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Christian Zalai

MD, MSc, FRCSC, FACS

Double board-certified colorectal and general surgeon with advanced minimally invasive fellowship training, and 14 years of experience.

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Experience:

15 years

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Location:

Montréal, QC

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Consults:

Virtually & in-person

Speaks:

English, French

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Treats:

Adults

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Procedural expertise

About

Dr. Zalai sees patients at the West Island Colorectal Clinic in Montréal, QC. His procedural expertise includes, but is not limited to:

  • Fistula repair
  • Pilonidal complex cleft lift
  • Hemorrhoid removal
  • Anal sphincterotomy
  • Hernia repair
  • Colonoscopy

After returning to Montreal in 2012, Dr. Zalai joined McGill University's Faculty of Medicine as an Assistant Professor of Surgery. His clinical practice was based at Lakeshore General Hospital, a community teaching site for medical students, general surgical residents, and surgical oncology fellows. In 2015, he implemented the Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) Pathway for colorectal bowel resections at Lakeshore. He also developed and led a new Digestion and Metabolism curriculum for first-year medical students at McGill in 2014 and remains an active lecturer at the undergraduate level.

Provider insights

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Advanced training

  • Colon & Rectal Surgery (Minimally Invasive Fellowship Training in Advanced Laparoscopy, Trans-Anal Endoscopic Microsurgery, and Robotics), Brown University, Rhode Island, USA, 2012
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Training & credentials

  • MSc and BSc, University of Western Ontario, 2000
  • MD, McGill University, 2004
  • General Surgery Residency, McGill University, 2011

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Career

  • Owner and Founder of West Island Colorectal Clinic (5 years)
  • Assistant Professor of Surgery at McGill University
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Memberships

  • Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (2011)
  • Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (2012)
  • Fellow of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (2017)
  • Fellow of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
  • American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
  • American Board of Surgery
  • Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Instructor
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
  • Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS)

Sees patients at:

West Island Colorectal Clinic | Clinique Colorectale de l'Ouest-de-l'Îsle

175 Av Stillview, Pointe-Claire,

QC H9R 4S3, Canada

Endovision

3715 Av. Dupuis, Montréal,

QC H3T 1E5, Canada

Mont-Royal Surgery Centre

38 Chem. Rockland, Mont-Royal,

QC H3P 3E5, Canada

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Does Dr. Zalai do virtual consults?

Yes. Virtual or in-person consults are available.

Dr. Zalai is within my home province, can they provide me surgical services?

Dr. Zalai can see patients from across Canada, including Québec residents, seeking private colorectal care. This may include hemorrhoids, fissures, fistulas, pilonidal disease, and other anorectal concerns.

What languages does Dr. Zalai speak?

English, French

What are common reasons for patients to see Dr. Zalai?

Patients commonly seek Dr. Zalai's expertise because they may be experiencing a painful pilonidal cyst, an anal fistula, or symptoms affecting the upper digestive tract, and are considering pilonidal cleft-lift surgery, fistula excision, or an upper endoscopy. Dr. Zalai is double board-certified in Canada and the United States, with a minimally invasive colorectal fellowship at Brown University.

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