Sherif Emil, MD, CM, FACS, FRCSC, FAAP is the Mirella and Lino Saputo Foundation Chair in Pediatric Surgical Education and Patient and Family-Centered Care in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University , Montreal, Canada. He is also the Associate Chair for Education in the Department of Pediatric Surgery, and Professor of Pediatric Surgery, Surgery, and Pediatrics at McGill University. He served as Director of the Harvey E. Beardmore Division of Pediatric Surgery at The Montreal Children’s Hospital from 2008-2024, and currently directs Canada’s first multidisciplinary Chest Wall Anomalies Center at the Shriners Hospital for Children Canada. He is the Pediatric Surgery Specialty Consultant for Mercy Ships International.