Dr. Chelsia Gillis, PhD
Director of Perioperative Medical Research
Biography
Dr. Chelsia Gillis is an Assistant Professor within the School of Human Nutrition, with Associate appointments in Anaesthesia and Surgery, at McGill University. She has a Ph.D. in Epidemiology, is a Registered Dietitian, Canadian Vanier Scholar, and a Certified Nutrition Support Clinician. Dr. Gillis’ research initiative focuses on enhancing the results for surgical patient outcomes by developing knowledge grounded in evidence and applying these insights into clinical settings to improve healthcare services across Canada. Her research interests include prehabilitation, Enhanced Recovery After Surgery, surgical metabolism and patient engagement.
Research Associates:
Dr. Amal Bessissow
Dr. Amine Benmassaoud
Dr. Stephanie Chevalier
Dr. Heather Gill
Dr. Jonathan Cools-Lartigue
Graduate Students and Clinical Research Fellows
Clinical Research Fellows under the supervision of Dr. Francesco Carli
Ah-Reum Cho, MD, Ph.D.
Anesthesiologist
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Project title: “The effects of multimodal prehabilitation on postoperative outcomes in lung cancer surgery: a retrospective cohort study”
Wariya Vongchaiudomchoke, MD, MSc Student
Anesthesiologist
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Project title: “The effect of multimodal prehabilitation on muscle quantity and quality in cancer patients”
Clinical Research Fellows under the supervision of Dr. Chelsia Gillis
Katia Bourganos, MSc Student
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Project title: “Prehabilitation and patient-oriented care: A mixed methods study to promote a positive culture of healing”
Yabo Chen, RD MSc Student
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Project title: “Feasibility of multimodal prehabilitation to enhance glucose control before surgery in people with HbA1C >6.5%”
Yufei Zhan, RD MSc Student
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Project title: “Development and validation of the Nutrition Prehabilitation Screening Tool”
Audrey Moyen, RD PhD Candidate
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(Primary Supervisor: Prof. Stephanie Chevalier, Co-Supervisor: Prof. Chelsia Gillis)
Project title: “Effects of a novel multimodal intervention for surgical prehabilitation on functional recovery and muscle characteristics in patients with lung cancer”.
Michelle St-Jacques, RD, BSc
Research Dietitian
Research Students and employees under the supervision of Dr. Amal Bessissow
Rushud Alani, MD, MSc Student
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Project title: “Impact of Multimodal Prehabilitation Program on High Cardiovascular Risk Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery – Feasibility Study”
Research Students under the supervision of Dr. Stephanie Chevalier
Audrey Moyen, RD PhD Candidate
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Chelsia Gillis
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Project title: “Effects of a novel multimodal intervention for surgical prehabilitation on functional recovery and muscle characteristics in patients with lung cancer”.
