Patrick J. Gullane, CM, MB, FRCSC, FACS, FRACS (Hon), FRCS (Hon) Biography

Dr GullaneOtolaryngologist-in Chief, Department of Otolaryngology
Head & Neck Surgery,
University Health Network Wharton Chair Head and Neck Surgery, Princess Margaret Hospital
Professor and Chair Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Toronto

Professor Gullane was born in Ireland and received his medical degree from Galway University, Ireland in 1970.  He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada and certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.  In 1975 he was selected as the McLaughlin Fellow and then pursued advanced training in Head and Neck Oncology in Pittsburgh, and New York.

In 1978 Dr. Gullane was appointed to the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Western Ontario. He was subsequently recruited to the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Toronto in 1983.  In 1989 he was appointed as Otolaryngologist-in-Chief within the University Health Network and in 2002 appointed as Professor and Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Toronto.

Dr. Gullane is a member of numerous Surgical Societies, nationally/internationally and has been invited as a Visiting Professor to over 65 countries lecturing on all aspects of Head and Neck Oncology.  He has delivered over 750 presentations nationally/internationally and serves on the Editorial Board of 10 Journals. Dr. Gullane has published 258 papers in peer-reviewed journals and 71 chapters in textbooks.  In addition he has published 9 books on various aspects of Head and Neck Surgery. The most recent, 2nd Edition of Principles and Practice of Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology was published July 2009.

Dr. Gullane has been a PI or collaborator on numerous research grants (10 ongoing) receiving funding from various Agencies, including NCIC and NIH. 

Honours/Awards

1988 Facilitated the establishment of four University-Hospital Chairs: Head & Neck Surgery, Reconstruction, Radiation Oncology, and Basic Science, from private funding donations in excess of $14.5 M. - with continual funding up to the present time
2004-05 Served as President of the North American Skull Base Society
2004-05 Served as President of the American Head and Neck Society
2005-06 Served as Vice-President, Triological Society (Eastern Section)
2006 Recipient of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Honorary Fellowship (FRACS), Sydney Australia
2008 Invited Faculty - 1st Educational World Tour (11 countries) - International Federation of Head and Neck Oncologic Societies - Current Concepts in Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology.
2010 Recipient of Royal College of Surgeons of England Honorary Fellowship (FRCS), London England
2010 Appointed as a Member to the Order of Canada by the Governor General of Canada. Cited for his inspiration of young surgeons and his contributions to the field of Head and Neck Surgery


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