Biography
Dr. Nessim is a Surgical Oncologist who specializes in the treatment of Melanoma/Merkel Cell Carcinoma and other skin cancers, Soft Tissue Sarcoma/GIST, Gastric Cancer and GI Neuroendocrine Tumours.
Clinical interests
- Improvement and assessment of quality indicators in cancer surgery (Melanoma Sarcoma and Gastric Cancer)
- Large database multi-institutional collaborative clinical research on Sarcoma, Melanoma and Gastric Cancer
- Investigation of oncolytic viruses and immunomarkers in melanoma and sarcoma which are prognostic and predictive of treatment efficacy
Academic appointments
- Associate – Surgical Oncologist – The Ottawa Hospital; 2013-present
- Associate – General Surgeon – The Ottawa Hospital; 2013-present
- Assistant Professor of Surgery – The University of Ottawa; 2014 – present
- Clinician Investigator – Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; 2014-present
Administrative appointments
- General Surgical Oncology Residency Program Director
- Melanoma Communities of Practice Co-Chair, Regional Cancer Program
- Gastric Cancer Communities of Practice Co-Chair, Regional Cancer Program
Fellowship training
- Surgical Oncology - Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre - Melbourne, Australia; 2012-2013
- Surgical Oncology – University of Toronto; 2010-2012
Residency training
- General Surgery – University of Montreal; 2009
Medical doctorate
- MD – University of Montreal; 2004
Other degrees
- MSc Biomedical Sciences – University of Montreal; 2013
- BSc Occupational Therapy – McGill University; 1998
- BSc Physiology (1 year) – McGill University; 1995