CanSAGE MIGS Fellowships
Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery Programs
University of British Columbia
Fellowship Co-Directors: Dr. Catherine Allaire and Dr. Caroline Lee
Current Fellow: Dr. Catherine Lu (graduating 2026)
2025 Incoming Fellow: Dr. Abigail Lee
Our program is a high volume surgical fellowship (min 3 days/week) supervised by six fellowship trained surgeons (many of whom have won Surgical Teaching Awards) with unique features that include an evidence-based interdisciplinary approach to CPP and Endometriosis, routine use of bedside endovaginal ultrasound, opportunity to learn advanced ultrasound for endometriosis, and a robust database and research program led by the only person in Canada to hold a CIHR research chair in endometriosis.
University of British Columbia – Fraser Health Authority
Fellowship Director: Dr. Michael Suen
Current Fellow: Dr. Paxton Ting (graduating 2025)
2025 Incoming Fellow: Dr. Tanner Adams-White
UBC FHA is a one-year fellowship with a strong emphasis on developing a highly skilled and competent surgeon, learning the management of complex gynaecologic conditions and Placenta Accreta Spectrum disorder, while living in / skiing around / biking through / dining throughout beautiful Vancouver.
Fellowship Co-Directors: Dr. Ari Sanders and Dr. Liane Belland
Current Fellow: Dr. Monique Marguerie (graduating 2026)
2025 Incoming Fellow: Dr. Nicole Delaloye
Our MIGS Faculty trained at 6 different sites internationally, so Calgary Fellows are competent in a variety of approaches to the complex surgical patients that we see from severe endometriosis to complex hysteroscopy to TOAs. We embrace our different approaches, learn from each other and encourage our Fellows to push us to learn from them. We can go skiing on really really good snow when we aren’t working.
University of Saskatchewan – Regina
Fellowship Director: Dr. Darrien Rattray
Current Fellow: Dr. Melissa Workman (graduating 2025)
2025 Incoming Fellow: Dr. Shannon Fitzpatrick
Currently we are the only Canadian MIGS fellowship that teaches Acessa so if that’s a tool you want in your toolbox, feel free to come and learn it from the first surgeons in Canada to use it. Our Fellows bill as independent consultants (OB call, Gyne call, clinic work, etc) so it comes with a pretty decent pay cheque for the year spent in Regina – goes towards the heating bill in the winter 😉
Fellowship Director: Dr. Devon Evans
Current Fellow: n/a
2025 Incoming Fellow: Dr. Harbinder Benning
Nested in the ‘cultural cradle of Canada,’ we are the referral site for complex gynecologic surgery for all of Manitoba and parts of Northwestern Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Nunavut. We have a high volume of complex cases- deep endometriosis, fibroids, c-section ectopics/isthmoceles, placenta accreta spectrum cases and more! Our license plates don’t lie; it truly is “Friendly Manitoba,” and our 5 fellowship-trained MIGS experts are excited to help build your skill set and confidence in MIGS.
Fellowship Co-Directors: Dr. Nicholas Leyland and Dr. Sarah Scattolon
Current Fellows: Dr. Saar Aharoni and Dr. Rachelle Shirley (both graduating 2026); Dr. Anna Shishkina (graduating 2025)
2025 Incoming Fellows: Dr. Anisha Dubey and Dr. Maria Georgescu
Welcome to McMaster! We offer a comprehensive one-of-a-kind fellowship in minimally invasive and complex gynecology. Our two-year fellowship focuses on the critical integration of clinical evaluation, sonographic assessment and surgical excellence to manage a range of complex gynecologic conditions in a multidisciplinary fashion. We routinely perform complete excision of stage 4 endometriosis, difficult hysterectomy, laparoscopic myomectomy, hysteroscopy, laparoscopic cerclage as well as manage obstetrical hemorrhage including placenta accreta cases. We also emphasize academic excellence with many unique research opportunities.
McMaster University – St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton
Fellowship Director: Dr. Meghan O’Leary
Current Fellow: N/A
2025 Incoming Fellow: Dr. Nancy Vu
The SJHH Advanced Gynecologic Surgery fellowship offers high surgical volume, across the full MIGS spectrum with teaching faculty from various backgrounds. What makes us unique? While meeting standard competencies in MIGS training, your schedule is individualized to your career goals and our mentorship will help prepare you for a career in a variety of settings. There are opportunities to join vaginal surgery cases, participate in our upcoming robotics program, hone techniques in our outpatient hysteroscopy suite and collaborate for multidisciplinary endometriosis cases. Come be part of our team!
University of Toronto – North York General Hospital
Fellowship Co-Directors: Dr. Alice Pham and Dr. Abheha Satkunaratnam
Current Fellow: Dr. Jessica Blom (graduating 2025)
2025 Incoming Fellow: Dr. Michelle Anderson
NYGH is a busy leading community academic hospital (2024 Newsweek Rank #1) with an incredibly supportive work culture and environment. Our fellowship is unique in being flexible and tailoring the program to the fellow’s needs and goals and also providing key quality improvement skills and competencies that have led to real world change and innovation.
University of Toronto – St. Joseph’s Health Centre
Fellowship Co-Directors: Dr. Brian Liu and Dr. Mary Melchior
Current Fellow: N/A
2025 Incoming Fellow: Dr. Kristen McFadyen
University of Toronto – Unity Health – St. Michael’s Hospital
Fellowship Co-Directors: Dr. Alysha Nensi and Dr. Deborah Robertson
Current Fellows: Dr. Erica Pascoal (graduating 2025) and Dr. Martha Smith (graduating 2026)
2025 Incoming Fellows: Dr. Ashley Binta Tshala and Dr. Hanna Goldberg
Our two-year MIGS fellowship program offers an exceptional opportunity to gain expertise in the full spectrum of complex minimally invasive gynecological surgeries. Fellows will receive hands-on training in advanced laparoscopic, robotic, vaginal, and open surgical techniques, as well as complex hysteroscopic procedures. Additionally, our program includes surgical training in the management of invasive placental disorders.
Fellowship Co-Directors: Dr. Srinivasan Krishnamurthy and Dr. Jessica Papillon Smith
Current Fellow: Dr. Sanah Alani (graduating 2025)
2025 Incoming Fellow: Dr. Aziz Slaoui
Join McGill’s MIGS Fellowship to train with a large group of dynamic, kind surgeons in a high-volume center and gain unparalleled exposure to our one-of-a-kind multidisciplinary surgical endometriosis clinic, as well as advanced surgical techniques including V-NOTES. Opportunities to work directly in Simulation, Education, Global health and research are abundant, if you’re thirsty for more than your daily OR!
Fellowship Director: Dre. Chantal Rivard
Current Fellows: Dr. Nadja Benmohamed (graduating 2026) and Dr. Shirley Greenbaum (graduating 2025)
2025 Incoming Fellow: Dr. Alex Jonathan Bongima
Our Fellowship program is taught exclusively in French in one of the country’s most beautiful cities. This is your chance to get a North American education in the language of Molière! Our program enables you to develop high-level surgical skills by treating complex pathologies (large fibroids, severe endometriosis, etc.) in a collegial atmosphere. Our group is made up of staffs trained at various universities around the world, so you’ll be exposed to a wide range of techniques! Nous vous attendons…
Fellowship Director: Dre. Sarah Maheux-Lacroix
Current Fellow: Dr. Oriane Bernigaud (graduating October 2025)
2025 Incoming Fellow: TBA
Notre programme de felllowship se démarque par le grand volume d’exposition au bloc opératoire, l’apprentissage de l’échographie avancée en endométriose et la disponibilité de l’hystéroscopie ambulatoire, incluant l’ablation de l’endomètre et la résection de pathologies intra-utérines. Nous travaillons dans un centre de référence pour tout l’est du Québec, entrainant un grand volume de cas complexes. Les cas et les techniques enseignées sont variées et permettent aux candidat(e)s d’atteindre un haut niveau de compétence au terme de leur formation.
Canadian AAGL Fellowship Programs
In addition to the CanSAGE programs listed above, there are three AAGL fellowship programs in Canada:
University of Toronto – Mount Sinai & Women’s College Hospital
Fellowship Co-Directors: Dr. Jonathon Solnik and Dr. Ally Murji
Current Fellows: Dr. Lacey Brennan (graduating 2025); Dr. Jade Désilets and Dr. Sarah Shamiya (both graduating 2026)
2025 Incoming Fellow: Dr. Sara Hojabri
Our diverse faculty, spanning multiple sites with varied clinical and academic interests, manages a high volume of complex cases. This ensures our fellows are well-equipped for success.
The Advanced Gynecologic Surgery Fellowship, AAGL-accredited, offers a comprehensive 2-year program across three sites, emphasizing diverse reproductive pathology, advanced surgical skills, and cutting-edge research. Unique aspects include the largest MIGS program in Canada, the only neuropelveology training site in the country, and unparalleled exposure to invasive placentation cases. Fellows benefit from a balanced experience, training in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery (MIGS) at both a tertiary care center and a community-affiliated site, ensuring a well-rounded exposure to high-complexity and high-volume cases. This robust clinical, surgical, and academic training prepares fellows for leadership roles in academia and significant scholarly contributions.
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Fellowship Director: Dr. Grace Liu
Current Fellow: Dr. Ana Iancu (graduating 2026)
2025 Incoming Fellow: N/A
Fellowship Co-Directors: Dr. Karine Lortie and Dr. Sukhbir Sony Singh
Current Fellow: Dr. Jennifer McCall (graduating 2025)
2025 Incoming Fellow: Dr. Sarah-Michelle Gratton (one year, non AAGL)
At the University of Ottawa, our diverse faculty, trained by various fellowship directors across the country, span multiple sites with varied clinical and academic interests and manage a high volume of complex gynecology and obstetrical cases (invasive placentas). We are an AAGL-accredited program offering a comprehensive 2-year program across three sites, emphasizing being the surgical lead for fertility, complex comorbidities, fibroids, endometriosis, pelvic pain, precancerous lesions and advanced endometriosis imaging. We also offer the unique ability to complete a simulation fellowship at the uOttawa Skills and Simulation Centre, 2nd largest centre in North America. Fellows benefit from a balanced experience, training in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery (MIGS) in the clinical, OR, and ambulatory setting with our minimally invasive surgical suite. This robust well-rounded exposure to high-complexity and high-volume cases will allow for complete training by the end of the 2 year. Our program prepares fellows for leadership roles in academia.
PLEASE NOTE
Applicants can apply directly through CanSAGE. Participating Canadian AAGL Fellowship Programs will be included in the CanSAGE Match.
There is NO need to apply to the AAGL nor do you need to participate in the AAGL Match process for the three participating programs above. If you are applying to any other American AAGL programs, then you still must apply through the AAGL. Please note, however, that the CanSAGE match date is before the American match date so if you enter and are accepted through the CanSAGE match, you would be expected to withdraw from the American match. The Canadian AAGL programs will submit the matched applicant directly to the AAGL.
Details on the AAGL programs can be found at: https://www.aagl.org/service/fellowships/