About Us
Skin cancer surgery is performed by five of our surgeons who are trained in head and neck surgical oncology. These surgeons have expertise not only skin cancer removal but also in sentinel lymph node biopsies and plastic surgery reconstruction of the facial area after skin cancer removal. Patients are primarily seen at CancerCare MB where procedures are performed under local anesthetic in an operating room.
Referring clinicians: Please fax consultations to the numbers listed below.
Patients: Appointments are by referral only.
HSC Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Clinic
Phone: 204-787-3093
Referral Fax: 204-787-1727
Meet the Surgeons
Paul Kerr
BSc (Med), MD, FRCSC
Head and Neck Surgical Oncologist, CancerCare MB, Professor, Dept. of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery University of Manitoba
Dr. Paul Kerr is a Canadian and American Board Certified Otolaryngologist-Head and Neck Surgeon who completed advanced training in Head and Neck Surgical Oncology and Microvascular Reconstruction at the University of Indiana in 1994. He has practiced as a Head and Neck Surgical Oncologist in Manitoba since 1994. He has a particular interest, and a wealth of experience in transoral laser microsurgery and endoscopic skull base surgery. He has served in prominent provincial and national positions such as Head, Dept. of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and Chair, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Examination Committee, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
Ciarán Lane
MSc, MD, FRCSC
Head and Neck Surgical Oncologist, CancerCare MB, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery University of Manitoba
Ciarán Lane is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. He completed a Master’s Degree in translational research and medical school at Dalhousie University. His residency training was at the University of Manitoba. Dr. Lane went on to complete subspecialty fellowship training at the Pennsylvania State University and is a fellow of the American Head and Neck Society.
Suhail Sayed MD, FACS
Head & Neck Surgeon
Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
University of Manitoba
Dr. Sayed completed his medical training and otolaryngology residency at the Grant Medical College and Sir JJ group of Hospitals, Mumbai, India (MBBS 2005, MS 2009). Subsequently, he trained in head neck surgical oncology at Tata Memorial Hospital, India and in head and neck oncology research at ACTREC (2009-2013). He is a Fellow of American College of Surgeons (2014). He pursued his Robotic Surgery training (TORS) at the University of Pennsylvania, USA (2016) and Yonsei University, South Korea (2016). He is an alumnus of Harvard Medical School (2020). He is also a fellow of the American Head and Neck Society (AHNS) and has completed an accredited fellowship in head and neck surgical oncology for the University of Manitoba, Canada (2020-2022). He joined the University of Manitoba Otolaryngology Department as an Attending in 2022.
Norbert Viallet MD, FRCSC
Head & Neck Surgical Oncologist
Program Director, Otolaryngology Residency Program
Dr. Viallet is an accomplished head and neck surgeon. His practice is based within the HSC-Winnipeg academic teaching hospital and CancerCare Manitoba. He has interests in all areas of head and neck cancer, including benign and malignant disease of the thyroid and parathyroid gland. Dr. Viallet is also the program director of our residency program, ensuring excellence in surgical training for the next generation of surgeons.
