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Thomas Engelhardt appointed Chair of the Department of Anesthesia, FMHS

I am pleased to announce the appointment of Thomas Engelhardt, MD, PhD, as Chair of the Department of Anesthesia, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS), 成人VR视频.

Dr. Engelhardt will take over as Chair from Thomas Schricker, MD, PhD, who has held the position for two consecutive terms since 2016. We would like to sincerely thank Dr. Schricker for his dedication to the Department. His achievements as Chair are many and include the transition of the Anesthesia residency program into the new Competency by Design curriculum in 2017; building on 成人VR视频鈥檚 leadership鈥攊n collaboration with the Department of Surgery鈥攁s the first institution in North America to implement Enhanced Recovery after Surgery; and establishing the Transition into Clinical Practice (TCP) curriculum at 成人VR视频鈥檚 Campus Outaouais.

Dr. Engelhardt, who assumes his new responsibilities on January 1, 2026, previously served as Acting Chair of the Department for several months at the beginning of 2025. He is Professor in the Department of Anesthesia at 成人VR视频, Anesthetist-in-Chief, Department of Pediatric Anesthesia at the Montreal Children鈥檚 Hospital (MCH) of the 成人VR视频 Health Centre, and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital of Montreal Foundation Chair in Pediatric Anesthesia. He was also Professor of Anaesthesia at the University of Aberdeen, UK.

Dr. Engelhardt is a graduate of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany and was supported by the German National Scholarship Foundation (Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes). He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists (UK) and obtained his PhD in 2003 at the University of Aberdeen. Following his completion certificate of specialist training in the UK, he undertook clinical/research fellowships in pediatric intensive care and pediatric anaesthesia at the Yorkhill Hospital in Glasgow, UK as well as the University of Toronto and The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in 2006.

Returning to Scotland, Dr. Engelhardt worked as Consultant Anaesthetist and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the Royal Aberdeen Children鈥檚 Hospital, serving as Head of Service Paediatric Anaesthesia between 2012 to 2015. In 2017, he was promoted to Honorary Professor in Anaesthesia at the University of Aberdeen. In 2019, he was recruited to Montreal to join the Montreal Children鈥檚 Hospital and FMHS at 成人VR视频. He served as Anesthetist in Chief, Pediatric Anesthesia at Shriners Hospital鈥揅anada between 2019 and 2021.

Recognized internationally as a leader in pediatric anesthesia, Dr. Engelhardt has authored well over 150 peer-reviewed publications and has presented more than 100 invited lectures and workshops across the globe. He is the editor of two pediatric anesthesia textbooks and editorial board member for three major anesthesia journals. His scientific interests are focussed on pediatric anaesthesia safety, pharmacology and airway management.

Dr. Engelhardt has held numerous scientific board and committee appointments including the Children of the World Anesthesia Foundation Scientific Committee, Association of Paediatric Anaesthesia of Great Britain and Ireland (APAGBI) and European Society of Anesthesiology. He also served on the steering committees for major pediatric anesthesia projects including NEonate-Children audiT of Anaesthesia pRactice IN Europe (NECTARINE) and Critical Events in Anesthetised Kids undergoing Tracheal Intubation (CRICKET). He is also a Founding Member of the safetots.org initiative that addresses the safe conduct of pediatric anesthesia and promotes the rights of the child for high quality care in the right environment.

In his new role as Chair, Dr. Engelhardt will lead the Department in its education and research missions. He will provide mentoring to faculty members at various stages of their careers and make recommendations to the VP-Dean on recruitment, academic appointments, promotion and tenure. He will lead the strategic planning for the Department and oversee budget allocation, and be responsible for annual reviews of faculty members. Dr. Engelhardt will participate in the Faculty Leadership Commons, the School of Medicine Clinical Leadership Council, and advise on academic matters pertaining to the Department.

Dr. Engelhardt will also develop strong working relationships with other Chairs within the School of Medicine, with clinical leadership in anesthesia at the affiliated teaching hospitals, and with the Dean of the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences. In addition, he will continue to build on the strong relationships with department members based at Campus Outaouais and other regional centres across the 成人VR视频 RUISSS.

Please join me in congratulating Dr. Engelhardt on his appointment and wishing him every success as Chair.

Lesley Fellows, MDCM, DPhil
Vice-President (Health Affairs)
Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

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Thomas Engelhardt nomm茅 directeur du D茅partement d鈥檃nesth茅sie, FMSS

听J鈥檃i le plaisir d鈥檃nnoncer la nomination de Thomas Engelhardt, M.D., Ph.听D., au poste de directeur du D茅partement d鈥檃nesth茅sie de la Facult茅 de m茅decine et des sciences de la sant茅 (FMSS) de l鈥橴niversit茅 成人VR视频.

Le Dr听Engelhardt prend la rel猫ve de Thomas Schricker, M.D., Ph.听D., qui a occup茅 le poste pendant deux mandats cons茅cutifs 脿 partir de听2016. Nous tenons 脿 remercier le Dr听Schricker pour son d茅vouement envers le D茅partement. Ses mandats 脿 la direction comptent de nombreuses r茅alisations, par exemple la transition du programme de r茅sidence en anesth茅sie vers le nouveau mod猫le de Comp茅tence par conception, en听2017; la mise en 艙uvre du syst猫me ERAS de r茅cup茅ration optimis茅e, en collaboration avec le D茅partement de chirurgie, faisant de l鈥橴niversit茅 成人VR视频 le premier 茅tablissement d鈥橝m茅rique du Nord 脿 adopter ce syst猫me et consolidant ainsi le leadership mcgillois; ainsi que la mise au point du contenu p茅dagogique du volet Transition vers la pratique clinique pour le Campus Outaouais.

Le Dr听Engelhardt entrera en fonction le 1er听janvier听2026; notons qu鈥檌l a occup茅 le poste de directeur int茅rimaire du D茅partement pendant plusieurs mois au d茅but de l鈥檃nn茅e听2025. Le Dr听Engelhardt est professeur au D茅partement d鈥檃nesth茅sie de l鈥橴niversit茅 成人VR视频, anesth茅siste en chef du D茅partement d鈥檃nesth茅sie p茅diatrique de l鈥橦么pital de Montr茅al pour enfants au Centre universitaire de sant茅 成人VR视频 et titulaire de la Chaire d鈥檃nesth茅sie p茅diatrique de la Fondation de l鈥橦么pital Queen Elizabeth. Il a 茅galement 茅t茅 professeur d鈥檃nesth茅sie 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 d鈥橝berdeen, au Royaume-Uni.

Le Dr听Engelhardt a obtenu son dipl么me de m茅decine 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 Friedrich Schiller de I茅na, en Allemagne, 脿 titre de boursier de la听Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes, avant de devenir Fellow du Royal College of Anaesthetists au Royaume-Uni et d鈥檕btenir un Ph.听D. de l鈥橴niversit茅 d鈥橝berdeen en听2003. Apr猫s avoir termin茅 son certificat de formation sp茅cialis茅e au Royaume-Uni, le Dr听Engelhardt a r茅alis茅 des fellowships clinique-recherche en soins intensifs p茅diatriques et en anesth茅sie p茅diatrique 脿 l鈥橦么pital Yorkhill de Glasgow (R.-U.), 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 de Toronto ainsi qu鈥檃u Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), en听2006.

De retour en 脡cosse, le Dr听Engelhardt a 茅t茅 anesth茅siste consultant ainsi que charg茅 d鈥檈nseignement principal honoraire en anesth茅sie au Royal Aberdeen Children鈥檚 Hospital, o霉 il a 茅galement assur茅 la direction du service d鈥檃nesth茅sie p茅diatrique entre听2012 et听2015. L鈥橴niversit茅 d鈥橝berdeen a promu le Dr听Engelhardt au poste de professeur honoraire d鈥檃nesth茅sie en听2017. En听2019, il est venu 脿 Montr茅al pour assumer ses nouvelles responsabilit茅s 脿 l鈥橦么pital de Montr茅al pour enfants et 脿 la FMSS, o霉 il a occup茅 le poste d鈥檃nesth茅siste en chef du service d鈥檃nesth茅sie p茅diatrique de l鈥橦么pital Shriners pour enfants du Canada entre听2019 et听2021.

Jouissant d鈥檜ne r茅putation internationale comme chef de file en anesth茅sie p茅diatrique, le Dr听Engelhardt est l鈥檃uteur de plus de 150听publications 茅valu茅es par des pairs et a pr茅sent茅 plus de 100听conf茅rences et ateliers partout dans le monde. Il a publi茅 deux manuels d鈥檃nesth茅sie p茅diatrique et participe au comit茅 de r茅daction de trois grandes revues d鈥檃nesth茅sie. Ses int茅r锚ts scientifiques sont ax茅s sur la s茅curit茅, la pharmacologie et l鈥檃ssistance respiratoire en anesth茅sie p茅diatrique.

Le Dr听Engelhardt a si茅g茅 脿 bon nombre de conseils scientifiques et autres comit茅s, notamment au comit茅 scientifique de la Fondation Anesth茅sie enfants du monde, 脿 l鈥橝ssociation of Paediatric Anaesthesia of Great Britain and Ireland et la European Society of Anesthesiology. Il a aussi fait partie des comit茅s directeurs de grands projets sur l鈥檃nesth茅sie p茅diatrique, par exemple les projets NECTARINE (Neonate-Children Audit of Anaesthesia Practice in Europe) et CRICKET (Critical Events in Anesthetised Kids Undergoing Tracheal Intubation). De plus, le Dr听Engelhardt est membre fondateur de l鈥檌nitiative Safetots.org, qui se penche sur la conduite s茅curitaire de l鈥檃nesth茅sie p茅diatrique et fait la promotion des droits de l鈥檈nfant 脿 des soins de haute qualit茅 dans le bon environnement.

脌 titre de directeur, le Dr听Engelhardt dirigera le D茅partement dans la poursuite de ses missions de recherche et d鈥檈nseignement. Il agira comme mentor aupr猫s de membres du corps professoral 脿 divers stades de leur carri猫re et formulera des recommandations 脿 l鈥檌ntention de la vice-rectrice et doyenne au sujet du recrutement, des nominations professorales, de la promotion et de la permanence au sein du D茅partement. Le Dr听Engelhardt dirigera la planification strat茅gique du D茅partement, supervisera l鈥檃llocation du budget d茅partemental et assurera les 茅valuations annuelles des membres du corps professoral attach茅s au D茅partement. Le Dr听Engelhardt participera 茅galement aux r茅unions du Forum de direction facultaire et du Conseil de direction clinique de l鈥櫭塩ole de m茅decine, en plus de fournir des conseils sur les dossiers universitaires au sein du D茅partement.

Le Dr听Engelhardt maintiendra de solides liens collaboratifs avec les directions des autres d茅partements de l鈥櫭塩ole de m茅decine, avec les responsables cliniques en anesth茅sie des divers h么pitaux d鈥檈nseignement affili茅s et avec la doyenne de la Facult茅 de m茅decine dentaire et des sciences de la sant茅 orale. Il continuera par ailleurs 脿 entretenir de bonnes relations avec les membres du D茅partement qui exercent au Campus Outaouais et dans d鈥檃utres centres r茅gionaux membres du R茅seau universitaire int茅gr茅 de sant茅 et de services sociaux de 成人VR视频.

Veuillez vous joindre 脿 moi pour f茅liciter le Dr听Engelhardt de sa nomination et lui souhaiter beaucoup de succ猫s dans ses nouvelles fonctions.

Lesley Fellows, MDCM, D. Phil.
Vice-rectrice, Sant茅 et affaires m茅dicales
Doyenne de la Facult茅 de m茅decine et des sciences de la sant茅