Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Surgery

Dr. Fady Balaa, MD, MEd, FRCSC

Dr. Balaa received his Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Ottawa and his MD degree at the University of Western Ontario. Dr. Balaa completed general surgery residency and fellowship in minimally invasive surgery at the University of Ottawa and fellowship in hepatobiliary surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

Dr. Balaa has an interest in medical education and medical leadership. He has completed a Masters degree in Medical Education through the Center for Medical Education at the University of Dundee. He is actively involved in curriculum development for surgical skills training in simulated environments. He is a nucleus member of the General Surgery Specialty Committee and is a member of the Examination Board in General Surgery for the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. He completed a term as program director for the division of general surgery. He also completed a term as the division chief for General Surgery at the University of Ottawa. Dr. Balaa is actively involved in promoting integrated models of care.

Dr. Guillaume Martel, MDCM, MSc, FRCSC, FACS

Fellowship Training

• Fellowship, HPB Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Université de Montréal

• Fellowship, Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Surgery, University of Ottawa

Residency Training

• University of Ottawa

Medical Doctorate

• McGill University

Other Degrees

• Master’s of Science, Epidemiology, University of Ottawa

Research Interests

• Hepatobiliary

• Pancreatic Surgery

Dr. Kimberly Bertens, MD, MPH, FRCSC, FACS

Dr. Bertens completed medical school and General Surgery residency the University of Western Ontario. She then went on to complete a fellowship in Hepatobiliary surgery at Virginia Mason Medical Centre in Seattle, Washington. In addition Dr. Bertens has completed a Masters of Public Health with a focus in quantitative methods at the Harvard School of Public Health. Her research interests include the interface between sociodemographic factors and access to surgical care.

Dr. Jad Abou-Khalil, MDCM, MSC, FRCSC

Dr. Abou-Khalil completed his medical school and residency at McGill University in Montreal before pursuing fellowship training in Hepato-Biliary and Pancreatic Surgery at Seattle’s Virginia Mason Medical Center. As a Hepatobiliary surgeon he is primarily interested in the surgical treatment of diseases of the liver, pancreas and biliary tree and has a special interest in laparoscopic and minimally invasive techniques. Armed with a master’s degree in epidemiology, Dr. Abou-khalil’s research focuses on surgical outcomes and the use of “big data” to address and inform questions relating to the care of surgical patients, specifically those undergoing surgery of the liver, pancreas and biliary tree.