OUR SURGEONS
Dr. Jeffrey R. Harris MD MHA FrCSC
Dr. Harris is a professor of surgery with tenure in the Division of Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He attended medical school at the University of Alberta and was then accepted into the Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery residency program at the University of Alberta,where he developed his interest in Head and Neck Oncology.
To further pursue this interest he moved to New York City where he undertook subspecialty fellowship training in Advanced Head and Neck Oncology and Microvascular Free Flap Reconstruction of the Head and Neck at The Mount Sinai Hospital under the direction of one of the most highly regarded Head & Neck and Thyroid & Parathyroid surgeons in the world, Dr. Mark Urken. After completing his fellowship in New York, Dr. Harris returned to the University of Alberta where he entered a full-time academic practice.
Currently, Dr. Harris holds the position of Fellowship Director, Advanced Head and Neck Oncology and Microvascular Reconstruction, at the University of Alberta. He is Chair of the Canadian Society of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Head and Neck Endocrine Surgery Committee, holds positions on local, provincial, national, and international committees and has been honoured for his teaching and administrative contributions. He is actively involved in research and has written textbooks and many research articles. He has had the opportunity to travel the globe as an invited speaker, expert panelist, guidelines reviewer, and Royal College of Surgeons examiner. On a more personal note, Dr. Harris has a wonderful and supportive family and his greatest joy is the time he gets to spend with his wife and two children.
Hadi Seikaly, MD, MAL, FRCSC, FRCSEd(Hon).
Dr. Seikaly is a professor in the departments of Surgery and Oncology at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. Dr. Seikaly is the President of the Canadian Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. He is the Co-Lead of the Alberta Provincial Head and Neck Tumor Team.
Dr. Seikaly graduated from the University of Toronto medical school and completed his residency training at the University of Alberta in Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. He then obtained fellowship training at the University of Texas Medical Branch in advanced head and neck oncology, and microvascular reconstruction. Dr. Seikaly completed a Masters of the Arts in Leadership from the Royal Roads University in 2014.
Dr. Seikaly has a large practice dedicated to head, neck, and skull base oncology and reconstruction. His research interests include functional surgical and reconstructive outcomes, microvascular head and neck reconstruction, submandibular gland transfer, and digitally driven complete occlusal reconstruction. Dr. Seikaly is the director of the Head and Neck Research Network. He has been a PI or collaborator on numerous research grants receiving funding from various agencies, including CIHR, Terry Fox Foundation and Alberta Cancer Foundation. He has published over 260 peer reviewed papers and book chapters.
Dr. Seikaly is the recipient of the many prestigious awards including the Edmonton Zone Medical Staff Association researcher of the year, the Canadian Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery award for national educational excellence, the Ernest Skakun award for service to medical education, and the Mentor of the year. He is a member of numerous surgical societies, nationally/internationally and has been invited as a visiting professor to over 100 institutions lecturing on all aspects of Head and Neck Oncology and reconstruction.
Dr. Vincent Biron MD PhD FRCSC
Dr. Biron is an assistant professor and surgeon-scientist in the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine at the University of Alberta. He is currently the Director of the Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery Research Laboratory of Alberta (OHRLA), chair of the Northern Alberta Head and Neck Tumour Board and associate editor for the Journal of Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery.
Dr. Biron began his post-secondary education at the University of Alberta, where he received a Bachelor of Science with Honors in Molecular Genetics, followed by a PhD in Medical Genetics in the area of epigenetics. He then obtained a medical degree from the University of Calgary and returned to the University of Alberta to complete his residency training in Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery. Fellowship training in head and neck oncologic, microvascular and skull-base surgery followed this from the University of California Davis. Dr. Biron returned to the University of Alberta as a faculty member in the Division of Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery in 2014.
Dr. Biron’s clinical practice is focused on head and neck cancer, transoral robotic (TORS) and thyroid surgery. He is actively involved in international outreach aimed at improving head and neck cancer care in developing countries.
Having published over 65 papers in peer-reviewed journals, Dr. Biron’s research interests include molecular biomarkers, epigenetics of head and neck cancer, human papillomavirus, transoral robotic surgery outcomes and molecular diagnostics. He has received numerous awards and grants for his research.
Dr. Jeffrey R. Harris MD MHA FrCSC
Dr. Harris is a professor of surgery with tenure in the Division of Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He attended medical school at the University of Alberta and was then accepted into the Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery residency program at the University of Alberta,where he developed his interest in Head and Neck Oncology.
To further pursue this interest he moved to New York City where he undertook subspecialty fellowship training in Advanced Head and Neck Oncology and Microvascular Free Flap Reconstruction of the Head and Neck at The Mount Sinai Hospital under the direction of one of the most highly regarded Head & Neck and Thyroid & Parathyroid surgeons in the world, Dr. Mark Urken. After completing his fellowship in New York, Dr. Harris returned to the University of Alberta where he entered a full-time academic practice.
Currently, Dr. Harris holds the position of Fellowship Director, Advanced Head and Neck Oncology and Microvascular Reconstruction, at the University of Alberta. He is Chair of the Canadian Society of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Head and Neck Endocrine Surgery Committee, holds positions on local, provincial, national, and international committees and has been honoured for his teaching and administrative contributions. He is actively involved in research and has written textbooks and many research articles. He has had the opportunity to travel the globe as an invited speaker, expert panelist, guidelines reviewer, and Royal College of Surgeons examiner. On a more personal note, Dr. Harris has a wonderful and supportive family and his greatest joy is the time he gets to spend with his wife and two children.
Hadi Seikaly, MD, MAL, FRCSC, FRCSEd(Hon).
Dr. Seikaly is a professor in the departments of Surgery and Oncology at the University of Alberta in Edmonton.
Dr. Seikaly is the President of the Canadian Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. He is the Co-Lead of the Alberta Provincial Head and Neck Tumor Team.
Dr. Seikaly graduated from the University of Toronto medical school and completed his residency training at the University of Alberta in Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. He then obtained fellowship training at the University of Texas Medical Branch in advanced head and neck oncology, and microvascular reconstruction. Dr. Seikaly completed a Masters of the Arts in Leadership from the Royal Roads University in 2014.
Dr. Seikaly has a large practice dedicated to head, neck, and skull base oncology and reconstruction. His research interests include functional surgical and reconstructive outcomes, microvascular head and neck reconstruction, submandibular gland transfer, and digitally driven complete occlusal reconstruction. Dr. Seikaly is the director of the Head and Neck Research Network. He has been a PI or collaborator on numerous research grants receiving funding from various agencies, including CIHR, Terry Fox Foundation and Alberta Cancer Foundation. He has published over 260 peer reviewed papers and book chapters.
Dr. Seikaly is the recipient of the many prestigious awards including the Edmonton Zone Medical Staff Association researcher of the year, the Canadian Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery award for national educational excellence, the Ernest Skakun award for service to medical education, and the Mentor of the year. He is a member of numerous surgical societies, nationally/internationally and has been invited as a visiting professor to over 100 institutions lecturing on all aspects of Head and Neck Oncology and reconstruction.
Dr. Vincent Biron MD PhD FRCSC
Dr. Biron is an assistant professor and surgeon-scientist in the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine at the University of Alberta. He is currently the Director of the Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery Research Laboratory of Alberta (OHRLA), chair of the Northern Alberta Head and Neck Tumour Board and associate editor for the Journal of Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery.
Dr. Biron began his post-secondary education at the University of Alberta, where he received a Bachelor of Science with Honors in Molecular Genetics, followed by a PhD in Medical Genetics in the area of epigenetics. He then obtained a medical degree from the University of Calgary and returned to the University of Alberta to complete his residency training in Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery. Fellowship training in head and neck oncologic, microvascular and skull-base surgery followed this from the University of California Davis. Dr. Biron returned to the University of Alberta as a faculty member in the Division of Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery in 2014.
Dr. Biron’s clinical practice is focused on head and neck cancer, transoral robotic (TORS) and thyroid surgery. He is actively involved in international outreach aimed at improving head and neck cancer care in developing countries.
Having published over 65 papers in peer-reviewed journals, Dr. Biron’s research interests include molecular biomarkers, epigenetics of head and neck cancer, human papillomavirus, transoral robotic surgery outcomes and molecular diagnostics. He has received numerous awards and grants for his research.