CanSAGE members present at 10th Congress of the SEUD in Geneva

Where are you from, and where did you complete your medical training? I am from Israel, although in the last ten years we’ve moved around the globe quite a bit. I completed my medical training at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Three years into my residency I...

What inspired you to pursue a career in minimally invasive surgery? From early on in my training, I knew I wanted to be a surgeon. My time working with the MIGS staff and fellows as an elective medical student in Hamilton solidified my decision to specialize in...

You were faculty at the MIGS fellows boot camp at last year’s CanSAGE conference, and this year you’ll be serving as one of the boot camp’s co-directors. What was your experience like last year? Last year, I was asked to present on pelvic floor trigger-point...

CanSAGE’s mission statement includes a commitment to ensuring quality education, providing a national forum to promote clinical and basic research, and promoting improved ways to deliver quality patient care. To meet the needs of our members, a new role within CanSAGE...

Can you tell me a bit about your path to this career? I’m from Montreal and did all of my schooling, including medical school, in French. When I applied for residency, it was important to me to do it only in English. I didn’t speak English, and I thought that if I...