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Melina Vassiliou

Academic title(s): 
  • Associate Director of the ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Medical Simulation Centre;Ìý
  • Assistant Program Director of MIS Fellowship Program;Ìý
  • Surgical Education Adair Family ChairÌý
Melina Vassiliou
Contact Information
Email address: 
melina.vassiliou [at] mcgill.ca
Location: 
Montreal General Hospital
Office: 
L9-313
Division: 
General Surgery
Hospital title: 
Associate Professor of Surgery
Language(s) spoken: 
English
French
Biography: 

Dr. Vassiliou is an Associate Professor of Surgery and Program Director of MIS Fellowship Program. She just completed a seven-year term as the Program Director for the Surgical Foundations Program at ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ. She completed her Masters of Education at ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ. Dr. Vassiliou has won several educational awards, including the 2018 Canadian Association for Medical Education Certificate of Merit. She serves as the chair of the SAGES FLS committee.

Selected publications: 
  1. Bilgic E*, Kaneva P, Okrainec A, Ritter EM, Schwaitzberg SD, Vassiliou MC.ÌýTrends in the Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery® (FLS) certification exam over the past 9 years.ÌýSurg Endosc.Ìý2018 Apr;32(4):2101-2105. Epub 2017 Oct 24.
  2. Bilgic E*, Takao M, Kaneva P, Endo S, Takao T, Watanabe Y, McKendy KM, Feldman LS,ÌýVassiliou MC.ÌýDevelopment of a Model for the Acquisition and Assessment of Advanced Laparoscopic Suturing Skills Using an Automated Device.ÌýSurg Innov.Ìý2018 Jun;25(3):286-290.
  3. Bilgic E*, Endo S, Lebedeva E, Takao M, McKendy KM, Watanabe Y, Feldman LS,ÌýVassiliou MC.ÌýA scoping review of assessment tools for laparoscopic suturing.ÌýSurg Endosc. 2018 May 3. [Epub ahead of print] Review.
  1. Enani G, Watanabe Y, McKendy KM, Bilgic E, Feldman LS, Fried GM,ÌýVassiliou MC.ÌýWhat are the Training Gaps for Acquiring Laparoscopic Suturing Skills?ÌýJ Surg Educ.Ìý2017 Jul - Aug;74(4):656-662. Epub 2017 Apr 3.
  2. Okrainec A,ÌýVassiliou M, Jimenez MC, Henao O, Kaneva P, Matt Ritter E.ÌýRemote FLS testing in the real world: ready for "prime time".ÌýSurg Endosc.Ìý2016 Jul;30(7):2697-702. [Epub 2015 Nov 18]
  3. Bilgic E*, Turkdogan S, Watanabe Y, Madani A, Landry T, Lavigne D, Feldman LS,ÌýVassiliou MC.ÌýEffectiveness of Telementoring in Surgery Compared With On-site Mentoring: A Systematic Review.ÌýSurg Innov. 2017 May 1 [Epub ahead of print]
  4. Alhashemi M*, Almahroos M, Fiore JF Jr, Kaneva P, Gutierrez JM, Neville A,ÌýVassiliou MC, Fried GM, Feldman LS.ÌýImpact of miniport laparoscopic cholecystectomy versus standard port laparoscopic cholecystectomy on recovery of physical activity: a randomized trial.ÌýSurg Endosc.Ìý2017 May;31(5):2299-2309. Epub 2016 Sep 21.
  5. McKendy KM*, Watanabe Y, Bilgic E, Enani G, Munshi A, Lee L, Feldman LS, Fried GM,ÌýVassiliou MC.ÌýEstablishing meaningful benchmarks: the development of a formative feedback tool for advanced laparoscopic suturing.ÌýSurg Endosc.Ìý2017 Apr 25. [Epub ahead of print]
  6. Madani A*, Watanabe Y, Bilgic E, Pucher PH,ÌýVassiliou MC, Aggarwal R, Fried GM, Mitmaker EJ, Feldman LS.ÌýMeasuring intra-operative decision-making during laparoscopic cholecystectomy: validity evidence for a novel interactive Web-based assessment tool.ÌýSurg Endosc.Ìý2017 Mar;31(3):1203-1212.Epub 2016 Jul 13.
  7. Watanabe Y*, Madani A, Ito YM, Bilgic E, McKendy KM, Feldman LS, Fried GM,ÌýVassiliou MC.ÌýPsychometric properties of the Global Operative Assessment of Laparoscopic Skills (GOALS) using item response theory.ÌýAm J Surg.Ìý2017 Feb;213(2):273-276.Epub 2016 Oct 8.
  8. McKendy KM*, Watanabe Y, Lee L, Bilgic E, Enani G, Feldman LS, Fried GM,ÌýVassiliou MC.ÌýPerioperative feedback in surgical training: A systematic review.ÌýAm J Surg.Ìý2016 Dec 26. [Epub ahead of print]
  9. Bilgic E*, Watanabe Y, Nepomnayshy D, Gardner A, Fitzgibbons S, Ghaderi I, Alseidi A, Stefanidis D, Paige J, Seymour N, McKendy KM, Birkett R, Whitledge J, Kane E, Anton NE,ÌýVassiliou MC; Simulation Committee of the Association for Surgical Education.ÌýMulticenter proficiency benchmarks for advanced laparoscopic suturing tasks.ÌýAm J Surg. 2016 Oct 8. [Epub ahead of print]
  10. Watanabe Y*, Madani A, Ito YM, Bilgic E, McKendy KM, Feldman LS, Fried GM,ÌýVassiliou MC.ÌýPsychometric properties of the Global Operative Assessment of Laparoscopic Skills (GOALS) using item response theory.ÌýAm J Surg.Ìý2016 Oct 8. [Epub ahead of print]
  11. Watanabe Y*, Madani A, Bilgic E, McKendy KM, Enani G, Ghaderi I, Fried GM, Feldman LS, Vassiliou MC.ÌýDon't fix it if it isn't broken: a survey of preparedness for practice among graduates of Fellowship Council-accredited fellowships.ÌýResearch Committee of the Fellowship Council.ÌýSurg Endosc. 2016 Oct 14.
  12. Watanabe Y*, McKendy KM, Bilgic E, Enani G, Madani A, Munshi A, Feldman LS, Fried GM,ÌýVassiliou MC.ÌýNew models for advanced laparoscopic suturing: taking it to the next level.ÌýSurg Endosc.Ìý2016 Feb;30(2):581-7.
  13. Alhashemi M, Almahroos M, Fiore JF Jr, Kaneva P, Gutierrez JM, Neville A,ÌýVassiliou MC, Fried GM, Feldman LS.ÌýImpact of miniport laparoscopic cholecystectomy versus standard port laparoscopic cholecystectomy on recovery of physical activity: a randomized trial.ÌýSurg Endosc.Ìý2016 Sep 21. [Epub ahead of print]
  14. Madani A*,ÌýVassiliou MC, Watanabe Y, Al-Halabi B, Al-Rowais MS, Deckelbaum DL, Fried GM, Feldman LS.ÌýWhat Are the Principles That Guide Behaviors in the Operating Room?: Creating a Framework to Define and Measure Performance.ÌýAnn Surg. 2016 Sep 8. [Epub ahead of print]
  15. Madani A, Niculiseanu P, Marini W, Kaneva PA, Mappin-Kasirer B,ÌýVassiliou MC,ÌýKhwaja K, Fata P, Fried GM, Feldman LS.ÌýBiologic mesh for repair of ventral hernias in contaminated fields: long-term clinical and patient-reported outcomes.ÌýSurg Endosc. 2016 Jun 22. [Epub ahead of print]
  16. McKendy KM*, Posel N, Fleiszer DM,ÌýVassiliou MC.ÌýA Learner-Created Virtual Patient Curriculum for Surgical Residents: Successes and Failures.ÌýJ Surg Educ.Ìý2016 Apr 30. [Epub ahead of print]

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