Dr. Ellsmere is a Bariatric Surgeon at the QEII Health Sciences Centre and an Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS. He is the co-Director of the Bariatric Surgery Program, Advanced Gastrointestinal Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship Program and the Surgical Skills Centre. Dr Ellsmere completed a Bachelor in Electrical Engineering (1995) and Medical Doctorate (1999) from Dalhousie University. He completed his Masters in Medical Informatics (2003) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his Residency in General Surgery (2005) at Dalhousie University. He then completed fellowships in Minimally Invasive Surgery (2006) and Therapeutic Endoscopy (2007) at Harvard Medical School. His research group is currently focused on developing and evaluating endoscopy based technologies to improve the delivery of health care