Georges R Azzie, MD
Adjunct Professor of Surgery
Department: Surgery
Contact information
Hospital for Sick Children
555 University Avenue
Room 1524, 1st Floor, Hill Wing
Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8
555 University Avenue
Room 1524, 1st Floor, Hill Wing
Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8
Office: 416-813-7654 x 202413
Fax: 416-813-7477
Fax: 416-813-7477
Email:
georges.azzie@sickkids.ca
georges.azzie@sickkids.ca
Education:
BSc (Biology, French Program)
University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 1982.
MD
University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1986.
Permanent linkBSc (Biology, French Program)
University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 1982.
MD
University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1986.
Selected Publications
Bedada AG, Hsiao M, Azzie G: HIV infection: Its impact on patients with appendicitis in Botswana. World Journal of Surgery 43(9): 2131-2136, Sept. 2019.Fahy AS, Jamal L, Carrillo B, Gerstle JT, Nasr A, Azzie G: Refining how we define laparoscopic expertise. Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques Part A 29(3): 396-401, Mar. 2019 Notes: Epub Jan. 16, 2019.
Breaud Jean, Talon Isabelle, Fourcade Laurent, Podevin Guillaume, Rod Julien, Audry Georges, Dohin Bruno, Lecompte Jean-Francois, Bensaid Ronny, Rampal Virginie, Azzie Georges: The National Pediatric Surgery Simulation Program in France: A tool to develop resident training in pediatric surgery. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 54(3): 582-586, Mar. 2019 Notes: Epub Sept. 21, 2018.
GlobalSurg Collaborative; Writing group; Patient representatives; Statistical analysis; Protocol development and project steering; National leads (GlobalSurg‐1); National leads (GlobalSurg‐2); Local collaborators (GlobalSurg‐1); Local collaborators (GlobalSurg‐2); Data validators (GlobalSurg‐2); Protocol translators (GlobalSurg‐2): Global variation in anastomosis and end colostomy formation following left-sided colorectal resection. BJS Open 3(3): 403-414, Feb. 28 2019.
GlobalSurg Collaborative: Pooled analysis of WHO Surgical Safety Checklist use and mortality after emergency laparotomy. The British journal of surgery 106(2): e103-e112, Jan. 2019 Notes: Dr. Azzie is a member of the GlobalSurg Collaborative.
Fok K-H, Duong S, Carrillo B, Gerstle JT, Azzie G, Farcas MA: Analysis of forces in laparoscopy: The deconstruction of an intracorporeal suturing task. Journal of Urology 201(4 Suppl 1): e510, 2019.
Fahy Aodhnait S, Fok Kai-Ho, Gavrilovic Bojan, Farcas Monica, Carrillo Brian, Gerstle Justin T, Azzie Georges: Refinement in the analysis of motion within low-cost laparoscopic simulators of differing size: Implications on assessing technical skills. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 53(12): 2480-2487, Dec. 2018 Notes: Epub Sept. 3, 2018.
Fahy Aodhnait S, Jamal Luai, Gavrilovic Bojan, Carillo Brian, Gerstle Justin T, Nasr Ahmed, Azzie Georges: The impact of simulator size on forces generated in the performance of a defined intracorporeal suturing task: A pilot study. Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques Part A 28(12): 1520-1524, Dec. 2018 Notes: Epub July 13, 2018.
Gavrilovic Bojan, Fahy Aodhnait S, Carrillo Brian, Nasr Ahmed, Gerstle Justin T, Azzie Georges: Development of an open-source laparoscopic simulator capable of motion and force assessment: High tech at low cost. Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques Part A 28(10): 1253-1260, Oct. 2018 Notes: Epub July 3, 2018.
GlobalSurg Collaborative: Laparoscopy in management of appendicitis in high-, middle-, and low-income countries: A multicenter, prospective, cohort study. Surgical Endoscopy 32(8): 3450-3466, Aug. 2018 Notes: Dr. Azzie is a member of the GlobalSurg Collaborative; Epub Apr. 5, 2018.