Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill Auditory Sciences Laboratory
Type of Fellowship: Research
Objective: To allow motivated academically oriented individuals to develop expertise in auditory sciences research
For a complete description of this fellowship, please follow this link: McGill Auditory Sciences Laboratory Fellowship
McGill Laryngology Fellowhip
Duration of Fellowship: 1 year
Number of Fellowship positions: 1
Fellowship Supervisor: Dr. Karen M. Kost
Type of Fellowship: Research and Fellowship
Objective: This fellowship will provide structured clinical opportunities for fellows to develop advanced diagnostic, therapeutic and phonosurgical skills. An active research component will enhance and compliment the educational experience. At the end of the fellowship, the fellow will have had a cumulative experience as operating or teaching surgeon. For a complete description of this fellowship, please follow this link: Laryngology Fellowship. Back to top

Pathology

Dr. Chantal Bernard, Pathology Program Director. Email: chantal.bernard@muhc.mcgill.ca
Mira Hoffmann, Program Administrator
Pathology Teaching Office
Tel.: (514) 398-7192 ext. 00481
Fax: (514) 398-7446
Email: pathologyteaching.med@mcgill.ca

Hematopathology Fellowship
Length: 1 year
Number of positions 1
Type of Fellowship: Clinical
Fellowship Director: Dr. René P. Michel
The Fellowship will be principally based at the McGill University Health Centre, Royal Victoria Hospital Site.
The diagnostic service responsibilities will focus on diagnostic Hematopathology involving the review of anatomic pathology material, specifically lymph nodes, spleen and other hematopoietic and extranodal sites with reactive of malignant lymphoid and related disorders. In addition, this will include the review of bone marrow core biopsies. There will also be exposure to Molecular pathology as it relates to diagnosis in Hematopathology, and to Flow Cytometry as it relates to diagnosis on lymph nodes and related extranodal sited. For a complete description of this fellowship, please follow this link: Hematopathology Fellowship
Cytopathology Fellowship
Length: 1 year
Number of positions 1
Type of Fellowship: Clinical
Fellowship Director: Dr. Manon Auger
This fellowship will be principally based at the McGill University Health Centre, Royal Victoria Hospital. This one-year post-residency fellowship offers a comprehensive, integrated exposure to the field of Cytopathology. The cytological specimens handled at the McGill University Health Centre include approximately 50.000 gynecological specimens per year (including approximately 7000 colposcopic specimens) as well as 10.000 non-gynecological specimens (including approximately 4000 fine needle aspirates). Exposure to liquid-based cytology is provided. For a complete description of this fellowship, please follow this link: Cytopathology Fellowship
Gynecopathology Fellowship:
Length: 1 year
Number of positions: 1
Fellowship Director: Dr. Alex Ferenczy's
Academic Affiliation: McGill University, Department of Pathology
Name of hospitals involved in training: Sir Mortimer B. Davis-Jewish General Hospital - 90% of time spent as Fellow.
                                                       Montreal General Hospital - 5% of time spent as Fellow
                                                       Royal Victoria Hospital - 5 % of time spent as Fellow.
This Fellowship will provide the opportunity for the trainee to gain knowledge and develop expertise in the field of gynecologic pathology. The training will promote aptitudes of competence and leadership in the operation of a busy gynecologic pathology/gynecologic cytology service, as well as in research, teaching and other academic activities in the fields related to gynecologic pathology. For a complete description of this fellowship, please follow this link: Gynecopathology Fellowship

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Pediatrics
Program Director: Dr. Richard Gosselin

Academic Pediatrics Fellowship Program
Length: 1 year
Number of positions: 3 per year
Fellowship Director: Dr. Hema Patel
The Pediatrics Residency Program of McGill University offers advanced training for Pediatric residents who aim to pursue an academic career in general Pediatrics. The Academic Pediatrics Fellowship Program is a one year program designed for the candidate wishing to practice along the model of a “hospitalist” in a university-based environment. The educational experiences include clinical training, medical education, administration and research opportunities. Candidates to this program are required to have completed a fourth year of training in general Pediatrics, which will have been preferably tailored to the candidate's further training plans in Academic Pediatrics. In addition, candidates are expected to have initiated an academic project, which will be completed in this program. For a complete description of this fellowship, please check the following link: Academic Pediatrics Fellowship Program
Social Pediatrics Fellowship Program
Length: 1 year
Number of positions: 1-2 postions per year
Fellowship Director: J- M Ferdinand
Mission Statement:
The Department of Pediatrics at McGill University offers advanced pediatric training for senior pediatric trainees who choose to develop a career in Social Pediatrics. This 12 month fellowship is intended for candidates wishing to develop the medical expertise and skills to engage, collaborate and help empower socially vulnerable populations, and to act as champions of positive change for the health of these populations.The educational experiences include clinical training, medical education, advocacy, administration and research opportunities. For a complete description of this fellowship please check the following link: Social Pediatrics Fellowship Program
Neonatal Follow-up Fellowship Program
Length: 12 months
Fellowship Director: Dr. Elise Couture
The program: based at the Montreal Children’s Hospital is designed for physicians who wish to develop clinical expertise in the field of medical and developmental follow-up of high-risk neonates. The program consists of training in clinical, neurodevelopmental evaluations, family support, interdisciplinary approach to care of infants and toddlers with complex medical problems. Extensive experience with multidisciplinary partners (rehabilitation, specialised developmental disabilities programs) is provided. A short clinical research project or systematic review is completed during the academic year. For a complete description of this fellowship, please check the following link: Neonatal Follow-up Fellowship Program
Clinical Complex Care Fellowship Program
Length: 1 year
Number of positions: 1
Fellowship Director: Dr. Hema Patel
The Program: The Pediatrics Residency Program of McGill University offers advanced training for Pediatric residents who aim to pursue a clinical career in general Pediatrics. The Clinical Complex Care Fellowship Program is a one year program designed for the candidate wishing to develop expertise in the care of children with complex care needs. The educational experiences focus on clinical training, and also include medical education, administration and research opportunities. Candidates to this program are required to have completed a fourth year of training in general Pediatrics and to meet eligibility requirements of McGill University. For a complete description of this fellowship, please check the following link: Clinical Complex Care Fellowship Program

Plastic Surgery
Program Director: Dr. Mirko Gilardino: Plastics.Residency@muhc.mcgill.ca

Craniofacial Surgery Fellowship
Length: 1 year
Number of fellowship positions: 1
Fellowship Director: Dr. L. Lessard
Mission: The fellowship is designed to provide trainees with intensive clinical exposure to both pediatric and adult craniofacial surgery. Approximately 60% of the fellow’s time will be spent in the diagnosis, multidisciplinary treatment planning and surgical repair of congenital facial deformities including cleft lip/palate, craniosynostoses, craniofacial syndromes, hemifacial microsomia among other diagnoses. Adult craniofacial exposure will include the management of acute facial fractures/trauma, reconstruction of facial defects (traumatic and oncologic), and aesthetic surgery of the face. For a complete description of the fellowship offered, please click on the following link: Craniofacial Surgery Fellowship Back to top

Psychiatry
Dr. Karl Looper, Psychiatry Program Director. Email: residency.psychiatry@mcgill.ca

ADHD Fellowship:
Name of Institution: Montreal Children's Hospital
Type of Fellowship: Clinical/Research
Fellowship Director: Dr. Lily Hechtman
Number of Positions: 2
Length: 1 year (if primarily clinical), 1-2 years (if primarily research)
Mission Statement: The objective of a primarily fellowship in ADHD is to improve the fellow’s expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD throughout the lifespan. Detecting and treating conditions that may be comorbid with ADHD is also stressed. The objective of a primarily research fellowship in ADHD is to provide expertise to young researchers to enable them to carry out research in the area of ADHD. For a complete description of this fellowship; please consult the following link: ADHD Fellowship
Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship:
Name of Institution: McGill University Health Centre
Type of Fellowship: Clinical/Research
Fellowship Director: Dr. Jorge Palacios-Boix
Number of Positions: 1
Length: 1 year
Mission Statement: The Addictions Unit is a clinical and research training program (which has trained residents and fellows in Psychiatry for the past three decades). It includes an active and wide-ranging research program - basic and clinical - led by a Research Director (Dr. Kathryn Gill) with several ongoing studies at all times and multiple research possibilities. Academic publications are contributed regularly (for a list of publications please contact the Unit’s directors). The fellowship is considered a more advanced level of training with a specific focus on academic activities and on preparation for a career in the subspecialty. For a complete description of this fellowship; please consult the following link: Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship
Autism Fellowship:
Name of Institution: Montreal Children's Hospital
Type of Fellowship: Clinical/Research
Fellowship Director: Dr. Eric Fombonne
Number of Positions: 1
Length: 1 year
Mission Statement: The mission of the ASD Program is to provide an up-to-date service to the population with autism spectrum disorders, to act as a center of resources for patients and their families, and to train professionals to the techniques to evaluate and treat autism as well as to conduct research on the causes and the treatments of this neurodevelopmental disorder.For a complete description of this fellowship; please consult the following link: Autism Fellowship
Bipolar Disorders Fellowship:
Name of Institution: Douglas Mental Health University Institute
Type of Fellowship: Clinical/Research
Fellowship Director: Dr. Serge Beaulieu
Number of Positions: 2
Length: 1 year
Mission Statement: The Bipolar Disorders Program (BDP) is dedicated to a tripartite clinical/research/teaching mission. The fellowship will be aimed at developing expertise in the evaluation and treatment of the full spectrum of Bipolar Disorders, and co-morbid conditions. The fellow will be fully integrated into the Bipolar Disorder Program clinical services including outpatient (approximately 200 new cases per year) and research projects. For a complete description of this fellowship; please consult the following link: Bipolar Disorders Fellowship
Child Psychiatry Fellowship:
Name of Institution: McGill University Health Centre/Montreal Children's Hospital.
Type of Fellowship: Clinical allowing for a Research component
Length: 1 year
Number of fellowship positions requested: 1
Fellowship Director: Dr. E. Lila Amirali
Mission Statement: The Pediatric Psychiatry Care Program is a tertiary care program for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents suffering from complex psychopathology, requiring hospitalization. The program has a clinical/teaching/research vision. The Fellowship will be aimed at developing expertise in the evaluation and treatment of psychosis (First episode psychosis, psychosis NOS, substance-related psychosis) and co-morbid conditions (Mood & Anxiety Disorders, Personality and Substance Use disorders). The Fellow will be fully integrated into the Pediatric Psychiatry Care Program Clinical Services including Inpatient care (about 200 patients per year, 6 beds, average stay 8 days), day program (step-down and Crisis intervention (10 – 15 places) and outpatient (follow-up in Psychosis Clinic). For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult the following link: Child Psychiatry Fellowship
Fellowship at the Center for Teaching and Research of Short Term Dynamic Psychotherapy, MUHC
Name of Institution: McGill University Health Center
Location: 1025 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, Québec H3A 1A1
Type of Fellowship: Clinical
Number of positions: 1-2
Length: One year.
Mission Statement: The mission of the fellowship is to train in the area of psychodiagnostic assessment- patient’s capacity to experience and tolerate depression, anxiety and painful affect; technique of mobilizing the patient against their psychopathology; applying some of the basic technical interventions inherent in Dr. Davanloo’s technique of IS-TDP; as well as learning other modalities of short-term dynamic psychotherapy. For a complete description of this fellowship please consult the following link: Fellowship at the Center for Teaching and Research of Short Term Dynamic Psychoterapy, MUHC
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Fellowship:
Name of Institution: McGill University Health Centre
Type of Fellowship: Clinical/Research
Fellowship Director: Dr. Gail Myhr
Number of Positions: 2
Length: 1 year
Mission Statement: While CBT is one of the most effective, and cost-effective , evidence-based psychological interventions in the treatment of mental disorders, its availability is limited. Furthermore, as psychiatry residents are clamoring for training, the availability of expert supervision is also scarce. This primarily fellowship is designed to increase the number of expert practitioners and supervisors of CBT, who will then be expected to practice and train future mental health professionals, including psychiatry residents and interns. This fellowship is intended to train the candidate to a high level of expertise in the clinical administration and supervision of CBT. The fellow may specialize in a clinical area (e.g. psychotic disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, Cognitive Behavioural Analysis System of Psychotherapy (CBASP) for chronic depression), but should be able to conduct CBT for a wide range of disorders. All fellows are expected to contribute to the academic life of the Unit, and be involved in the clinical research activities of the Unit. Original thinking and initiation of pertinent clinical research projects are encouraged. For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult the following link: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Fellowship
Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship:
Name of Institution: McGill University Health Centre
Type of Fellowship: Clinical
Fellowship Program Director: Dr. Annette Granich
Number of Positions: 1
Length: 1 year
Mission Statement: This Fellowship year is intended to teach advanced skills in C/L psychiatry. Its purpose is to train academic leaders in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, stimulate interest in academic work in the field and provide the administrative skills required for the development of C/L services at other institutions. For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult the following link: Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship
Couple and Family Therapy Fellowship:
Name of Institution: Jewish General Hospital , Institute of Community and Family Psychiatry and Center for Child Development and Mental Health
Type of Fellowship: Clinical/Research
Fellowship Director: Dr. Jaswant Guzder
Number of Positions: 1
Length: 1 year
Mission Statement: The objective of this fellowship is to provide specialized training in couple and family therapy for psychiatric fellows. Empirical evidence suggests that family-based interventions demonstrate superior effects in comparison to alternative treatment for many disorders including relational problems in children, adolescents and adults. The fellow will gain expertise in the application of evidence-based methods of couple and family therapy and will participate in ongoing clinical research projects. The fellow will be trained to conduct clinical research in the area of couple and family therapy and multi-modal family intervention for children. He/she will acquire skills in the critical evaluation of the literature, research design, data analysis and preparation of presentations and manuscripts. For a complete description of the Couple and Family Therapy Fellowship, please consult the following link: Couple and Family Therapy Fellowship.
Depressive Disorders Fellowship:
Name of Institution: Douglas Mental Health University Institute
Type of Fellowship: Clinical/Research
Fellowship Program Director: Dr. Gustavo Turecki
Number of Positions: 1
Length: 1 year
Mission Statement: The Depressive Disorders Program (DDP) is a super specialized (third-line) service for subjects who are suffering from refractory and/or recurrent major depressive disorder with or without the presence of suicidal behavior. The program offers cutting-edge treatment for depressed patients and provides support to families. In addition, the team carries out extensive phenotyping assessments and measures the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions at baseline and during follow-up, and develops research projects that are integrated into the clinical practice. Also, the program transfers knowledge to health professionals, students and residents by offering training in assessment and treatment of depression. For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult the following link: Depressive Disorders Fellowship
Douglas Mental Health University Institute Eating Disorders Fellowship :
Name of Institution: Douglas Mental Health University Institute
Type of Fellowship: Clinical/Research
Fellowship Program Director: Dr. Mimi Israel
Number of Positions: 1
Length: 1 year
Mission Statement: The Eating Disorders Fellowship (EDP) is a tertiary-care program for the assessment and treatment of adults suffering from eating disorders. The Fellowship is dedicated to a tripartite clinical/research/teaching mission. The fellowship will be aimed at developing expertise in the evaluation and treatment of the full spectrum of eating disorders (Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Eating Disorders Not Otherwise Specified and Binge Eating Disorder), and comorbid conditions (Depressive, Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, Personality and Substance Use Disorders). The fellow will be fully integrated into EDP clinical services including outpatient (200 new cases per year), day hospital (15 places) and inpatient treatment (6 bed unit; average stay 2 months). For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult the following link: Douglas Mental Health University Institute Eating Disorders Fellowship
First Episode Psychosis Fellowship:
Name of Institution: Douglas Mental Health University Institute
Type of Fellowship: Clinical/Research
Fellowship Program Director: Dr. Ashok Malla
Number of Positions: 1
Length: 1 year
Mission statement: There has been a burgeoning interest in research in first episode psychosis (FEP) and early intervention. FEP patient samples provide an ideal opportunity to investigate multiple domains of psychopathology, pathophysiology, treatment interventions and outcome and to understand and potentially influence the longer term course of psychotic disorders. This is especially so in a program such as Prevention and Early intervention Program for Psychoses (PEPP-Montreal) at the Douglas Institute as the sample is extremely well characterized through prospective collection of data on multiple domains on all patients presenting for treatment within a defined catchment area, thus providing a highly representative and unselected sample for research purposes. Investigations currently under way at PEPP-Montreal include studies in early case detection including pathways to care and ethnicity/immigration; brain imaging and neuro-cognitive predictors of short and long term outcome; psychological, social and demographic predictors of outcome on multiple domains; pharmaco-genetic studies; studies of substance abuse in FEP; and controlled trials of mostly non-pharmacological and some pharmacological interventions. For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: First Episode Psychosis Fellowship
Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship - St Mary's Hospital:
Name of Institution: St. Mary's Hospital
Type of Fellowship: Clinical/Research
Fellowship Program Director: Dr. Michel Elie
Number of Positions: 1
Length: 1 year
Mission statement: With the aging of the population, the prevalence of mental health disorders of the elderly will increase. The Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship is intended to teach advance skills in geriatric psychiatry whether related to clinical or research areas. This fellowship is dedicated to develop expertise in the evaluation and treatment of the complex psychopathologies affecting the elderly population and to enable the candidate to have a critical understanding of evidence based diagnosis and management of elderly patients and their family. For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship (SMH)
Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship - Douglas Institute:
Name of Institution: Douglas Mental Health University Institute
Type of Fellowship: Clinical/Research
Fellowship Program Director: Dr. Rene Desautels
Number of Positions: 2
Length: 1 year
Mission statement: The Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship at the Douglas Institute is intended to equip fellows with the knowledge and skills required to function independently as a sub-specialist in Geriatric Psychiatry. To achieve those goals, fellows chose a path composed of a mix of clinical service and research activities which complement and enhance his/her previous training in Geriatric Psychiatry. At the end of the Fellowship, the fellow will be able to function independently within any Geriatric Psychiatry clinical setting, and to pursue independent research projects and/or participate within a clinical research team. For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship (DI)
Neuroscience and Psychiatry Fellowship:
Name of Institution: Douglas Mental Health University Institute
Type of Fellowship: Clinical/Research
Fellowship Program Director: Dr. Ridha Joober
Number of Positions: 1
Length: 1 year
Mission statement: Genes and the environment interact in a complex way to increase the risk for psychiatric disorders. Although in the last 10 years, several specific genetic factors and environmental stressors have been reported to be implicated in psychiatric disorders, replication and confirmation of these results remain problematic. Many biological, behavioral and methodological aspects may be at the origin of these difficulties. The ``Neuroscience and Psychiatry`` fellowship offers the students to work on specific biological (mainly genetic) questions in relation to several psychiatric neurodevelopmental disorders (schizophrenia, ADHD, Autism, Conduct disorders, learning disabilities) while developing analytical and critical understanding of the complexity underlying these disorders. For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: Neuroscience and Psychiatry Fellowship
Neuroscience of Individual Differences Fellowship
Name of Institution: Montreal Neurological Institute
Type of Fellowship: Clinical/Research
Fellowship Program Director: Dr. Sherif Karama
Number of Positions: 1
Length: 1 year
Mission Statement: While the last few years have witnessed an explosion of research on the neurobiological underpinnings of psychopathology, relatively little work has focused on the neurobiology of individual differences in healthy subjects. A better grasp of normal human variability is an important step that would likely improve our understanding of changes or predispositions associated with psychopathology. The “Neuroscience of Individual Differences” fellowship offers the fellow to work on the relationship between a given trait (e.g. general cognitive ability, circulating hormone levels) and brain structure using sophisticated brain imaging methods while developing an analytical and critical understanding of the complexity underlying apparently simple behavioral differences in healthy individuals. For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: Neuroscience of Individual Differences Fellowship.
Personality Disorders Fellowship:
Name of Institution: McGill University Health Centre
Type of Fellowship: Clinical/Research
Fellowship Program Director: Dr. Joel Paris
Number of Positions: 1
Length: 1 year
Mission statement: To provide high quality specialty care, to teach the management of Personality Disorders, and to conduct research. For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: Personality Disorders Fellowship
Rural/Urban Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship:
Name of Institution: Pierre Janet Hospital Centre, Gatineau
Type of Fellowship: Clinical
Fellowship Program Director: Dr. Lisa McMurray
Number of Positions: 1
Length: 1 year
Mission statement: This fellowship program will provide a high quality foundation in the clinical subspecialty of geriatric psychiatry, in accordance with the proposed guidelines of the Canadian Academy of Geriatric Psychiatry. The fellowship will also promote academic development. Advancement of the state of knowledge in geriatric psychiatry will be encouraged through involvement in research, teaching, and scholarly review. The fellow will benefit from dedicated time and resources to produce an academic project. The program is set in a mid sized urban centre, which provides service to outlying rural regions; training in this unique setting will prepare the fellow for the demands of community geriatric psychiatry. There will be particular emphasis placed on the consultative role, liaison with family practitioners, and shared care arrangements in the rural and urban regions. The affiliation with the Family Medicine Unit will provide the fellow with an opportunity for teaching and liaison. The active telepsychiatry service in geriatric psychiatry will allow the fellow to gain experience in providing consultations to outlying areas using this modality. For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: Rural/Urban Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship
Suicide Studies and Intervention
Length: 1 year
Type of Fellowship: Clinical / Research
Fellowship Director: Dr. Johanne Renaud
Institution:Douglas Mental Health Institute.
Mission Statement: The Fellowship on suicide studies and intervention will provide to residents in psychiatry a comprehensive understanding of suicide and related behaviors, their causes and potential solutions, as well as the many challenges associated with suicidal behaviour treatment and intervention. The fellows will have an opportunity to be involved in research studies on suicidal behaviour and to gain experience with different research methodologies. For a complete description of this fellowship, please follow this link: Fellowship in Suicide studies and intervention
Transcultural Psychiatry Fellowship (Adult):
Name of Institution: Jewish General Hospital
Type of Fellowship: Clinical/Research
Fellowship Program Director: Dr. Laurence Kirmayer
Number of Positions: 1
Length: 1 year
Mission statement: The Division of Social and Transcultural Psychiatry is a network of scholars and clinicians within the Department of Psychiatry of McGill University, devoted to promoting research, training and consultation in social and cultural psychiatry. The aim of fellowship training is to produce clinicians who can practice, teach and do research in the broad area of culture and mental health, which examines the sociocultural determinants of mental health and the development of culturally safe and responsive services and interventions. Work may include a focus on international health, indigenous peoples, immigrants, refugees or the cultural analysis of psychiatry. The fellow will learn to conduct systematic cultural assessments and formulations. The interdisciplinary training setting emphasizes general knowledge rather than specific ethnocultural groups. Fellows are encouraged to conduct research. For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: Transcultural Psychiatry Fellowship (Adult)
Transcultural Psychiatry Fellowship (Child):
Name of Institution: Jewish General Hospital & McGill University Health Centre
Type of Fellowship: Clinical or Research
Fellowship Program Director: Dr. Cécile Rousseau
Number of Positions: 1
Length: 1 year
Mission statement: To provide research and clinical training in Child Transcultural Psychiatry. The fellowship’s general objective is to master Transcultural Psychiatry skills. Specific skills that will be addressed are: performing cultural assessments and cultural formulations; working with interpreters and culture brokers; and learning how to do cultural consultations for other healthcare professionals. The research fellowship objectives include: To become familiar with the literature in social and cultural psychiatry; to learn about cultural validity issues in all steps of the research process, and to participate in transcultural research. Research training will be comprehensive, from formulation of a research question to analysis of results. For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: Transcultural Psychiatry Fellowship (Child)
Utting Fellowship for Studies in Depression and Suicide
Name of Institution: Jewish General Hospital
Type of Fellowship: Clinical/Research
Fellowship Program Director: Dr. J. Christopher Perry
Number of Positions: 1
Length: 1 year
Mission statement: The mission of the fellowship is to train psychiatrists/psychologists to become principal investigators and excellent researchers in depression and the psychotherapies. The Utting Family also supports a lecture to raise public awareness of depression and suicide and its treatment. Each year, a major contributor is awarded The Douglas Utting Prize. The fellow will develop skills in psychotherapy research, increase knowledge of depression and its treatment by CBT, psychodynamic psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy. Enhance psychotherapy skills. For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: Utting Fellowship for Studies in Depression and Suicide
Women's Mental Health Fellowship
Name of Institution: Jewish General Hospital
Type of Fellowship: Clinical Research
Fellowship Program Director: Dr. Karl Looper
Length: 1 year
Mission Statement: The objective of this fellowship is to provide specialized training in the diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric disorders associated with different stages of a woman’s life cycle, in particular those associated with childbearing, and with chronic illness. The fellow will gain expertise in the use of both medication and a variety of psychosocial treatments. Fellows will also consult with other health professionals involved in the treatment of female cancer patients as well as women with mental health problems during pregnancy and postpartum. In addition, the fellow will be trained to conduct research in the area of perinatal mental health, and will acquire skills in the critical evaluation of the literature, research design, data analysis, and the preparation of presentations and manuscripts. For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: Women's Mental Health Fellowship

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Radiation Oncology

Dr Khalil Sultanem, Radiation Oncology Program Director. Email: ksultane@roc.jgh.mcgill.ca

Head and Neck Oncology Fellowship
Number of positions: 1 per year
Supervisors: Dr George Shenouda and Dr Fabio Cury
Fellowship Director: Dr Thierry Muanza
Duration of fellowship: One year
Objectives and Goals:
To acquire in depth knowledge and expertise in the state-of-the-art management of patients with head and neck cancer
To participate in the supervision of residents during their head and neck radiation oncology rotations
To take part in the teaching of residents and medical students in general, and in head and neck oncology in particular
To participate in research projects in head and neck oncology. The role of the fellow will be :

a. To assess the treatment outcomes of patients treated with new treatment modalities, such as the newly acquired Tomotherapy unit

b. To participate in currently available head and neck cancer national and international clinical trials open at McGill University

· To learn the basic principles of study design in clinical research
Expectations:

1. The fellow will attend the usual daily activities in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the MUHC, and will adhere to the regular departmental schedule

2. The fellow will have a 50% of her time spent in clinical activities related to head and neck oncology. This includes attending clinics and tumor boards meetings, and supervising residents in head and neck oncology rotations, specifically in planning, dosimetric evaluations of treatment plans, and management of treatment related side effects

3. The fellow will participate in the on-call schedule in Radiation Oncology

4. The remaining 50% of the fellow's time will be spent in carrying out research activities, as detailed in the section "Objectives and Goals"

5. The fellow will actively participate in the teaching of the residents and in organizing Journal Club, Seminars, as well as radiation oncology departmental rounds in collaboration with the chief and assistant chief residents

Evaluation and assessment of progress:
The fellow must present a progress report on the research activities every 3 months to the Fellowship Director. The fellow will be evaluated every 6 months and promoted, in accordance of the PGME Promotions Guidelines. The fellow must present a review of the results of the research project(s) at the end of the year to the department in the context of Monday Morning Rounds.
Staff and Rotations evaluation by the fellow:
This will be done by the fellow on a 6-monthly basis, and will be presented to the Fellowship Director.
Impact of fellowship on resources for residency training:
During the fellowship, the fellow will have adequate working space, and will have access to all hard and soft ware support required for the performance of the set training objectives.
The department has adequate resources to support the fellow's activities without interfering with residency training.

Pediatric Radiation Fellowship
Length: 1 year
Number of positions: 2
Fellowship Director: Dr. Carolyn Freeman
Hospitals involved in training: Montreal General Hospital (65%), Montreal Children's Hospital (30%) and Ste-Justine hospital (5%)
Mission: During a one year period of additional training, the fellow will acquire and integrate advanced knowledge and skills specific to the management of children with malignancies. On completion of the program, the fellow will possess the knowledge and skills to be able to independently:
• Formulate and defend a management plan for pediatric and adolescent patients with tumors of any type
• Plan all radical and palliative radiotherapy treatments, including special techniques such as Total Body Irradiation.
For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: Pediatric Radiation Oncology
Sarcoma Radiation Oncology Fellowship
Fellowship Director: Dr. Thierry Muanza
Length: one year
Number of positions: one per year
Hospitals involved: MGH 80%, MCH 20%
Mission: During a one year period of additional training, the fellow will acquire and integrate advanced knowledge and skills specific to the Management of adult and pediatric patients with sarcomas. On completion of the program the fellow will possess the knowledge and skills to be able to independently:
Formulate and defend a management plan for patients with sarcomas of any type arising in any location.
Plan all radical and palliative radiotherapy treatments, including special techniques such as brachytherapy and stereotactic radiotherapy.
For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult the following link: Sarcoma Radiation Oncology Fellowship.

Fellowship in Neurooncology- Radiotherapy.
Fellowship Director: Dr. Thierry Muanza & Dr. Fabio Cury
Duration: 1 year
Number of fellows: maximum of one
Mission: During a one year period the fellow will acquire and integrate advanced knowledge and skills specific to the management of adult patients with brain tumor particularly glioma who will undergo fractionated radiotherapy and stereotactic radiation therapy. For a complete description of this fellowship please consult the following link: Fellowship in Neurooncology-Radiotherapy
Fellowship in Lung Cancer-Radiotherapy.
Fellowship Director: Dr. Thierry Muanza & Dr. Fabio Cury
Duration: one year
Number of fellows: Maximum of one
Mission: During a one year period of additional training, the fellow will acquire and integrate advanced knowledge and skills specific to the management of adult patients with different lung malignancies. For a complete description of this fellowship please consult the following link: Fellowship in Lung Cancer Radiotherapy.

Respirology

Dr. Kevin Schwartzman, Respirology Program Director. Email: kevin.schwartzman@mcgill.ca
Coordinator: E. Tomkee: esther.tomkee@muhc.mcgill.ca Website: http://www.mcgill.ca/respdiv/training/

Sleep Medicine Fellowship
Length: 1 year
Number of positions: 2
Type of fellowship: Clinical
Fellowship Program Director: Dr R John Kimoff
Hospitals involved in training: Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal Chest Institute and the Montreal Neurological Institute
Rationale: Trainees in Respiratory Medicine now have to demonstrate proficiency in the management of respiratory sleep disorders, and sleep rotations are now a core element of Respiratory training programs. However to meet the demand for full competency in Sleep Medicine, some Respiratory trainees pursue a one-year Sleep Medicine fellowship. This therefore complements their previous training and prepares them for a practice profile involving multi-disciplinary sleep disorders. Trainees in Neurology and Psychiatry may similarly wish to develop multi-disciplinary competency in Sleep Medicine and choose to pursue Sleep Fellowship training. For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: Sleep Medicine Fellowship
Pulmonary Oncology and Interventional Respirology Fellowship
Length: 1 year
Number of positions: 2
Type of fellowship: Clinical
Fellowship Program Director: Dr Linda Ofiara
Hospitals involved in training: MUHC (the Montreal General Hospital and the Montreal Chest Institute) and the Jewish General Hospital
Mission: The purpose of the McGill fellowship in pulmonary oncology and interventional respirology is to provide the respiratory trainee with additional knowledge, skills and experience needed to care for lung cancer patients in all phases of diagnosis and treatment, whether for cure or palliation. For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: Pulmonary Oncology and Interventional Respirology Fellowship
Respiratory Research Fellowship
Length: 1 year
Number of positions: Max 5
Type of fellowship: Clinical & Research Fellowship
Fellowship Program Director: Dr. Dick Menzies
Hospitals involved in training: McGill University Health Centre (Montreal General Hospital, Montreal Chest Institute, Royal Victoria Hospital), Jewish General Hospital, Meakins-Christie Laboratories (McGill University)
Mission: The purpose of the McGill fellowship in respiratory research is to provide the respiratory trainee with additional knowledge, skills and experience needed to begin on the pathway toward a potential career as an independent investigator. Respiratory Research Fellowship

Cardio Respiratory Rehabilitation and Integrated Cared of Chronic Respiratory Disease Fellowship
Length: 1 year
Number of positions: 1
Fellowship Director: Dr. Jean Bourbeau
Hospitals involved in training: Montreal Chest Institute, MUHC
Mission: the fellowship will offer additional knowledge and specific training in exercice physiology, specialized knowledge and skills in behavioral and psychosocial management of various chronic respiratory diseases, and continuous quality improvement with an evaluative approach. The RECRU is an ideal setting in which to obtain this unique fellowship training as trainees will have an opportunity to participate in clinical research as part of an experienced, productive multidisciplinary research team with longstanding collaboration with provincial (groupe strategique, Respiratory Health Newtwork of the FRSQ), national and international networks. For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: Cardio Respiratory Rehabilitation and Integrated Cared of Chronic Respiratory Disease Fellowship.

Pediatric Respirology:

Program Director: Dr. David Zielinski: David.zielinski@muhc.mcgill.ca
Program Coordinator: Ms. Olga Dolghi: peds.pgme@muhc.mcgill.ca

Pediatric Respirology Research Fellowship
Fellowship Director: Dr. Larry Lands
Type of Fellowship: Research (75%) and Clinical (25%) Fellowship
Number of positions: 2 positions per year
Duration: 1 year
Mission Statement: The Pediatric Respirology Research Fellowship is offered to further develop skills and expertise in research related to Pediatric Respirology. This fellowship is designed to supplement the training acquired during the core Pediatric Respirology training and further prepare the candidate for a career in academic Pediatric Respirology. For a complete description of this fellowship please consult this link: Pediatric Respirology Research Fellowship

Rheumatology

Dr. Christian Pineau, Rheumatology Program Director. Email: christian.pineau@muhc.mcgill.ca
The administrative secretary contact is Nellie Eugenio:
nellie.eugenio@muhc.mcgill.ca, phone number 514.934.1934, extension 4417

Canadian Scleroderma Research Group (CSRG) Research Fellowship at McGill University
Length of Fellowship: maximum of 2 years
Number of fellowship positions: 1 per year
Type of Fellowship: Clinical Research
Location: Jewish General Hospital (JGH)
Hospitals involved in training: The fellow is based at the JGH where most of his/her time is spent. Formal classes could be held also at McGill University main campus or at another McGill Affiliated Teaching Hospital. Weekly rheumatology rounds are held at the McGill University Health Center - Montreal General Hospital site.
The global objective of this fellowship is to provide training in clinical research regarding scleroderma to a medical (adult or pediatric) subspecialist who wishes to pursue a research career. This program will be carried out under the auspices of the CSRG, a team directed by Dr Murray Baron, which consists of rheumatologists at 15 Canadian sites and 10-15 clinical and basic science researchers across Canada. For a full description of the Fellowship, please follow this link: CSRG Research Fellowship

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Urology

Dr. Wassim Kassouf, Urology Program Director.
e-mail: urology.residency@muhc.mcgill.ca website: http://urology.mcgill.ca

Fellowship in Neuro urology, Bladder dysfunction, Pelvic reconstruction and female urology:
Length: 2 years
Number of positions: 1
Fellowship Director: Dr. Jacques Corcos
Hospital involved in training: Jewish General Hospital, Montreal General Hospital, Readaptation institute
Faculty: Drs. Marie Claude Lemieux, Jens Erik Walker
Objectives: This fellowship has been designed for Urology or Gynecology residents having completed their training and who wish to acquire an expertise in this field. This fellowship includes: mandatory lab research for at least 20% of the fellowship, mandatory participation to service rounds, a bimensual oral presentation to members of the department. Participation to a biostastistic and initiation to clinical research course is available and highly suggested. At the end of their fellowship, the physicians will be able to handle a general practice in urogynecology, neurourology , bladder dysfunctions and pelvic reconstruction surgery. For a complete description please follow this link: Fellowship in Neuro urology, Bladder dysfunction, Pelvic reconstruction and female urology
McGill Pediatric Urology Fellowship:
Length: 1 year fellowship
Number of positions: 1 per year
Hospital involved in training: Montreal Children's
Faculty: Drs. Roman Jednak, Mohamed EI-Sherbiny, Gianpaolo Capolicchio and Alex Brzezinski
Objectives: Upon completion of the fellowship, the fellow is expected to have achieved several learning objectives which will be achieved through exposure to both operative and outpatient pediatric urology. In addition, the fellow will be expected to actively participate in hospital based activities including Surgical Teaching Rounds, Trauma Rounds, Morbidity and Mortality conferences, Tumor Board, and combined Nephrology/Urology and Urology Resident teaching sessions when applicable. Specific learning objectives include:

Proficiency in common urologic surgery of the genitourinary tract in children.

Exposure to more complex surgical procedures in children with exstrophy complex, genital ambiguity, and neurogenic bladder dysfunction.

Development of basic skills for pediatric laparoscopic procedures.

Evaluation and non-surgical management of common clinical urological problems including urinary tract infections, hydronephrosis, vesicoureteral reflux, and dysfunctional voiding.

Evaluation and medical management of the patient with neurogenic bladder (eg. spina bifida).

Evaluation and surgical management of the patient with urologic trauma or acute scrotal problems.

Interpretation and clinical application of urodynamic investigations.

Post-operative care of the patient undergoing urologic surgery.

Development of consultant skills for in-hospital patients.

Familiarity with the indications for an interpretation of radiologic investigations.

Development and appreciation for a multidisciplinary team approach to the evaluation and care of patients with neurogenic bladder, genitourinary malignancies, nephrologic conditions and ambiguous genitalia.

Pre-operative urologic evaluation of the renal transplant patient.

Clinical and Teaching Responsibilities: Fellows are responsible for attending all urology clinics (General Pediatric Urology, Spina Bifida, Voiding Dysfunction). They will participate actively in all aspects of the in-patient clinical service including ward rounds, the consult service for both wards and the emergency room, and on-call duty. They are expected to actively participate in the care and preparation of patients pre- and post-operatively. Surgical procedures will be divided with the intention of meeting resident training objectives. Common urologic procedures will be divided equally with the exception of hypospadias which will be a dedicated fellow case. Residents will be given priority to category A procedures and should more than one similar procedure be performed on any given rotation, then these will alternate between the resident and fellow. Fellows will also assist in the teaching of residents and students.
Eligibilitv: Candidates for the fellowship must be graduates of a recognized Medical School and must have completed their urology residency at a recognized University. Candidates need to be fluent in English and/or French.
Funding: Candidates should secure their own funding for the duration of the fellowship.

McGill Minimally Invasive Surgery in Urology Fellowship:
Length: 1 year fellowship
Number of positions: 1 per year.
Fellowship Program Director: Dr Maurice Anidjar
Faculty: Drs Tanguay, Aprikian, Kassouf and Capolicchio
Hospitals involved in training: Montreal General 40; Jewish General 30%; Royal Victoria 15%; Montreal Children's 15%
Mission: To establish a permanent strong fellowship position in MIS Urology in order to enhance our clinical research and education mission in this field. For a complete description please follow this link: Minimally Invasive Surgery in Urology
McGill Infertility/Andrology Fellowship:
Length: 2 years
Number of positions: 1
Fellowship Director: Dr. Armand Zini
The Infertility/Andrology fellowship at the McGill University Health Centre (Division of Urology) is a two year fellowship. The fellows will work under the direct supervision of fellowship-trained Infertility/Andrology experts: Drs. Serge Carrier, Armand Zini. the fellowship is designed to teach the urologist the necessary clinical and surgical skills to effectively manage male infertility and erectile dysfunction (ED). The fellows may also spend up to three months working with female infertility specialists to gain some understanding of the clinical evaluation of the infertile woman and the techniques of assisted reproduction.
The fellows will need to meet specific learning and research objectives and will be given clinical responsibilities. For a complete description of the fellowship please follow this link: Infertility/Andrology fellowship
McGill Sexual Medicine/Genitourinary Reconstructive Urology Fellowship:
Length: 1 year
Number of positions: 1

Fellowship Directors: Drs. Serge Carrier and Alex Brzezinski
Hospital involved in training: Jewish General Hospital and McGill University Health Centre
Objectives: The fellowship is designed to teach the urologist the necessary clinical and surgical skills to effectively manage sexual dysfunction (SD) and complex reconstructive genital, penile and urethral surgery. For a complete description of the fellowship please follow this link: McGill Sexual Medicine/Genitourinary Reconstructive Urology Fellowship Back to top

Vascular Surgery
Dr. Kent MacKenzie, Vascular Surgery Program Director. Email: kent.mackenzie@muhc.mcgill.ca

Advanced Aortic and Peripheral Endovascular Surgery Fellowship
Length: 1 year
Number of positions: 1
Type of fellowship: Surgical
Fellowship Program Director: Dr Cherrie Z Abraham
Hospitals involved in training: Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal General Hospital, Montreal Children Hospital and the Jewish General Hospital
Mission statement: The mission of the advanced aortic and peripheral endovascular surgical fellowship is to provide a stimulating environment for vascular surgeons to acquire the clinical, cognitive and technical skills required to incorporate cutting edge endovascular techniques into their clinical practice. We aim specifically to train surgeons to become experts at the techniques of fenestrated and branched endovascular aortic stent grafts, carotid angioplasty and stenting and peripheral arterial angioplasty, subintimal angioplasty and stenting.
For a complete description of this fellowship, please consult this link: Advanced Aortic and Peripheral Endovascular Surgery Fellowship Back to top