Faizal Haji

MD, PhD, FRCSC

Investigator and Pediatric Neurosurgeon, BC Children's Hospital

I am a pediatric neurosurgeon and PhD researcher interested in health professions education and global surgery at BC Children's Hospital and the University of British Columbia. My clinical interests include spinal dysraphism, complex hydrocephalus, spasticity, epilepsy surgery, and vascular disorders. My program of research focuses on two areas: (i) optimizing the design of simulation-based education for medical and surgical skills training and (ii) translating innovations in medical and surgical education through global surgical partnerships to facilitate capacity development in low-resource settings.

Academic Affiliations

  • Assistant Professor, Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
  • Research Theme: Evidence to Innovation
  • Research Group(s): Clinical Practice, Outcomes and Innovation; Global Health and Innovations

Contact Information

Assistant

Helen McGregor

hmcgregor@cw.bc.ca

Location

4500 Oak Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6H 3N1

Much ado about confidence: implications for surgical education

Global Surgical Education - Journal of the Association for Surgical Education

Kimberly Stewart and Faizal Haji

DOI: 10.1007/s44186-025-00476-1

01 / 2026

Early Intervention Management Pathway for Intraventricular Hemorrhage of Prematurity: A Quality Improvement Analysis

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques

Ananth P. Abraham and Madeline W. Elder and Isabella Watson and Annika Weir and Ash Singhal and Faizal Aminmohamed Haji and Mandeep S. Tamber

DOI: 10.1017/cjn.2025.10470

12 / 2025

ASO Visual Abstract: A Novel Curriculum for Surgical Oncology Fellowship Training in West Africa

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Nanji, S. and Ezeome, E. and Alatise, O. and Merchant, S. and Dedey, F. and Jalink, M. and Ka, S. and Kolomitro, K. and Osime, C. and Hammad, N. and Cofie, N. and Haji, F. and Gueye, S.M.

DOI: 10.1245/s10434-024-16486-0

Improving access to epilepsy surgery: a review of the global praxis, implementation science, and relevant policy frameworks

Neurosurgical Focus

Ferraris, K.P. and Mabilangan, K.C. and Gimenez, M.L.A. and Ra{\~n}oa, G.J. and Aguilar, J.F.A. and Go, C.Y. and Connolly, M. and Zipfel, J. and Haji, F.A. and Tamber, M.S. and Singhal, A.

DOI: 10.3171/2025.1.FOCUS24805

Developing a Surgical Oncology Workforce in West Africa: A Needs Assessment and Environmental Scan

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Nanji, S. and Alatise, O. and Magueye Gueye, S. and Merchant, S. and Terna Yawe, K.-D. and Jalink, M. and Ogundiran, T.O. and Olawale, B. and Kolomitro, K. and Ka, S. and Berry, S. and Clegg-Lamptey, J.N. and Hammad, N. and Dedey, F. and Cofie, N. and Osime, C. and Kyei, I. and Haji, F. and Ezeome, E.

DOI: 10.1245/s10434-024-16483-3

A Novel Curriculum for Surgical Oncology Fellowship Training in West Africa

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Nanji, S. and Ezeome, E. and Alatise, O. and Merchant, S. and Dedey, F. and Jalink, M. and Ka, S. and Kolomitro, K. and Osime, C. and Hammad, N. and Cofie, N. and Haji, F. and Gueye, S.M.

DOI: 10.1245/s10434-024-16348-9

International Consensus on Global Surgery Learning Objectives and Competencies

Annals of Surgery

Abeza, M.A. and Agarwal, J. and Alayande, B.T. and Alonso, N. and Amson, H.J. and Assadi, R. and Augustin, S. and Awedew, A.F. and Ayana, B.A. and Baldan, M. and Banda, M. and Benjamin, D. and Bitew, A.A. and Cherian, M.N. and Chigwede, M. and Contini, S. and Courthaudon, E. and Crawford, A.M. and Cunningham, C. and Dauphin, A. and Deng, M.D.A. and Dsouza, R.J. and Edgcombe, H. and Emil, S. and Fabiano, S. and Falk, R. and Fofanah, T. and Junior, M.A.F.R. and Francius, A.E. and Gashaw, Z.M. and Gemechu, N. and Giannou, C. and Hewitt-Smith, A. and Kanmounye, U.S. and Kumwenda, W. and Lakhoo, K. and Ferreira, J.L. and Mahmoodi, M. and Maoate, K. and Mcleod, E. and Meara, J.G. and Millien, C. and Muhorakeye, F. and Baleka, A.M. and Nataraja, R.M. and Ndayishiimye, T. and Mukundwa, P.N. and Nyiramahirwe, A. and Okelo, S. and Pathak, M. and Petroze, R.T. and Poenaru, D. and Roesch, M. and Sonenthal, P. and Teklemariam, T.L. and Temesgen, W.B. and Vasco, M. and Virk, R. and Watters, D.A. and Wetzig, N.R. and Zuze, B. and Hilzenrat, R.A. and Livergant, R. and Binda, C.J. and Adams, J. and Joos, E. and Joharifard, S. and Chin, E. and Haji, F.

DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000006905

ASO Visual Abstract: Developing a Surgical Oncology Workforce in West Africa: A Needs Assessment and Environmental Scan

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Nanji, S. and Alatise, O. and Gueye, S.M. and Merchant, S. and Yawe, K.-D.T. and Jalink, M. and Ogundiran, T.O. and Olawale, B. and Kolomitro, K. and Ka, S. and Berry, S. and Clegg-Lamptey, J.N. and Hammad, N. and Dedey, F. and Cofie, N. and Osime, C. and Kyei, I. and Haji, F. and Ezeome, E.

DOI: 10.1245/s10434-024-16657-z

Burden of General Surgical Cancer Care in West Africa: A Review of the Literature

JCO Global Oncology

Arora, N. and Fei, L. and Jalink, M. and Alatise, O.I. and Knapp, G. and Haji, F. and Ezeome, E. and Nanji, S.

DOI: 10.1200/GO-24-00459

Sleep-disordered breathing in children with Chiari type I malformation

Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics

Jarrell, M. and Caudill, C. and Haji, F. and Leon, T. and Rozzelle, C.J. and Maddox, M.H. and Rocque, B.G.

DOI: 10.3171/2024.5.PEDS24105

Competencies for proficiency in basic point-of-care ultrasound in anesthesiology: national expert recommendations using Delphi methodology

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Mizubuti, G.B. and Maxwell, S. and Shatenko, S. and Braund, H. and Phelan, R. and Ho, A.M.H. and Dalgarno, N. and Hobbs, H. and Szulewski, A. and Haji, F. and Arellano, R. and Collins, P. and Tan, C.-H.E. and Couture, E.J. and St-Pierre, M. and Denault, A.Y. and Azzam, M.A. and Amir, A. and Miller, E.C. and Allard, R. and Tanzola, R. and Lapierre, D. and d?Empaire, P.P. and Mashari, A. and McDonald, S. and Smith, R. and Borger, J. and Gonzalez Valencia, N.J. and Li, G.J. and de Souza, C.M. and Lucy, M. and Sidhu, S. and Kruger, M. and Maher, N.P. and MacDonell, D.S.-Y. and Prabhakar, C.P.K. and Fridfinnson, J.

DOI: 10.1007/s12630-024-02746-w

Defining a Framework and Evaluation Metrics for Sustainable Global Surgical Partnerships: A Modified Delphi Study

Annals of Surgery

Binda, C.J. and Adams, J. and Livergant, R. and Lam, S. and Panchendrabose, K. and Joharifard, S. and Haji, F. and Joos, E.

DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000006058

Treatment of hydrocephalus following posterior fossa tumor resection: a multicenter collaboration from the Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Dewan, M.C. and Isaacs, A.M. and Cools, M.J. and Yengo-Kahn, A. and Naftel, R.P. and Jensen, H. and Reeder, R.W. and Holubkov, R. and Haizel-Cobbina, J. and Riva-Cambrin, J. and Jafrani, R.J. and Pindrik, J.A. and Jackson, E.M. and Judy, B.F. and Kurudza, E. and Pollack, I.F. and Mcdowell, M.M. and Hankinson, T.C. and Staulcup, S. and Hauptman, J. and Hall, K. and Tamber, M.S. and Cheong, A. and Warsi, N.M. and Rocque, B.G. and Saccomano, B.W. and Snyder, R.I. and Kulkarni, A.V. and Kestle, J.R.W. and Wellons, J.C. and Brockmeyer, D. and Walker, M. and Bollo, R. and Cheshier, S. and Iyer, R. and Blount, J. and Johnston, J. and Rocque, B. and Acakpo-Satchivi, L. and Oakes, W.J. and Dirks, P. and Ibrahim, G. and Rutka, J. and Taylor, M. and Curry, D. and Aldave, G. and Dauser, R. and Jea, A. and Lam, S. and Weiner, H. and Luerssen, T. and Ellenbogen, R. and Ojemann, J. and Lee, A. and Avellino, A. and Greene, S. and McDowell, M. and Tyler-Kabara, E. and Kellogg, R. and Abel, T. and Park, T.S. and Strahle, J. and Roland, J. and McEvoy, S. and Smyth, M. and Tulipan, N. and Haji, F. and Singhal, A. and Steinbok, P. and Cochrane, D. and Hader, W. and Gallagher, C. and Benour, M. and Chiarelli, P. and Durham, S. and Kiehna, E. and McComb, J.G. and Robison, A. and Alexander, A. and Handler, M. and O?Neill, B. and Wilkinson, C. and Governale, L. and Drapeau, A. and Leonard, J. and Sribnick, E. and Shaikhouni, A. and Ahn, E. and Cohen, A. and Groves, M. and Robinson, S. and Bonfield, C.M. and Shannon, C.

DOI: 10.1007/s11060-023-04316-4

Exploring patient advisors perceptions of virtual care across Canada: Qualitative phenomenological study

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Braund, H. and Dalgarno, N. and Chan-Nguyen, S. and Digby, G. and Haji, F. and O'Riordan, A. and Appireddy, R.

DOI: 10.2196/45215

Intradural-extramedullary Spinal Cavernoma

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

McQueen, S.A. and Haji, F.A. and Figueroa, E.L. and Sallam, Y. and Ang, L.C. and Duggal, N.

DOI: 10.1017/cjn.2022.287

C-CASE 2023: Promoting Excellence in Surgical Education: Canadian Conference for the Advancement of Surgical Education, Oct. 12-13, 2023, Montral, Quebec

Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie

Sioufi, J. and Hall, B. and Antel, R. and Moussa, S. and Subasri, M. and Fakih, M. and Islam, N. and Hamdy, R.C. and Chopra, S. and Harley, J.M. and Keuhl, A. and Bassilious, E. and Sherbino, J. and Bilgic, E. and Bondok, M.S. and Bondok, M. and Martel, L. and Law, C. and Posel, N. and Fleiszer, D. and Daud, A. and Hauer, T. and Carr-Pries, N. and Hali, K. and Wolfstadt, J. and Ferguson, P. and Ghasroddashti, A. and Sorefan-Mangou, F. and Del Fernandes, R. and Williams, E. and Choi, K. and Zevin, B. and Patterson, E.D. and Kirupaharan, S. and Mann, S. and Winthrop, A. and Zevin, B. and Bondok, M. and Ghanmi, N. and Etherington, C. and Saddiki, Y. and Lefebvre, I. and Berthelot, P. and Dion, P.-M. and Raymond, B. and Seguin, J. and Sekhavati, P. and Islam, S. and Boet, S. and Tee, T. and Pachchigar, P. and Tarabay, B. and Yilmaz, R. and Hamdan, N.A. and Agu, C. and Almansouri, A. and Harley, J. and Del Maestro, R. and Bondok, M. and Bondok, M.S. and Nguyen, A.X.-L. and Law, C. and Nathoo, N. and Bakshi, N. and Ahuja, N. and Damji, K.F. and Grewal, K. and Azher, S. and Moreno, M. and Pekrun, R. and Wiseman, J. and Fried, G.M. and Lajoie, S. and Brydges, R. and Hadwin, A. and Sun, N.-Z. and Khalil, E. and Harley, J.M. and Nguyen, E.L.-V. and Patel, P. and Muaddi, H. and Rukavina, N. and Bucur, R. and Shwaartz, C. and Islam, N. and Moussa, S. and Subasri, M. and Fakih, M. and Hamdy, R.C. and Wong, E. and Tewari, A. and Brydges, R. and Louridas, M. and Balaji, S. and Patel, P. and Muaddi, H. and Gaebe, K. and Luzzi, C. and Kay, A. and Rukavina, N. and Selzner, M. and Reichman, T. and Shwaartz, C. and Balaji, S. and Muaddi, H. and Shahabinezhad, A. and Patel, P. and Rukavina, N. and Reichman, T. and Jayaraman, S. and Shwaartz, C. and Nashed, J. and Ramelli, L. and Kolasky, O. and Dickenson, T. and Dullege, M. and Kang, A. and Winthrop, A. and Mann, S. and Lau, D. and Henkelman, E. and Jacob, J. and Watson, I. and Haji, F. and McEwen, C.C. and Jaffer, I. and Sibbald, M. and Blouin, V. and Bnard, F. and Pelletier, F. and Abdo, S. and Meloche-Dumas, L. and Kapralos, B. and Dubrowski, A. and Patocskai, E. and Pachchigar, P. and Agu, C. and Yilmaz, R. and Tee, T. and Maestro, R.D. and Adedipe, I. and Stephens, C. and Ghebretatios, M. and Laplante, S. and Patel, P. and Balaji, S. and Muaddi, H. and Rukavina, N. and Shwaartz, C. and Brodovsky, M. and Lai, C. and Behzadi, A. and Blair, G. and Almansouri, A. and Hamdan, N.A. and Yilmaz, R. and Tee, T. and Pachchigar, P. and Eskandari, M. and Agu, C. and Giglio, B. and Balasubramaniam, N. and Bierbrier, J. and Collins, D.L. and Gueziri, H.-E. and Del Maestro, R.F. and Koonar, E. and Ramazani, F. and Hart, R. and Henley, J. and Roberts, S. and Chandarana, S. and Matthews, W. and Schrag, C. and Matthews, J. and Mackenzie, D. and Cutting, C. and Lui, J. and Delisle, ?. and Cordoba, T. and Cordoba, C. and Giglio, B. and Lacroix, A. and Cairns, J. and Alsayegh, A. and Alhantoobi, M. and Balasubramaniam, N. and Safih, W. and Hamel, M. and Del Maestro, R. and Francis, G. and Moise, A. and Omar, Y. and Hathi, K. and Mavedatnia, D. and Grose, E. and Philips, T. and Schneider, C. and Corbin, D. and Lesage, F. and Pellerin, M. and Ben-Ali, W. and Tamani, Z. and Joly-Chevrier, M. and Bnard, F. and Meloche-Dumas, L. and Laflamme, L. and Boulva, K. and Younan, R. and Dubrowski, A. and Patocskai, E. and Sticca, G. and Petruccelli, J. and Dorion, D. and Osman, Y. and Bnard, F. and Habti, M. and Meloche-Dumas, L. and Duranleau, X. and Boulva, K. and Kaviani, A. and Younan, R. and Dubrowski, A. and Vessella, K. and Patocskai, E. and Valji, R. and Turner, S. and Lam, T. and Mobilio, M.H. and Hirsh, J. and Lising, D. and Cil, T. and Marcon, E. and Moulton, C.-A. and D'Souza, A. and Milazzo, T. and Datta, S. and Valiquette, C. and Avery, E. and Voineskos, S. and Musgrave, M. and Wanzel, K. and Schneidman, J. and Armstrong, N. and Gerardis, G. and Silver, J. and Azzam, M.A. and Fisher, R. and Banks, I. and Young, M. and Nguyen, L.H. and Skakum, M. and Hancock, B.J. and Min, S.L. and Youssef, F. and Keijzer, R. and Morris, M. and Shawyer, A. and Retrosi, G.

DOI: 10.1503/cjs.014523

Exploring Patient Advisors Perceptions of Virtual Care Across Canada: Qualitative Phenomenological Study (Preprint)

Heather Braund and Nancy Dalgarno and Sophy Chan-Nguyen and Genevive Digby and Faizal Haji and Anne O'Riordan and Ramana Appireddy

DOI: 10.2196/preprints.45215

12 / 2022

C-CASE 2022: Competence to Excellence: Canadian Conference for the Advancement of Surgical Education, Oct. 13-14, 2022

Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie

Goff, L. and Greene, H. and Munn, A. and Furey, A. and Smith, N. and St Croix, R. and Moffatt-Bruce, S. and Lefebvre, G. and Jing, J.W. and Harvey, E.J. and Reindl, R. and Al Badi, H. and Berry, G.K. and Martineau, P.A. and Ferri, D. and Koucheki, R. and Lex, J.R. and Morozova, A. and Hauer, T.M. and Mirzaie, S. and Ferguson, P.C. and Ballyk, B. and Sivanathan, M. and Micallef, J. and Franco, L.Y. and Drennan, I.R. and Button, D. and Dubrowski, A. and Harris, C. and Thorburn, C. and Skanes, C. and Kennedy, R. and Smith, C. and Pelletier, F. and Torres, A. and Meloche-Dumas, L. and Gu{\'e}rard-Poirier, N. and Kaviani, A. and Kapralos, B. and Mercier, F. and Dubrowski, A. and Patocskai, E. and B{\'e}nard, F. and Habti, M. and Meloche-Dumas, L. and B{\'e}rub{\'e}, S. and Cadoret, D. and Arutiunian, A. and Papas, Y. and Torres, A. and Kapralos, B. and Mercier, F. and Dubrowski, A. and Patocskai, E. and S{\'e}dillot-Daniel, ?. and Melkane, A. and Chiesa, C. and Fakhry, N. and Young, V. and Smith, L. and Lechien, J. and Guertin, L. and Olivier, M.-J. and Maniakas, A. and Jun Lin, R. and Bissada, ?. and Christopoulos, A. and Ayad, T. and Leclerc, A.-A. and Fleiszer, D. and Posel, N. and Rosenzveig, A. and Bhandari, A. and Gariscsak, P. and Kemp, L. and Haji, F. and White, A. and Reid, A. and Sidhu, S. and Moon, M. and Turner, S. and Zheng, B. and Shah, A. and Wolfstadt, J.I. and Hall, J. and Ward, S. and Jad, A. and Yee, N. and Ross, T.D. and Ferguson, P. and Zhang, Y. and Akbari, P. and Valiquette, C. and Brathwaite, S. and Hawley, G. and Martou, G. and Hendry, M. and Fugaru, I. and Schouela, V. and Aub{\'e}-Peterkin, M. and Aggarwal, I. and Kemp, L. and Zhang, Y. and Gold, M.S. and Belliveau, S. and Gold, M. and Lai, C. and Lui, J.T. and de Lotbiniere-Bassett, M. and Chen, J.M. and Lin, V.Y. and Agrawal, S.K. and Blevins, N.H. and Ladak, H.M. and Pirouzmand, F. and Daud, A. and Hauer, T. and Wolfstadt, J. and Ferguson, P. and Hamdan, N.A. and Almansouri, A. and Yilmaz, R. and Eskandari, M. and Tee, T. and Agu, C. and Pachchigar, P. and Giglio, B. and Balasubramniam, N. and Gueziri, H.-E. and Del Maestro, R. and Carr, L. and McKechnie, T. and Hatamnejad, A. and Chan, J. and Beattie, A. and Fazlollahi, A.M. and Yilmaz, R. and Alsayegh, A. and Bakhaidar, M. and Del Maestro, R.F. and Retrosi, G. and Dharamsi, N. and Del Fernandes, R. and de Vries, I. and Mann, S. and McEwen, L. and Phillips, T. and Zevin, B. and Roberts, S. and Robart, A. and Brennan, H. and Conway, J. and Patey, C. and Botelho, F. and Harley, J. and Poenaru, D. and Micallef, J. and Sivanathan, M. and Clarke, K. and Habti, M. and Roy, M. and Bedwani, S. and Patocskai, ?. and Dubrowski, A. and Rathagirishnan, R. and Valiquette, C. and Zhu, J. and Adibfar, A. and Snell, L. and Stachura, N. and Nayak, R. and Malthaner, R. and Fortin, D. and Inculet, R. and Qiabi, M. and Grewal, K. and Azher, S. and Moreno, M. and Melo, L.P. and Pekrun, R. and Wiseman, J. and Fried, G.M. and Lajoie, S. and Brydges, R. and Hadwin, A. and Sun, N.-Z. and Khalil, E. and Harley, J.M. and Yilmaz, R. and Bakhaidar, M. and Alsayegh, A. and Hamdan, N.A. and Fazlollahi, A.M. and Agu, C. and Pachchigar, P. and Del Maestro, R. and Mahmood, S. and Almas, S. and Ryan, J. and Anderson, B. and Tee, T. and Pachchigar, P. and Tarabay, B. and Yilmaz, R. and Del Maestro, R. and Qiu, R. and Lan, L. and Mao, R. and Kay, J. and Darren de, S.A. and Hindi, M.N. and Blair, G. and AlTinawi, B. and Noorani, A. and Noorani, S. and Mak, M. and Ibrahim, G. and Qiu, R. and van Kampen, K. and Domerchie, E. and Farrugia, P. and Tanya, S.M. and Joly-Chevrier, M. and Nguyen, A.X.-L. and Pur, D.R. and Power, R.J. and Sharma, S. and Costello, F. and Kherani, F.

DOI: 10.1503/cjs.014622

Decolonizing Global Surgery: Bethune Round Table, 2022 Conference on Global Surgery (virtual), June 16-18, 2022

Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie

Botelho, F. and Gripp, K. and Yanchar, N. and Naus, A. and Poenaru, D. and Baird, R. and Reis, E. and Farias, L. and Silva, A.G. and Viana, F. and Neto, J.A.P. and Silva, S. and Ribeiro, K. and Gatto, L. and Faleiro, M.D. and Fernandez, M.G. and Salgado, L.S. and Sampaio, N.Z. and Faleiro, M.D. and Mendes, A.L. and Ferreira, R.V. and Marcio, L. and Canto, G. and Borges, J. and Arajo, V. and Andrade, G. and Braga, J. and Bentes, L. and Pinto, L. and Ndasi, H.T. and Amlani, L.M. and Aminake, G. and Penda, X. and Tima, S. and Lechtig, A. and Agarwal-Harding, K.J. and Whyte, M. and Fowler-Woods, M. and Fowler-Woods, A. and Shingoose, G. and Hatala, A. and Daeninck, F. and Vergis, A. and Clouston, K. and Hardy, K. and Djadje, L. and Djoutsop, O.M. and Djabo, A.T. and Kanmounye, U.S. and Youmbi, V.N. and Kakobo, P. and Djoutsop, O.M. and Djabo, A.T. and Kanmounye, U.S. and Tafesse, S. and Tamene, B. and Chimdesa, Z. and Alemayehu, E. and Abera, B. and Yifru, D. and Belachew, F.K. and Tirsit, A. and Deyassa, N. and Moen, B.E. and Sundstr?m, T. and Lund-Johansen, M. and Abebe, M. and Khan, R. and Mekasha, A. and Soklaridis, S. and Haji, F. and Asingei, J. and O'Flynn, E.P. and O'Donovan, D.T. and Masuka, S.C. and Mashava, D. and Akello, F.V. and Ulisubisya, M.M. and Franco, H. and Njai, A. and Simister, S. and Joseph, M. and Woolley, P. and James, D. and Evans, F.M. and Rai, E. and Roy, N. and Bansal, V. and Kamble, J. and Aroke, A. and David, S. and Veetil, D. and Soni, K.D. and Wrnberg, M.G. and Zadey, S. and Vissoci, J.R.N. and Iyer, H. and Zadey, S. and Shetty, R. and Zadey, S. and Jindal, A. and Iyer, H. and Ouma, G. and Shah, S.S.N.H. and Hinchman, C. and Rayel, I.M. and Dworkin, M. and Agarwal-Harding, K.J. and Mlinde, E. and Amlani, L.M. and May, C.J. and Banza, L.N. and Chokotho, L. and Agarwal-Harding, K.J. and Dworkin, M. and Mbomuwa, F. and Chidothi, P. and Martin, C. and Harrison, W.J. and Agarwal-Harding, K.J. and Chokotho, L. and Paek, S. and Amlani, L. and Mbomuwa, F. and Chidothi, P. and Martin, C. and Harrison, W.J. and Agarwal-Harding, K.J. and Chokotho, L. and Adgn, T. and Abdoulmouinou, P. and Amadou, T. and Youssouf, T. and Madiassa, K. and Younoussa, D.M. and Moussa, S. and Amadou, B. and Hawa, T. and Laurent, A. and Jesuyajolu, D.A. and Okeke, C.A. and Obuh, O. and Jesuyajolu, D.A. and Ehizibue, P.E. and Ikemefula, N.E. and Ekennia-Ebeh, J.O. and Ibraham, A.A. and Ikegwuonu, O.E. and Diehl, T.M. and Bunogerane, G.J. and Neal, D. and Ndibanje, A.J. and Petroze, R.T. and Ntaganda, E. and Milligan, L. and Cairncross, L. and Malherbe, F. and Roodt, L. and Kyengera, D.K. and O'Hara, N.N. and Stockton, D. and Bedada, A. and Hsiao, M. and Chilisa, U. and Yarranton, B. and Chinyepi, N. and Azzie, G. and Moon, J. and Rehany, Z. and Bakhshi, M. and Bergeron, A. and Boulanger, N. and Watt, L. and Wong, E.G. and Pawlak, N. and Bierema, C. and Ameh, E. and Bekele, A. and Jimenez, M.F. and Lakhoo, K. and Roy, N. and Sacato, H. and Tefera, G. and Ozgediz, D. and Jayaraman, S. and Peric, I. and Youngson, G. and Ameh, E. and Borgstein, E. and O'Flynn, E. and Simoes, J. and Kingsley, P.A. and Sasson, L. and Dekel, H. and Sternfeld, A.R. and Assa, S. and Sarid, R.S. and Mnong'one, N.J. and Sharau, G.G. and Mongella, S.M. and Caryl, W.G. and Goldman, B. and Bola, R. and Ngonzi, J. and Ujoh, F. and Kihumuro, R.B. and Lett, R. and Torquato, A. and Tavares, C. and Lech, G. and D?unic, A. and Ujoh, F. and Gusa, V. and Apeaii, R. and Noor, R. and Bola, R. and Guyan, I.O. and Christilaw, J. and Hodgins, S. and Lett, R. and Binda, C. and Heo, K. and Cheng, S. and Foggin, H. and Hu, G. and Lam, S. and Feng, L. and Labinaz, A. and Adams, J. and Livergant, R. and Williams, S. and Vasanthakumaran, T. and Lounes, Y. and Mata, J. and Hache, P. and Schamberg-Bahadori, C. and Monytuil, A. and Mayom, E. and Joharifard, S. and Joos, ?. and Paterson, A. and Maswime, S. and Hardy, A. and Pearse, R.M. and Biccard, B.M. and Salehi, M. and Zivkovic, I. and Jatana, S. and Joharifard, S. and Joos, ?. and Flores, M.J. and Brown, K.E. and Roberts, H.J. and Donnelley, C.A. and von Kaeppler, E.P. and Eliezer, E. and Haonga, B. and Morshed, S. and Shearer, D.W.

DOI: 10.1503/cjs.007622

High-fidelity, simulation-based microsurgical training for neurosurgical residents

Neurosurgical Focus

Santyr, B. and Abbass, M. and Chalil, A. and Vivekanandan, A. and Krivosheya, D. and Denning, L.M. and Mattingly, T.K. and Haji, F.A. and Lownie, S.P.

DOI: 10.3171/2022.5.FOCUS22188

Simulation in Neurosurgical Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques

Faizal A. Haji

DOI: 10.1017/cjn.2020.234

03 / 2021

A model for global surgical training and capacity development: the Childrens of Alabama"Viet Nam pediatric neurosurgery partnership

Child's Nervous System

Faizal A. Haji and Jacob R. Lepard and Matthew C. Davis and Nguyen Duc Lien and Dang Do Thanh Can and Cao Vu Hung and Le Nam Thang and Brandon G. Rocque and James M. Johnston

DOI: 10.1007/s00381-020-04802-4

02 / 2021

Simulation and active learning decreases training time of an emergency triage assessment and treatment course in pilot study in malawi: Implications for increasing efficiency and workforce capacity in low-resource settings

Pediatric Emergency Care

Sigalet, E.L. and Lufesi, N. and Dubrowski, A. and Haji, F. and Khan, R. and Grant, D. and Weinstock, P. and Wishart, I. and Molyneux, E. and Kissoon, N.

DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000001996

The initial experience of InterSurgeon: An online platform to facilitate global neurosurgical partnerships

Neurosurgical Focus

Lepard, J.R. and Akbari, S.H.A. and Haji, F. and Davis, M.C. and Harkness, W. and Johnston, J.M.

DOI: 10.3171/2019.12.FOCUS19859

Development and evaluation of a patient-specific surgical simulator for endoscopic colloid cyst resection

Journal of Neurosurgery

Bodani, V.P. and Breimer, G.E. and Haji, F.A. and Looi, T. and Drake, J.M.

DOI: 10.3171/2019.4.JNS183184

A mixed methods study of challenges in the implementation and use of the surgical safety checklist

Surgery (United States)

Mahmood, T. and Mylopoulos, M. and Bagli, D. and Damignani, R. and Aminmohamed Haji, F.

DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2018.09.012

Using cognitive load theory to optimize simulation design

Clinical Simulation: Education, Operations and Engineering

Naismith, L.M. and Cheung, J.J.H. and Sibbald, M. and Tavares, W. and Cavalcanti, R.B. and Haji, F.A. and Fraser, K.L.

DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-815657-5.00010-3

Engagement: what is it good for? The role of learner engagement in healthcare simulation contexts

Advances in Health Sciences Education

Padgett, J. and Cristancho, S. and Lingard, L. and Cherry, R. and Haji, F.

DOI: 10.1007/s10459-018-9865-7

Leptomeningeal metastasis of classical Hodgkin lymphoma in a patient with malignant posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome

The Lancet Oncology

Kim, D.D. and Budhram, A. and Haji, F.A. and Leung, A. and Khaw, A. and Ramsay, D.

DOI: 10.1016/S1470-2045(19)30299-2

Predictors of endoscopic third ventriculostomy ostomy status in patients who experience failure of endoscopic third ventriculostomy with choroid plexus cauterization

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Hale, A.T. and Stanton, A.N. and Zhao, S. and Haji, F. and Gannon, S.R. and Arynchyna, A. and Wellons, J.C. and Rocque, B.G. and Naftel, R.P.

DOI: 10.3171/2019.2.PEDS18743

Development of synthetic simulators for endoscope-assisted repair of metopic and sagittal craniosynostosis

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Eastwood, K.W. and Bodani, V.P. and Haji, F.A. and Looi, T. and Naguib, H.E. and Drake, J.M.

DOI: 10.3171/2018.2.peds18121

The "Empty Chairs" Approach to Learning: Simulation-Based Train the Trainer Program in Mzuzu, Malawi.

Cureus

Sigalet E and Wishart I and Lufesi N and Haji F and Dubrowski A

DOI: 10.7759/cureus.1205 PubMed: 28580202

05 / 2017

Validity evidence for the Neuro-Endoscopic Ventriculostomy Assessment Tool (NEVAT)

Operative Neurosurgery

Breimer, G.E. and Haji, F.A. and Cinalli, G. and Hoving, E.W. and Drake, J.M.

DOI: 10.1227/NEU.0000000000001158

Direct motor evoked potentials and cortical mapping using the NIM nerve monitoring system: A technical note

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Bharadwaj, S. and Haji, F. and Hebb, M. and Chui, J.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2016.11.006

Simulation-based education for endoscopic third ventriculostomy: A comparison between virtual and physical training models

Operative Neurosurgery

Breimer, G.E. and Haji, F.A. and Bodani, V. and Cunningham, M.S. and Lopez-Rios, A.-L. and Okrainec, A. and Drake, J.M.

DOI: 10.1227/NEU.0000000000001317

Measuring cognitive load in medical and health professions simulation training

Cognitive Load Measurement and Application: A Theoretical Framework for Meaningful Research and Practice

Naismith, L.M. and Cavalcanti, R.B. and Haji, F.A.

DOI: 10.4324/9781315296258

Rapid Recovery from Paraplegia in a Patient with Foix"Alajouanine Syndrome

World Neurosurgery

Joswig, H. and Haji, F.A. and Martinez-Perez, R. and Steven, D.A. and Boulton, M.R.

DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2016.10.101

Thrive or overload? The effect of task complexity on novices' simulation-based learning

Medical education

Haji, F.A. and Cheung, J.J. and Woods, N. and Regehr, G. and de Ribaupierre, S. and Dubrowski, A.

DOI: 10.1111/medu.13086

Practising what we preach: using cognitive load theory for workshop design and evaluation.

Naismith LM and Haji FA and Sibbald M and Cheung JJ and Tavares W and Cavalcanti RB

PubMed: 26490056

10 / 2015

Compliance Does Not Mean Quality: An In-Depth Analysis of the Safe Surgery Checklist at a Tertiary Care Health Facility

American Journal of Medical Quality

Mahmood, T. and Haji, F. and Damignani, R. and Bagli, D. and Dubrowski, A. and Manzone, J. and Truong, J. and Martin, R. and Mylopoulos, M.

DOI: 10.1177/1062860614567830

Teaching for the transition: The Canadian PGY-1 neurosurgery 'rookie camp'

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Haji, F.A. and Clarke, D.B. and Matte, M.C. and Brandman, D.M. and Brien, S. and De Ribaupierre, S. and O'Kelly, C. and Christie, S. and McDonald, P.J. and Kulkarni, A.V. and Walling, S. and MacLeod, A.

DOI: 10.1017/cjn.2014.124

Practising what we preach: using cognitive load theory for workshop design and evaluation

Perspectives on Medical Education

Naismith, L.M. and Haji, F.A. and Sibbald, M. and Cheung, J.J.H. and Tavares, W. and Cavalcanti, R.B.

DOI: 10.1007/s40037-015-0221-9 PubMed: 26490056

Measuring cognitive load during simulation-based psychomotor skills training: sensitivity of secondary-task performance and subjective ratings

Advances in Health Sciences Education

Haji, F.A. and Khan, R. and Regehr, G. and Drake, J. and de Ribaupierre, S. and Dubrowski, A.

DOI: 10.1007/s10459-015-9599-8

Operationalising elaboration theory for simulation instruction design: A Delphi study

Medical Education

Haji, F.A. and Khan, R. and Regehr, G. and Ng, G. and de Ribaupierre, S. and Dubrowski, A.

DOI: 10.1111/medu.12726

Needs assessment for incoming PGY-1 residents in neurosurgical residency

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Brandman, D.M. and Haji, F.A. and Matte, M.C. and Clarke, D.B.

DOI: 10.1017/cjn.2014.123

Development and content validation of performance assessments for endoscopic third ventriculostomy

Child's Nervous System

Breimer, G.E. and Haji, F.A. and Hoving, E.W. and Drake, J.M.

DOI: 10.1007/s00381-015-2716-4

Measuring cognitive load: Performance, mental effort and simulation task complexity

Medical Education

Haji, F.A. and Rojas, D. and Childs, R. and de Ribaupierre, S. and Dubrowski, A.

DOI: 10.1111/medu.12773

Intracranial aneurysm rupture following intravenous thrombolysis for stroke.

Haji F and van Adel B and Avery M and Megyesi J and Young GB

PubMed: 24384346

01 / 2014

Healthcare training enhancement through virtual reality and serious games

Intelligent Systems Reference Library

de Ribaupierre, S. and Kapralos, B. and Haji, F. and Stroulia, E. and Dubrowski, A. and Eagleson, R.

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-54816-1_2

The impact of secondary-task type on the sensitivity of reaction-time based measurement of cognitive load for novices learning surgical skills using simulation

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Rojas, D. and Haji, F. and Shewaga, R. and Kapralos, B. and Dubrowski, A.

DOI: 10.3233/978-1-61499-375-9-353

Intracranial aneurysm rupture following intravenous thrombolysis for stroke

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Haji, F. and Van Adel, B. and Avery, M. and Megyesi, J. and Young, G.B.

From bricks to buildings: Adapting the medical research council framework to develop programs of research in simulation education and training for the health professions

Simulation in Healthcare

Haji, F.A. and Da Silva, C. and Daigle, D.T. and Dubrowski, A.

DOI: 10.1097/SIH.0000000000000039

The impact of secondary-task type on the sensitivity of reaction-time based measurement of cognitive load for novices learning surgical skills using simulation.

Rojas D and Haji F and Shewaga R and Kapralos B and Dubrowski A

PubMed: 24732535

What we call what we do affects how we do it: A new nomenclature for simulation research in medical education

Advances in Health Sciences Education

Haji, F.A. and Hoppe, D.J. and Morin, M.-P. and Giannoulakis, K. and Koh, J. and Rojas, D. and Cheung, J.J.H.

DOI: 10.1007/s10459-013-9452-x

Readiness for Practice: A Survey of Neurosurgery Graduates and Program Directors

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Haji, F.A. and Steven, D.A.

DOI: 10.1017/cjn.2014.103

A crash course on serious games design and assessment: A case study

IEEE Consumer Electronics Society's International Games Innovations Conference, IGIC

Kapralos, B. and Haji, F. and Dubrowski, A.

DOI: 10.1109/IGIC.2013.6659152

Needs assessment for simulation training in neuroendoscopy: A Canadian national survey ; Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery

Haji, F.A. and Dubrowski, A. and Drake, J. and De Ribaupierre, S.

DOI: 10.3171/2012.10.JNS12767

Rethinking programme evaluation in health professions education: Beyond 'did it work?'

Medical Education

Haji, F. and Morin, M.-P. and Parker, K.

DOI: 10.1111/medu.12091

Isolated unilateral hypoglossal nerve palsy.

Mendelsohn D and Haji F and Ng WP

PubMed: 22043550

09 / 2011

A case of mistaken identity: spinal epidural angiolipoma.

Haji FA and Patel YK and Ang LC and Megyesi JF

PubMed: 21320848

03 / 2011

Blister-like supraclinoid internal carotid artery pseudoaneurysm in a 15-year-old male: Case report and review of the literature

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Haji, F.A. and Boulton, M.R. and De Ribaupierre, S.

DOI: 10.1159/000339355

Minimally invasive approach for the resection of spinal neoplasm

Spine

Haji, F.A. and Cenic, A. and Crevier, L. and Murty, N. and Reddy, K.

DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31820019f9

Isolated Unilateral Hypoglossal Nerve Palsy

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Mendelsohn, D. and Haji, F. and ng, W.P.

DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100018047

Simple partial seizures in a 70-year- old female

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Haji, F. and Alturkustani, M. and Parrent, A. and Megyesi, J. and Gulka, I. and Hammond, R.

A case of mistaken identity: Spinal epidural angiolipoma

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Haji, F.A. and Patel, Y.K. and Ang, L.C. and Megyesi, J.F.

Surgical activity of first-year Canadian neurosurgical residents.

Fallah A and Ebrahim S and Haji F and Gillis C and Girgis F and Howe K and Ibrahim GM and Radic J and Shahideh M and Wallace MC

PubMed: 21059551

11 / 2010

Surgical activity of first-year canadian neurosurgical residents

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Fallah, A. and Ebrahim, S. and Haji, F. and Gillis, C. and Girgis, F. and Howe, K. and Ibrahim, G.M. and Radic, J. and Shahideh, M. and Wallace, M.C.

1. Optimizing the design and use of simulation-based education

Key Objectives:
- Understand how learners experience and manage cognitive load during simulation-based education and the subsequent effect on outcomes during simulation training and in the clinical setting
- Characterize learner ‘engagement’ in simulation experiences and understand how it is influenced by the design of a simulation training environment
- Explore the role of simulation-based assessment in entrustment decisions and competency-based medical education (CMBE)
- Leverage advances in simulation for training of healthcare teams related to critical incidents, near misses, latent safety threats, and medical error to improve patient safety and healthcare quality

2. Leveraging advances in Health Professions Education to facilitate Global Surgery

Key Objectives:
- Surgical training and capacity development in pediatric neurosurgery, epilepsy surgery, adult neurosurgery and surgical oncology in LMICs
- Translate innovations in medical and surgical education (e.g. CBME, simulation-based training) to resource-constrained settings through global surgical partnerships
- Identify ‘best practices’ for ethical and sustainable global surgical partnerships, with emphasis on postgraduate surgical education and continuing professional development

Grants

Canadian Association for Medical Education (CAME) Wooster Family Grant: “Understanding learner and instructor perspectives on engagement in healthcare simulation” (PI)

SEAMO Endowed Scholarship and Education Fund: “Factors affecting residents’ engagement in research: an institutional survey of Queen’s University post-graduate trainees” (PI)

SEAMO Endowed Scholarship and Education Fund: “Development and validation of competency-based assessment tools for point of care ultrasound (POCUS) in perioperative anesthesia” (Co-I)

Honours & Awards

2018: American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Neurological Surgery (AAP/SONS) Award

2015: Carol Herbert Award for Outstanding Research Paper, Western University

2015: 4th Place Research Award, 15th International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare

2014: Richard K. Reznick Award for Outstanding Research Paper, University of Toronto

2014: 1st Place Research Award, 6th International Pediatric Simulation Symposia and Workshops

2013: “What Works” Top 5 Paper, International Conference on Residency Education (ICRE)

2013: Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship

2013: CIHR Canada Graduate Scholarship Doctoral Award

2013: Robert Maudsley Fellowship for Studies in Medical Education (RCPSC)

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