Dr. Laura Hopkins FRCSC

Dr. Laura Hopkins is a gynecologic oncologist with the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency and a professor in the Department of Oncology at the University of Saskatchewan’s College of Medicine. She is a Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network member and leads a study contributing cases to the Marathon Of Hope Canadian Cancer Network Gold Cohort.

Dr. Hopkins studied medicine at the University of Toronto and then underwent postgraduate training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at McMaster University followed by subspecialty training in Gynecologic Oncology at the University of Toronto. She worked at The Ottawa Hospital for 18 years and held leadership positions as UGME Director, PGME Director, Vice-Chair of the Department of Ob/Gyn and Head; Division of Gynecologic Oncology.  Since relocating to Saskatoon in 2019, Dr. Hopkins has opened Saskatchewan’s first tumor bank and initiated gynecologic oncology’s first clinical trials program.  Dr. Hopkins received funding support to acquire a next generation sequencer in 2022 and in 2023, launched the agency’s first investigator-initiated trial exploring patient preferences for precision medicine in ovarian cancer. This trial will provide ‘real world evidence’ about how patients use information from their molecular tumor testing to guide treatment decisions. This trial also examines patient outcomes and quality of life following maintenance therapy, but also has the potential to set a new standard of care for tumour testing in ovarian cancer. Dr. Hopkins research is focused on precision oncology, pragmatic trials design, promotion of informed patient decision-making, surgical quality and safety and equity in access to care.

2020

• Song, T. Le, A. Jooya, L. Hopkins, M. Fung Kee Fung, K. Lupe, M. Gaudet and R. Samant. Treatment of early-stage high-risk endometrial cancer and pattern of disease relapse: a retrospective analysis (AOGS-20-0192) – Advances in Radiation Oncology. 5(5):910-919, September 2020
• Song, T. Le, L. Hopkins, M. Fung Kee Fung, K. Lupe, M. Gaudet, C. E, R. Samant. “Evaluation of Disease Recurrence in Robotic Surgery Compared with Laparotomy in Intermediate-Risk Endometrial Cancer. Int J Gyn Cancer, Feb 2020. 
• McKenzie, , D.A. Forstein, J.F. Abbott, S.D. Buery-Joyner, L.B. Craig, J.L. Dalrymple, S. Graziano, B.S. Hampton, S.J. Page-Ramsey, A. Pradhan, A. Wolf, L. Hopkins. “Fostering Inclusive Approaches to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Healthcare on the Obstetrics and Gynecology Clerkship”. Medical Science Educator, 30 (523-527)2020. DOI 10.1007/s40670-019-00886-z 

2019

• Hopkins, H. Morgan, S.D. Buery-Joyner, J.B. Craig, E.N. Everett, D.A. Forstein Do, S.C. Graziano, B.S. Hampton, M.L. McKenzie, S.M. Page-Ramsey, A. Pradhan, S. Bliss. “To the Point: A Prescription for Well-Being in Medical Education”. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 221 (6):542-548, December 2019. 
• Chen, A.J. Choudhry, D. Schramm, D.W. Cameron, V. Leung, S.S. Singh, L. Hopkins, K. Arendas, R. Mallick. “Pelvic Disease and Surgical Site Infection in Hysterectomy”. Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology, 26(6):1149-1156, September 2019. 

2018

• L.B. Craig, S.D. Buery-Joyner, S. Bliss, E. Everett, D.A. Forstein, S.C. Graziano, B.S. Hampton, M.L. McKenzie, H. Morgan, S.M. Page-Ramsey, A. Pradhan, L. Hopkins, Undergraduate Medical Education Committee, Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics. “To the point: gender differences in the obstetrics and gynecology clerkship”, Am J Obstet Gynecol, May 2018, PII S0002-9378(18)30430-7. Doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2018.05.020
• S.C. Graziano, M.L. McKenzie, J.F. Abbott, S.D. Buery-Joyner, L.B. Craig, J.L. Dalrymple, D.A. Forstein, B.S. Hampton, S.M. Page-Ramsey, A. Pradhan, A. Wolf, L. Hopkins. “Barriers and Strategies to Engaging Our Community-Based Preceptors”, Teaching and Learning in Medicine, Mar 2018, Doi: 10.1080/10401334.2018.1444994.
• Hopkins, B.S. Hampton, J.F. Abbott, S.D. Buery-Joyner, L.B. Craig, J.L. Dalrymple, D.A. Forstein, S.C. Graziano, M.L. McKenzie, A. Pradham, A. Wolf, S.M. Page-Ramsey. “To the Point: Medical Education, Technology, and the Millennial Learner”, Am J Obstet Gynecol, February 2018, 218(2):188-192.

2017

• Hopkins, J. Brown-Broderick, J. Hearn, J. Malcolm, J. Chan, W. Hicks-Boucher, F. De Sousa, M.C. Walker, S. Gagné. “Implementation of a Referral to Discharge Glycemic Control Initiative for Reduction of Surgical Site Infections in Gynecologic Oncology Patients”, Gynecologic Oncology, August 2017;146(2):228-233.