- Overview
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I have endeavoured to provide mentorship to medical students at UBC, and particularly to foster students who are interested in surgical careers. For all of my time at UBC I have participated in the undergraduate mentor program, serving as a designated mentor for eight medical students. From 1999 to 2001 I organized and supervised the “OR Lounge”, a series of informal evening talks about surgical careers for first and second year medical students. I also assigned all first year students to spend a day with a surgeon in the operating room. In addition I offer students the opportunity to spend time with me in the operating room during the week and on weekends when I am on call.
In addition to my academic activities I maintain a clinical practice in pediatric general surgery at BC Children’s Hospital. This includes both elective and emergency referrals of babies and children from across the province, including on call coverage on a one in four basis.
I am committed to sharing surgical knowledge with physicians throughout the world. I have worked as a surgeon and teacher in Sri Lanka, China and Uganda. My work in Gulu, a community in northern Uganda, was part of a pilot project by the Canadian Association of General Surgeons to develop a site where interested Canadian surgeons could work on an ongoing basis to help provide surgical service and education to the local medical community.
- Publications
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A rare case of a congenital pancreatic duplication cyst in an infant complicated by an upper GI bleed, pancreatitis, cyst infection and gastric outlet obstruction
Journal of Surgical Case Reports
Cadili, L. and Cullen, K.L. and Finn, N.J. and Singh, A. and Webber, E. and Hayashi, A.H.
DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjac326
2022The future is here! Pediatric surgery and the move to the royal college of physicians and surgeons of Canada's competence by design
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Bhanji, F. and Miller, G. and Cheung, W.J. and Puligandla, P.S. and Winthrop, A. and Baird, R. and Davies, D. and Lopushinsky, S.R. and Webber, E.M.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2020.01.031
2020Perioperative Hypotensive Crisis in an Adolescent with a Pancreatic VIPoma and MEN1-Gene Variant
Hormone Research in Paediatrics
Acosta-Gualandri, A. and Kao, K.-T. and Wong, T. and Webber, E. and Armstrong, L. and Panagiotopoulos, C.
DOI: 10.1159/000493396
2019Intussusception with cecal cyst as lead point in a child
Pediatric Emergency Care
Lai, M. and Coakley, B.A. and Webber, E.M. and Goldman, R.D.
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000000893
2018The Future of General Surgery: Evolving to Meet a Changing Practice
Journal of Surgical Education
Webber, E.M. and Ronson, A.R. and Gorman, L.J. and Taber, S.A. and Harris, K.A.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2015.12.002
2016Environmental scan of bereavement services at North American pediatric and maternity hospitals: a quality assurance study
Journal of Investigative Medicine
Ma V, Webber E, Crowell P. Environmental scan of bereavement services at North American pediatric and maternity hospitals: a quality assurance study. J Investig Med 2014; 62(1): 228.
2014The past and future of the generalist general surgeon
Canadian Journal of Surgery
Webber, E.M. and McAlister, V.C. and Gorman, L. and Taber, S. and Harris, K.A.
DOI: 10.1503/cjs.033213
2014Running your residency program committee (RPC) meetings
The Royal College program directors handbook: a practical guided for leading an exceptional program
Webber EM, Walton JM: Running your residency program committee (RPC) meetings. In: eds. Bandiera G, Dath D. The Royal College program directors handbook: a practical guided for leading an exceptional program; 2013, Ottawa, The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada: 67-74.
2013The surgical personality: Comparisons between urologists, non-urologists and non-surgeons
Journal of the Canadian Urological Association
MacNeily, A.E. and Alden, L. and Webber, E. and Afshar, K.
DOI: 10.5489/cuaj.10142
2011Re-entry residency training: opportunities and obstacles.
Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien
Jamieson JL and Webber EM and Sivertz KS
PubMed: 20547505
06/2010Re-entry residency training: Opportunities and obstacles
Canadian Family Physician
Jamieson, J.L. and Webber, E.M. and Sivertz, K.S.
2010Expansion of postgraduate medical education
British Columbia Medical Journal
Webber, E. and Rungta, K. and Sivertz, K.
2008Long-term bowel function and quality of life in children with Hirschsprung's disease
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Mills, J.L.A. and Konkin, D.E. and Milner, R. and Penner, J.G. and Langer, M. and Webber, E.M.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.12.038
2008Resident continuity of care experience: a casualty of current healthcare delivery, not work hour restrictions
American Journal of Surgery
Melck AL, Webber EM, Sidhu RS. Resident continuity of care experience: a casualty of current healthcare delivery, not work hour restrictions. Am J Surg. 2007 Feb;193(2):243-7.
02/2007Vascular surgery training, exposure, and knowledge during general surgery residency: implications for the future
American Journal of Surgery
Boutros, J. and Sekhon, M.S. and Webber, E.M. and Sidhu, R.S.
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.02.006
2007Surgical Intervention in Children with Crohn Disease
International Journal of Colorectal Disease
Leonor R, Jacobson K, Pinsk V, Webber E, Lemberg DA: Surgical Intervention in Children with Crohn Disease. International Journal of Colorectal Disease. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2007 22:1037-41.
2007Surgical intervention in children with Crohn's disease
International Journal of Colorectal Disease
Leonor, R. and Jacobson, K. and Pinsk, V. and Webber, E. and Lemberg, D.A.
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-007-0281-3
2007A universal global rating scale for the evaluation of technical skills in the operating room
American Journal of Surgery
Doyle, J.D. and Webber, E.M. and Sidhu, R.S.
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.02.003
2007Outcomes of pyloroplasty and pyloric dilatation in children diagnosed with nonobstructive delayed gastric emptying
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Jawaid, W. and Abdalwahab, A. and Blair, G. and Skarsgard, E. and Webber, E.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.08.005
2006Laparoscopic vs percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube insertion: A new pediatric gold standard?
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Zamakhshary, M. and Jamal, M. and Blair, G.K. and Murphy, J.J. and Webber, E.M. and Skarsgard, E.D.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.02.001
2005Canadian association of general surgeons evidence based reviews in surgery. 12. Primary repair for penetrating colon injuries
Canadian Journal of Surgery
Taylor, M. and Logsetty, S. and Barkun, J.S.T. and Gina, C. and Fitzgerald, G.W.N. and Henteleff, H.J.A. and MacRae, H.M. and McLeod, R.S. and Richard, C.S. and Taylor, M.C. and Webber, E.M. and McKenzie, M.E.
2005Canadian Association of General Surgeons evidence based reviews in surgery. 11. Evidence-based guidelines for children with isolated spleen or liver injury.
Canadian Journal of Surgery
McLeod RS and Webber E and CAGS Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Group
PubMed: 15646448
12/2004Teaching practicing surgeons critical appraisal skills with an Internet-based journal club: A randomized, controlled trial
Surgery
MacRae, H.M. and Regehr, G. and McKenzie, M. and Henteleff, H. and Taylor, M. and Barkun, J. and Fitzgerald, G.W. and Hill, A. and Richard, C. and Webber, E.M. and McLeod, R.S.
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2004.02.003
2004Canadian Association of General Surgeons evidence based reviews in surgery. II. Evidence-based guidelines for children with isolated spleen or liver injury
Canadian Journal of Surgery
McLeod, R.S. and Webber, E. and McKenzie, M.
2004Outcomes in Esophageal Atresia and Tracheoesophageal Fistula
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Konkin, D.E. and O'Hali, W.A. and Webber, E.M. and Blair, G.K.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2003.08.039
2003Meconium thorax: A case of bochdalek hernia and cecal perforation in a neonate with Job's syndrome
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Butterworth, S.A. and Webber, E.M.
DOI: 10.1053/jpsu.2002.31640
2002Canadian Association of General Surgeons evidence based reviews in surgery. 1
Canadian Journal of Surgery
McLeod, R.S. and Smith, L. and Barkun, J.S.T. and Fitzgerald, G.W.N. and Henteleff, H.J.A. and Hill, A.B. and MacRae, H.M. and Richard, C.S. and Taylor, M.C. and Webber, E.M. and McKenzie, M.E.
2002Annular pancreas and duodenal stenosis
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Blair, G.K. and McCollum, M.O. and Jamieson, D.H. and Webber, E.M.
DOI: 10.1053/jpsu.2002.36722
2002Canadian Association of General Surgeons Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. 4. Decision analysis of total thyroidectomy versus thyroid lobectomy in low-risk, differentiated thyroid cancer
Canadian Journal of Surgery
Richard, C.S. and Nason, R.W. and McLeod, R.S. and McKenzie, M. and Barkun, J.S.T. and Cina, C. and Fitzgerald, G.W.N. and Henteleff, H.J.A. and MacRae, H.M. and Taylor, M.C. and Webber, E.M.
2002Constipation
Handbook of Pediatric Emergencies, 3rd edition
2001Pediatric surgical images: H-type tracheoesophageal fistula
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Butterworth, S.A. and Webber, E.M. and Jamieson, D.H.
DOI: 10.1053/jpsu.2001.24005
2001Abdominal pain
Handbook of Pediatric Emergencies, 3rd edition
2001Surgical abdominal disorders
Handbook of Pediatric Emergencies, 3rd edition
2001Survey of the general surgeons of British Columbia: assessing the educational goals for residency training in general surgery
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Annals
Morrison KB, Forward AD, Webber EM: Survey of the general surgeons of British Columbia: assessing the educational goals for residency training in general surgery. The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Annals 2001;34(2)89-92.
2001Comparative genomic hybridization detects multiple chromosomal amplifications and deletions in undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma of the liver
Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics
Sowery, R.D. and Jensen, C. and Morrison, K.B. and Horsman, D.E. and Sorensen, P.H.B. and Webber, E.M.
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-4608(00)00404-0
2001Acute inguinal swellings
Handbook of Pediatric Emergencies, 3rd edition
2001Presentation of low anorectal malformations beyond the neonatal period.
Pediatrics
Kim, H.L. and Gow, K.W. and Penner, J.G. and Blair, G.K. and Murphy, J.J. and Webber, E.M.
DOI: 10.1542/peds.105.5.e68
2000Congenital laryngotracheoesophageal cleft
Journal of Otolaryngology
Carr, M.M. and Clarke, K.D. and Webber, E. and Giacomantonio, M.
1999Undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma of the liver: Results of clinical management in one center
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Webber, E.M. and Morrison, K.B. and Pritchard, S.L. and Sorensen, P.H.B.
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(99)90634-6
1999Perforated lymphoma of the colon in an immunosuppressed child
Medical and Pediatric Oncology
Webber, E.M. and Fraser, R.B. and Henry, M. and Giacomantonio, M.
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-911X(199904)32:43.0.CO;2-R
1999Laparoscopy as a cause of a false-positive Meckel's scan
Clinical Nuclear Medicine
McKevitt, E.C. and Baerg, J.E. and Nadel, H.R. and Webber, E.M.
DOI: 10.1097/00003072-199902000-00005
1999Analysis of liver regeneration in mice lacking type 1 or type 2 tumor necrosis factor receptor: Requirement for type 1 but not type 2 receptor
Hepatology
Yamada, Y. and Webber, E.M. and Kirillova, I. and Peschon, J.J. and Fausto, N.
DOI: 10.1002/hep.510280410
1998Tumor necrosis factor primes hepatocytes for DNA replication in the rat
Hepatology
Webber, E.M. and Bruix, J. and Pierce, R.H. and Fausto, N.
DOI: 10.1002/hep.510280509
1998: Perianal ependymoma presenting in the neonatal period
Pediatric Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Eric M . Webber and MD Robert Fraser and Lothar Resch and M D Michael Giacomantonio
DOI: 10.1080/713601279
03/1997Disorders in foregut diverticulization: Congenital hepaticoesophageal fistula in a baby with lryngotracheoesophageal cleft
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Webber, E.M. and Giacomantonio, M.
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(97)90718-1
1997Perianal ependymoma presenting in the neonatal period
Pediatric Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Webber, E.M.
DOI: 10.1080/107710497174930
1997Tetralogy of Fallot with total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage and esophageal atresia: complete correction in infancy
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Eric M. Webber and D. Alex Gillis and David B. Ross
DOI: 10.1016/0003-4975(96)00364-5
08/1996Roux-en-Y jejunostomy in the pediatric population
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Yoshida, N.B. and Webber, E.M. and Gillis, D.A. and Giacomantonio, J.M.
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(96)90135-9
1996Teratology of Fallot with total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage and esophageal atresia: Complete correction in infancy
Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Webber, E.M. and Gillis, D.A. and Ross, D.B.
DOI: 10.1016/0003-4975(96)00205-6
1996Helicobacter pylori is not associated with nonspecific abdominal pain in children
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Yoshida, N.R. and Webber, E.M. and Fraser, R.B. and Ste-Marie, M.T. and Giacomantonio, J.M.
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(96)90121-9
1996Liver regeneration. 2. Role of growth factors and cytokines in hepatic regeneration.
The FASEB Journal
Fausto N and Laird AD and Webber EM
PubMed: 8529831
12/1995Rapid DNA binding by nuclear factor kappa B in hepatocytes at the start of liver regeneration.
Cell growth & differentiation : the molecular biology journal of the American Association for Cancer Research
FitzGerald MJ and Webber EM and Donovan JR and Fausto N
PubMed: 7794809
04/1995Rapid DNA binding by nuclear factor ¿B in hepatocytes at the start of liver regeneration
Cell Growth and Differentiation
FitzGerald, M.J. and Webber, E.M. and Donovan, J.R. and Fausto, N.
1995Role of growth factors and cytokines in hepatic regeneration
FASEB Journal
Fausto, N. and Laird, A.D. and Webber, E.M.
DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.9.15.8529831
1995Overexpression of transforming growth factor-alpha causes liver enlargement and increased hepatocyte proliferation in transgenic mice.
The American Journal of Pathology
Webber EM and Wu JC and Wang L and Merlino G and Fausto N
PubMed: 8053497
08/1994Liver regeneration
The Liver: Biology and Pathobiology, 3rd edition
Fausto N, Webber EM: Liver regeneration. In: eds. Arias IM, Boyer JL, Fausto N, Jakoby WB, Schachter D and Shafritz DA. The Liver: Biology and Pathobiology, 3rd edition; 1994, New York, Raven Press: 1059-1084.
1994Overexpression of transforming growth factor-a causes liver enlargement and increased hepatocyte proliferation in transgenic mice
American Journal of Pathology
Webber, E.M. and Wu, J.C. and Wang, L. and Merlino, G. and Fausto, N.
1994In vivo response of hepatocytes to growth factors requires an initial priming stimulus
Hepatology
Webber, E.M. and Godowski, P.J. and Fausto, N.
DOI: 10.1002/hep.1840190230
1994Mechanisms of growth regulation in liver regeneration and hepatic carcinogenesis.
Progress in liver diseases
Fausto, N. and Webber, E.M.
1993Control of liver growth.
Critical reviews in eukaryotic gene expression
Fausto N and Webber EM
PubMed: 8324292
1993Erratum: Control of liver growth (Critical Reviews in Eukaryotic Gene Expression (1993) 3:2 (123-124))
Critical Reviews in Eukaryotic Gene Expression
Fausto, N. and Webber, E.M.
1993Transforming growth factor-a expression during liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy and toxic injury, and potential interactions between transforming growth factor-a and hepatocyte growth factor
Hepatology
Webber, E.M. and Fitzgerald, M.J. and Brown, P.I. and Bartlett, M.H. and Fausto, N.
DOI: 10.1002/hep.1840180622
1993Control of liver growth
Critical Reviews in Eukaryotic Gene Expression
Fausto, N. and Webber, E.M.
1993Preoperative radiotherapy for adenocarcinoma of the rectum.
Canadian Journal of Surgery
Webber EM and MacFarlane JK
PubMed: 2200597
08/1990Augmentation ileocystoplasty in children with myelodysplasia.
Canadian Journal of Surgery
Webber EM and Crofts PG and Pomeroy C and Coleman GU and Arnold WJ and Johnson HW
PubMed: 2268813
04/1990Dumbbell metastatic cystosarcoma phyllodes of the heart and lung
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Fleisher, A.G. and Tyers, G.F.O. and Hu, D. and Webber, E.M. and Essery, C.
DOI: 10.1016/0003-4975(90)90157-2
1990Preoperative radiotherapy for adenocarcinoma of the rectum
Canadian Journal of Surgery
Webber, E.M. and MacFarlane, J.K.
1990Augmentation ileocystoplasty in children with myelodysplasia
Canadian Journal of Surgery
Webber, E.M. and Crofts, P.G. and Pomeroy, C. and Coleman, G.U. and Arnold, W.J. and Johnson, H.W.
1990 - Research
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Current Projects
As Assistant Dean in Postgraduate Medicine I have played a central role in planning the doubling of the number of residents at UBC (as outlined in a 2008 publication in the BC Medical Journal). Currently there are about 230 new residents per year. I am also involved in working with residency programs and distributed training sites to foster resident rotations throughout the province. I recently published a paper with Drs. Rungta and Sivertz (the two Associate Deans) on our experience thus far with resident distribution. Finally, I am leading an initiative to develop a strategy for the Faculty of Medicine around patient simulation in medical education and evaluation.Honours & AwardsChildren’s and Women’s Health Centre Family Centred Care Award - 2005
Children’s and Women’s Health Centre Family Centred Care Award - 2004
Congratulations to the 2025 Outstanding Achievement recipients
The Outstanding Achievement Award recognizes the remarkable accomplishments of our trainees in research aimed at improving the health and well-being of children and families. Generously funded by the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation, this program plays a pivotal role in acknowledging and nurturing excellence within our research community. Each year, awards are given to trainees whose research skills and analytical abilities demonstrate strong potential to contribute meaningfully to the scientific community.
