Dr. Stephen Glazer, MD FRCPC FCCP

Dr. Stephen Glazer graduated from the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, completing a fellowship in Internal Medicine and Critical Care Medicine.

He is currently affiliated with Humber River Regional Hospital in Toronto. Dr. Glazer has both an office practice with an interest in general internal medicine, cardiology, diabetes, sleep medicine, as well as preoperative risk assessment.

His hospital practice consists of ICU rotations, as well as, postoperative and general internal medicine inpatient care.

In April 2010, Dr. Stephen Glazer was appointed the Medical Director of the Surgical Bariatric Program at Humber River Regional Hospital.

Nicolas Christou, MD, PhD, FRCSC

Nicolas Christou obtained his Bachelor of Science degree from McGill University in 1971 and his Doctor of Medicine in 1975. He completed his surgical training at McGill in 1980 and was appointed Assistant Professor of Surgery at McGill University and Attending Staff Surgeon at the Royal Victoria Hospital in 1981. He became a Professor of Surgery in 1991. He was head of the Division of General Surgery from 1991 to 2005. He is a member of many prestigious societies including the American Surgical Association, The Canadian Association of General Surgeons, The American College of Surgeons and the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.

Dr. Christou started the first laparoscopic weight loss surgery program in Canada on February 8, 2002. He is currently a “full-time” practicing laparoscopic bariatric surgeon. He is the Past President of the Canadian Association of Bariatric Physicians and Surgeons and the Past Chair of the Program Committee of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.