Hussein Wissanji

Academic appointments

• Program Director, Pediatric Surgery Fellowship

Academic title(s)

• Director, Colorectal Center of Excellence (COCOE)
• Assistant Professor, Surgery and Pediatric Surgery, McGill University
• Pediatric Colorectal and General Surgeon

Other appointments

• Consultant – Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec (INSPQ)

Department(s)

• Harvey E. Beardmore Division of Pediatric Surgery
• Department of Pediatric Surgery

Specialty

• Colorectal and General Surgery
• Chest wall anomalies

• Excellence in Preceptorship, Ingram School of Nursing, McGill University
• Tomlinson Surgeon’s Research Award

• The School of the Greats is an extracurricular mentoring program focused on homework assistance and scientific exploration. It has supported the educational success of thousands of vulnerable primary and post-secondary students in Quebec. As a co-founder of Foundation W, I am proud of how our organization’s flagship program, The School of the Greats, promotes educational equity in Quebec.

University

• Master of Public Health (MPH), Johns Hopkins University
• Humanitarian Response Intensive Course, Harvard University

Medical degree

• Laval University, Quebec City

Residency

• General Surgery, Laval University

Fellowship

• Pediatric Surgery, Montreal Children’s Hospital
• Pediatric Colorectal Surgery, Children’s National Hospital, Washington, DC

• Before dedicating myself to surgery, I loved flying small planes. This passion taught me precision and vigilance, essential qualities for taking care of my patients.