• About M. Bouldadakis
• About J.L. Sylvestre Rn M.Sc
• About S. Lelievre
• About Dr. Court
• About Dominique Boucher

About M. Bouldadakis

Mary Bouldadakis started as Dr. Christou’s secretary in 1988 and became the administrative assistant to Dr. Christou and the McGill Division of General Surgery when Dr. Christou was appointed the Head in 1995. She is the first person that our patients talk to as they embark on their quest to undergo weight loss surgery as a means of saving their lives, improving their health and their quality of life at our center. She co-ordinates all the appointments required before and after the initial office visit. She is also involved with our patient support groups and is on the fund-raising committee of the Bariatric Surgery Patients of the MUHC. She is always cheerful and puts on a happy face for our desperate patients, especially after their second (and in rare circumstances, third) cancellation of their operation due to emergencies at our busy quaternary care institution the McGill University Health center. With her constant smile and happy demeanor, she helps them get through the process as she assists Dr. Christou and Dr. Court in the constant re-adjustment of the OR list. Our program is fortunate to have her.

About J.L. Sylvestre Rn M.Sc

Jean-L. Sylvestre is a nurse-clinician specializing in bariatric surgery for many years. He has a Master's Degree in Public Health from the Université de Montréal and he’s an experienced nurse, having worked many years in the Royal-Victoria emergency room, in Northern-Quebec settlements, as well as in West Africa. He also has participated in many international bariatric conferences.
As a bariatric surgery program coordinator, Jean-Loup has implemented many teaching and health promotion activities for patients pre- & post-gastric bypass surgery. In addition to his nursing activities at the post-op clinic, he has implemented a support group for bariatric patients, is providing education to ensure that patients have all the tools they require to attain successful weight loss and he is managing a phone line to answer patients' questions and worries. He has also collaborated in the writing of the bariatric teaching materials used by our patients before and after the surgery. Jean-Loup’s mandate has been to participate with other health care providers to design and implement a comprehensive continuum of care for the bariatric patients at Royal-Victoria Hospital.
He has the full support of the bariatric surgeons in the care of our post-operative patients and has enough experience to function as a physician assistant.

About S. Lelievre

Serge Lelièvre was working in the MUHC in operating room for more than 33 years. He has an tremendous experience as an orderly in the operating room. His technical skills at patient positioning on the operating room table helps reduce technical complications.In addition to managing the equipment and positioning the patients properly he provides them with comfort and support during the critical period of being put to sleep. On January 1 2007 he retired at the MUHC and now works for the bariatric surgery program at the Centre Metropolitain de Chirurgie, our specialized bariatric surgery center..

About Dr. Court

Dr. Court obtained his Doctor of Medicine degree from McGill University in 1995. He completed his General Surgery residency in Manitoba and obtained his certification in General Surgery from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in 2001. He then completed a fellowship in Critical Care Medicine in Manitoba (RCPSC certification in 2003). He then went to Washington, DC for fellowship training in Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery. There, he developed extensive experience in Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery, including Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch and revisional bariatric surgery.
Dr. Court was appointed Assistant Professor of Surgery at McGill University and Attending Surgeon Royal Victoria Hospital (McGill University Health Center) in 2005. In November 2005, Dr. Court was also appointed Director of Undergraduate Surgical Education at McGill University. Dr. Court is also an Attending Intensivist at the MUHC and is in charge of the Intensive Care Unit 16 weeks per year. He is also the site Director at the Royal Victoria Hospital for the Critical Care Fellowship program at McGill University and the head of the "Blue Surgery" clinical teaching unit at the Royal Victoria Hospital Site of the MUHC.

About Dominique Boucher

Dominique Boucher is a Professional Dietitian and member of Ordre Professionnel des Dietetistes du Quebec. She has graduated from Universite de Montreal in 1999. At the beginning of her career she had worked in Boston area, at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Lowell General Hospital in internal medicine and critical care units. She also worked 4 years with the Cree first Nation in James Bay, where she developed numerous teaching tools and nutritional programs. She started working at the MUHC in 2007; Dominique has been a member of the bariatric team since then. She provides nutritional assessment and education for bariatric patients on regular basis.