Professional Activ ities

Employment

2013-present Sur gical Oncolo gis t – A ss istant Profe ssor of Sur ge ry – Cl inic ia n I nv est iga tor ( Cancer The ra peutic Pro gram)
Speciali ze d in Brea s t Can ce r, M el ano ma and S oft Tiss ue Sa rc oma
The Ot ta wa H ospita l, Uni ve rsit y of Otta wa, Otta wa Hospi tal Rese arch Inst itut e ( OH RI) Ott awa, ON, Can ada
2012 Cl inical As soc iate and L ocum Te ne ns in G eneral Su rge r y
Surgi cal On co lo gy D ivisi on wit h Ca ro l S wal lo w an d R ebec ca Gla ddy Mount Sinai H ospit a l, Uni ve rsit y of Toro nto, To ront o, ON, Canada
2009-2012 General Surgeon – Locum Tenens
  • Humber River Regional Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
  • River Valley Health Regional Hospital, Fredericton, NB, Canada
  • Sept-Îles Regional Hospital, Sept-Îles, QC, Canada
1998-2000 Occupatio nal Th er apist – Ped iatr ics
Aut ism, de ve lop me ntal de la y, c ocai ne babies
The ra care Ne w Yo rk, B ronx, Harle m, W estc heste r, NY C, NY, USA
1995-1997 Camp Specialist and Counselor
Physically disabled and hearing impaired children Specialist in Drama, Woodshop, Arts and Crafts Camp Massawippi, Ayer’s Cliff, QC, Canada

Medical Education And Teaching

2013-2015 Head of CaRMS (Canadian Residency Matching System) Committee
2014 Surgical Exploration and Discovery Program (SEAD) – General Surgery Lead
2014-2015 General Surgery Research Day Moderator and Judge
2014 Collins Day, Department of Surgery Research Day – Abstract Selection Committee
2014 Canadian Society of Surgical Oncology Abstract Selection Committee
2013-2014
2014-2015 		Thesis Co-Supervisor for MSc student, Alyson Crawford MD
Thesis Co-Supervisor for PhD student, Brian Keller MD candidate
2010 Guest lecturer for an M.Sc. level oncology class in the Molecular Biology Program, on Hormone Therapy in breast cancer (course number: BIM6064D)
Université de Montréal
2005-2010 Guest lecturer for a CEGEP level oncology class on the surgical management of breast, colon, rectal, lung and prostate cancer (course number: 411-AEK-04) College Ahuntsic
2005-2008 Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
  • Member of Credentials Committee
  • Member of Education Committee
  • Member of Accreditation Committee
  • Member of Regional Consultative Committee
Post-graduate Medical Faculty of the University of Montreal
  • Accreditation Committee – internal visits of academic programs
  • Education Committee
2006-2007 College of Physicians of Quebec
  • Member of Accreditation and Education Committee
Federation of Medical Residents of Quebec
  • President of Academic Affairs – Specialties
  • Academic Affairs Executive Committee
  • General Council
2004-2008 Medical Residents Association of the University of Montreal
  • Vice President of Academic Affairs – Specialties
  • Executive Committee
2010-2014 Courses to Medical Students
  • GI module for surgery
  • Back to Basics Session – covering topics of General surgery
  • General Surgery Quiz
  • Suturing skills lab to medical students
  • Skills lab – Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, bowel anastomosis and abdominal wall closure, lap box trainer (Teacher and organizer of session)
  • Led Problem based learning session – Diverticulitis
  • Breast Evaluation and Diagnosis as well as clinial exam - Lecture and practical session with moc patient
  • Breast diagnosis and Evaluation
  • Examiner for General Surgery OSCE
Courses to Residents
  • Benign breast disease
  • The surgical management of Breast Cancer
  • GI physiology, anatomy and ostomies
1995-1996 Gross Anatomy Teacher’s Assistant, McGill University.
Teacher’s Assistant, Gross Anatomy class involving cadaver dissection and preparing and grading mock exams

 

CAROLYN NESSIM, MD, MSc, FRCSC

Assistant Professor of Surgery
University of Ottawa
Canada