Fuad Moussa MD, MSc, MMed, FRCSC, FACSFCCP

Biography

Dr. Moussa attended McGill University where he obtained a BSc in Anatomy, MSc in Cell Biology and my MD. Following this he went to The University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Centre, where he completed residencies in General Surgery Residency Cardiothoracic Surgery where the focus was on beating heart surgery. He came to Sunnybrook Hospital/University of Toronto in 2004 as a fellow and joined the faculty in 2006 with certifications from The American College of Surgeons, The American Board of Thoracic Surgery and The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeon of Canada.

Dr. Moussa is a Cardiac Surgeon in the Division of Cardiac Surgery at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre with a specialty in beating-heart surgery, minimally invasive beating-heart surgery and permanent pacemaker implantation. He has been named Co-Director of the CVICU.

Dr. Moussa has an interest in surgical education and received an MMed form The University of Dundee, Scotland and Fellowship at The Wilson Centre for Research in Education for his work, “Developing a Simulation-Augmented Curriculum for Teaching Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery.” He has developed a curriculum for training the technical aspects of a challenging operation using simulation grounded in contemporary theories of education. Dr. Moussa is Sunnybrook’s Director of Undergraduate Surgical Education.

From the Nomination

“Dr. Moussa fosters a rich learning environment through the creation of a culture of inclusivity, the use of theory to inform educational techniques and initiatives, and rigorous use of feedback to optimize educational initiatives.”

“He consistently managed to provide educational opportunities to students while maintaining exceptional patient care. Through innovative teaching methods, he helps students develop confidence and independence as clerks, while at the same time always being available as a mentor”.

“By integrating humanities into medical education and developing unique programs that are patient focused but student centered, Dr. Moussa’s work positively impacts future generations of medical doctors.”

“He has a passion for surgical education and that is clearly evident in the way he interacts with students.”

About the Award

These awards are named after William Thomas Aikins, the first Dean of the Faculty of Medicine after its reorganization in1887. They are the Faculty’s most prestigious awards in the MD Program. They were established to recognize and formally reward outstanding teachers in the areas of Individual Teaching Performance (Foundations and Clerkship), Development and Use of Educational Innovations, and Course / Program Development and Coordination. Recipients of these awards have significantly contributed to high-quality undergraduate teaching by establishing and integrating new and effective methods of instruction into the curriculum.