Where are you from originally, and where did you complete your medical training?
I’m originally from Calgary, before training in the following places:
- Undergrad at Western
- Med school in Calgary
- Master’s in Bioethics at Harvard
- Ob-gyn residency in Saskatoon
Now, I’m in Toronto for fellowship.
What made you decide to pursue this fellowship?
I want to soak up all the knowledge and skills I can to be the best possible surgeon for my future patients.
What makes your fellowship program unique?
The dedication of the staff and the variety of training/approaches – six staff who all trained at different centres. Now expanding the program to Trillium Health Partners gives exposure to even more ways of approaching complex cases.
What have been some of the highlights of your training?
- Operating almost every day
- Seeing myself progress from where I started to where I am now
- Participating in CanSAGE events and getting to know the MIGS community across the country. For example: CanSAGE fellows bootcamp in Cincinnati this summer
How would you describe your fellowship’s focus from a surgical standpoint?
- High volume
- Good variety of complex pelvic surgical procedures – common cases would include deeply infiltrating endometriosis, myomectomies, cesarean scar pregnancies, cesarean scar niche repair, pelvic nerve detrapments, and PAS hysterectomies
What is your area of research interest?
Generally I am interested in research focused on optimizing surgical outcomes and advocating for change within our healthcare system in order to achieve better patient outcomes.
I have been involved in a lot of work looking at surgical volume and hysterectomy outcomes.
Currently I am working on a project examining the impact of surgical volume and PAS hysterectomy outcomes.
What would you say to someone who was considering a MIGS fellowship?
Residency lays the foundation but there is so much more to learn. No matter what kind of practice you want to have, your future patients will benefit greatly from the skills and experience you acquire in MIGS fellowship.
