Alumni

Graduate Feature: Matthew Boroditsky

        Matthew Boroditsky is entering his fifth year of Plastics Residency at UBC and will be graduating in June 2026. He hopes to go to the US for a Hand/Microsurgery fellowship. Matthew also completed his MD at UBC. He recently completed a surgical mission in November 2024 to Guatemala for cleft lip/palate. Matthew […]

Graduate Feature: Jessica Winter

      Jessica Winter is a Plastic Surgeon at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg. While completing the GCGSC, she also completed a Hand and Wrist Fellowship at University of Kentucky and before that, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Residency at University of Manitoba. She obtained her MD at University of Saskatchewan. She has current […]

Graduate Feature: Simon Holland

Graduate Feature: Simon Holland

        Dr. Simon Holland is a Clinical Professor in Ophthalmology at the University of British Columbia and Chair of ORBIS Canada, a non-profit NGO working internationally in low- and middle-income countries in combatting blindness through education and surgical eye care training.  ORBIS is also involved in eye care in northern Canada in research, diabetic retinopathy and AI. Simon is enthusiastic about how much he learned from the GCGSC […]

Graduate Feature: Charlotte Allen

Graduate Feature: Charlotte Allen

      Dr. Charlotte Allen is working in Auckland, New Zealand, as an orthopaedic surgeon focusing on knee and foot and ankle. She works in a low socioeconomic area with high prevalence of diabetic feet. Dr. Allen visits Nuie, a small island in the Pacific Islands and is planning on being involved in teaching and helping in other […]

Graduate Feature: Serena Kassam

    Dr. Serena Kassam is a pediatric dentist sub-specialized in cleft and craniofacial care. She is working with BC Children’s Hospital / UBC and private practice. Serena has been a volunteer and board member with Global Smile Foundation, a registered non- profit dedicated to improving the lives of patients with cleft lip and palate in […]