Paola Fata

Academic title(s): 
  • Associate Professor of Surgery, Department of  Surgery
  • Assistant Dean, Resident Professional Affairs, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University
Paola Fata
Contact Information
Email address: 
paola.fata [at] mcgill.ca
Phone: 
514-934-1934 Ext. 44334
Location: 
Montreal General Hospital
Office: 
L9-425
Division: 
General Surgery
Hospital title: 
Director of the Division of General Surgery
Language(s) spoken: 
English
French
Selected publications: 
  • Wang Y, Stanek A, Grushka J, Fata P, Beckett A, Khwaja K, Razek T, Deckelbaum DL. Incidence and factors associated with development of heterotopic ossification after damage control laparotomy. Injury. 2018 Jan;49(1):51-55. doi:10.1016/j.injury.2017.11.033. Epub 2017 Nov 26. PubMed PMID: 29191669.
  • Madani A, Niculiseanu P, Marini W, Kaneva PA, Mappin-Kasirer B, Vassiliou MC, Khwaja K, Fata P, Fried GM, Feldman LS. Biologic mesh for repair of ventral hernias in contaminated fields: long-term clinical and patient-reported outcomes. Surg Endosc. 2017 Feb;31(2):861-871. doi: 10.1007/s00464-016-5044-1. Epub 2016 Jun 22. PubMed PMID: 27334966.
  • Hamadani F, Deckelbaum D, Shaheen M, Sauvé A, Dumitra S, Ahmed N, Latulippe JF, Balaa F, Walsh M, Fata P. Elimination of 24-hour continuous medical resident duty in Quebec. Can J Surg. 2016 Feb;59(1):67-9. PubMed PMID: 26574704; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4734923.
  • Dumitra S, Wong SM, Meterissian S, Featherstone R, Barkun J, Fata P. The operative dictation: a review of how this skill is taught and assessed in surgical residency programs. J Surg Educ. 2015 Mar-Apr;72(2):321-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2014.09.014. Epub 2014 Nov 14. Review. PubMed PMID: 25456406.
  • Sudarshan M, Feldman LS, St Louis E, Al-Habboubi M, Hassan MM, Fata P, Deckelbaum DL, Razek TS, Khwaja KA. Predictors of mortality and morbidity for acute care surgery patients. J Surg Res. 2015 Feb;193(2):868-73. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2014.09.007. Epub 2014 Sep 10. PubMed PMID: 25439507.
  • Deckelbaum DL, Gosselin-Tardif A, Ntakiyiruta G, Liberman S, Vassiliou M, Rwamasirabo E, Gasakure E, Fata P, Khwaja K, Razek T, Kyamanywa P. An innovative paradigm for surgical education programs in resource-limited settings. Can J Surg. 2014 Oct;57(5):298-9. Review. PubMed PMID: 25265101; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4183674.
  • Sudarshan M, Feldman L, St Louis E, Al-Habboubi M, Elhusseini M, Fata P, Deckelbaum DL, Razek TS, Khwaja KA. Impact of implementation of an acute care surgery service on perceptions of patient care and resident education. Am Surg. 2014 Apr;80(4):E119-21. PubMed PMID: 24887657.
  • Ahmed N, Devitt KS, Keshet I, Spicer J, Imrie K, Feldman L, Cools-Lartigue J, Kayssi A, Lipsman N, Elmi M, Kulkarni AV, Parshuram C, Mainprize T, Warren RJ, Fata P, Gorman MS, Feinberg S, Rutka J. A systematic review of the effects of resident duty hour restrictions in surgery: impact on resident wellness, training, and patient outcomes. Ann Surg. 2014 Jun;259(6):1041-53. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000000595. Review. PubMed PMID: 24662409; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4047317.

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