Dr richard reznick biography of william
Richard Reznick is a general surgeon and world-renowned surgical educator.
Richard REZNICK, Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, Professor, Department of Surgery | Cited by | of Queen's University, Kingston (QueensU) | Read...
Richard Reznick MD MEd FRCSC FACS FRCSEd (hon) FRCSI (hon) FRCS (hon)
Biography
Richard Reznick is married to Cheryl, and they have three children -- Joanna, Josh and Gabe.
Born in Montreal, he received his undergraduate university education and medical degree from McGill University, followed by a general surgical residency at the University of Toronto. He spent two years in fellowship training, first obtaining a Masters’ degree in medical education from Southern Illinois University, followed by a fellowship in colorectal surgery at the University of Texas in Houston, Texas.
Since his first faculty appointment at the University of Toronto in 1987, Dr.
Reznick has been active in both colorectal surgery and research in medical education. He was instrumental in developing a performance-based examination, which is now used for medical licensure in Canada. He ran a research program on assessment of technical competence for surgeons and supervised a fellowship program in surgical e