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Katherine McKendy

Academic title(s): 
  • Assistant Professor of Surgery
  • General Surgery Assistant Program Director
  • Surgery Clerkship Site Director - Montreal General Hospital
  • General Surgery Competency Committee Member
Contact Information
Email address: 
Katherine.mckendy.med [at] ssss.gouv.qc.ca
Phone: 
514-934-1934 Ext. 44334
Location: 
Montreal General Hospital
McGill University Health Centre (MUHC - Glen) - Royal Victoria Hospital
Lachine Hospital
Office: 
L9.400
Division: 
General Surgery
Degree(s): 

B.A., M.Ed., MD.CM., FRCSC

Awards, honours, and fellowships: 
  • Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Fellowship – University of Toronto
  • Critical Care Fellowship – McGill University
Current research: 

McGill University Health Centre Trauma Hub

Clinical Interests: 

Trauma surgery, acute care general surgery, critical care

Language(s) spoken: 
English
French
Spanish
Biography: 

After completing medical school at McGill University in 2011, Katherine McKendy stayed on to pursue residency training in General Surgery. During this time, she also completed a master’s degree in Educational Psychology (2015), with a focus in surgical education. Her research interests include curriculum development, performance assessment, and feedback. Upon graduating in 2011, she went on to complete further fellowship training in Trauma and Acute Care Surgery at the University of Toronto in 2018, as well as Critical Care Medicine at McGill University in 2019. She now works as an Assistant Professor of Surgery at McGill University with a clinical focus in her areas of fellowship training. She also holds additional academic roles within the university as the Associate Program Director in General Surgery, a member of the General Surgery Competency Committee and the Clerkship Site Director for Surgery. Beyond the university, she is an ATLS Educator and a member of the CAGS Exam Development Committee.

Selected publications: 

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=mckendy%2C+K

  1. Lee L, McKendy KM. Management of Trauma to the Rectum and Anus. Dis Colon Rectum. 2018 Nov;61(11):1245-1248.
  2. McKendy KM, Lee L, Boulva K, Deckelbaum DL, Mulder DS, Razek TS, Grushka JR. Epidural analgesia for traumatic rib fractures is associated with worse outcomes: A matched analysis. Journal of Surgical Research. 2017 Jun 15; 214:117-123.
  3. McKendy KM, Watanabe Y, Bilgic E, Enani G, Munshi A, Feldman LS, Fried GM, Vassiliou MC. Establishing Meaningful Benchmarks: The Development of a Formative Feedback Tool for Advanced Laparoscopic Suturing. Surgical Endoscopy, 2017 Dec; 31(12):5057-5065.
  4. Enani G, Watanabe Y, McKendy KM, Bilgic E, Feldman LS, Fried GM, Vassiliou MC. What are the Training Gaps for Acquiring Laparoscopic Suturing Skills? Journal of Surgical Education. 2017 Jul-Aug;74(4):656-662.
  5. McKendy KM, Watanabe Y, Lee L, Bilgic E, Enani G, Feldman LS, Fried GM, Vassiliou MC, Perioperative Feedback in Surgical Training: A Systematic Review. Am J Surg. 2017 Jul;214(1):117-126
  6. Watanabe Y, Madani A, Ito YM, Bilgic E, McKendy KM, Feldman LS, Fried GM, Vassiliou MC. Psychometric properties of the Global Operative Assessment of Laparoscopic Skills (GOALS) using item response theory. Am J Surg. 2017 Feb;213(2):273-276.
  7. Watanabe Y, Madani A, Bilgic E, McKendy KM, Enani G, Ghaderi I, Fried GM, Feldman LS, Vassiliou MC; Research Committee of the Fellowship Council. Don't fix it if it isn't broken: a survey of preparedness for practice among graduates of Fellowship Council-accredited fellowships. Surg Endosc. 2017 May;31(5):2287-2298.
  8. McKendy KM, Posel N, Fleiszer DM, Vassiliou MC. A Learner-Created Virtual Patient Curriculum for Surgical Residents: Successes and Failures. J Surg Educ. 2016 Jul-Aug;73(4):559-66.
  9. Bilgic E, Watanabe Y, McKendy K, Munshi A, Ito YM, Fried GM, Feldman LS, Vassiliou MC. Reliable assessment of operative performance. Am J Surg. 2016 Feb;211(2):426-30.
  10. Bilgic E, Watanabe Y, McKendy KM, Ito Y, Vassiliou MC. Reliable Assessment of Performance in Surgery: A Practical Approach to Generalizability Theory. J Surg Educ. 2015 Sep-Oct;72(5):774-5.

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