Adam Vinet, Executive Vice President, Patient Experience & Chief Nursing Executive and Regional Vice President, Cancer Services, North West, Ontario Health

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I am pleased to announce that Dr. Walid Shahrour has accepted the role of Regional Surgical Oncology Medical Lead, effective immediately.

Dr. Shahrour is an Urologist and has been a well-respected member of the Department of Surgery since January 2016. Dr. Shahrour currently holds the position of President for the Professional Staff Association. In addition, he is an Associate Professor in the Department of Clinical Sciences at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine.

Please join me in welcoming Dr. Shahrour to his new role!

I would also like to thank Dr. Kenneth Gehman for his leadership since 2009, as Regional Surgical Oncology Lead. Dr. Gehman championed regional quality and promoted surgical oncology guidelines across the Northwest Region. Dr. Gehman was also instrumental in establishing the Multidisciplinary Cancer Conferences for the Northwest Region. I wish him well on his future endeavours!