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Surgery faculty

Cardiac Surgery Faculty

Dr. Max Buchko MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Cardiac Surgery

Dr. Aly Ghoneim M.B.-B.Ch, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Cardiac Surgery

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Dr. Abbas Khani-Hanjani MD, PhD, FRCSC
Division Head & Clinical Associate Professor, Cardiac Surgery

Dr. Stephen Korkola MD, FRCSC
Division Head & Assistant Professor, Cardiac Surgery

Dr. Erick McNair PhD, MSc, CCP, FICA
Assistant Professor, Cardiac Researcher

Dr. Ahmad Moustapha MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Cardiac Surgery

Dr. John C. Tsang MD, CM, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Cardiac Surgery

General Surgery Faculty

Dr. Kaitlin Adey BSc, MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery

Dr. Alexander Aikoye M.B.- B.S, FRCSC
Assistant Professor

Dr. Khalid Alharbi MB-BS, FRCSC
Assistant Professor General Surgery (Pediatric)

Dr. Jennifer Baird MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery

Dr. Gavin Beck MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Residency Program Director General Surgery

Dr. Taylor Bereti MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor General Surgery

Dr. Matthew Butler MD, FRCSC
Clinical Assistant Professor General Surgery

Dr. Ali Cadili MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor General Surgery

Dr. Robert Cameron MD, FRCSC
Clinical Professor General Surgery

Dr. Selliah Chandra-Kanthan MB-BS, FRCSC
Professor General Surgery

Dr. Kaveer Chatoorgoon MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor General Surgery (Pediatric)

Dr. Nishaan Cheddie MB-ChB, FRCSC
Assistant Professor General Surgery

Dr. Alicia Chow MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor General Surgery

Zimran Chowdhary MD, FRCSC, MBBS
Assistant Professor General Surgery

Dr. Vanessa Cranford MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor General Surgery

Dr. Guillaume Daoust-Lafond MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor General Surgery

Dr. Raymond Deobald MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor General Surgery

Dr. Hendrik du Plessis MB-ChB, FRCSC
Assistant Professor General Surgery

Dr. Randy Friesen MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor General Surgery

Dr. Jeffrey Gaboury MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor General Surgery

Dr. Aqueel Ghori MB-BS, FRCSC
Assistant Professor General Surgery

Dr. Dilip Gill MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor General Surgery

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Dr. Nathan Ginther BSc, MD, FRCSC
Associate Professor General Surgery

Dr. Peter Graham MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor General Surgery

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Dr. Gary Groot (he/him) MD, PhD, FRCSC, FACS
Professor, Community Health and Epidemiology - Professor, Department of Surgery

Dr. Jeff Gu MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor General Surgery

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Dr. Amanda Hall MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor General Surgery (Pediatric)

Dr. Michael Harington MB-ChB, FRCSC
Clinical Associate Professor General Surgery

Dr. Suzanne Harriman MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor General Surgery

Dr. Paul Hayes MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor General Surgery

Dr. James Holden MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery

Dr. Allison Hunter MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor General Surgery

Dr. Vinesh Jeena MB-ChB, FRCSC
Assistant Professor General Surgery

Dr. Sujeeth Jooravan MB-ChB
Assistant Professor General Surgery

Dr. Gordie Kaban MD, FRCSC
Clinical Associate Professor General Surgery

Dr. Sivaruban Kanagaratnam MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor General Surgery

Dr. Sharon Koubi FRCSC
Assistant Professor General Surgery

Dr. Adeyemi Laosebikan MB-BS, FRCSC
Clinical Associate Professor General Surgery

Dr. Kathleen Lumb MD, FRCSC
Associate Professor General Surgery

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Dr. Yigang Luo MD, PhD, FRCSC
Clinical Professor General Surgery

Dr. Oladapo Mabadeje MB-BS, FRCSC
Assistant Professor General Surgery

Dr. Melissa McGee MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor General Surgery

Dr. Pam Meiers MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor General Surgery

Dr. Suzanne Meiers MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor General Surgery

Dr. Kris Milbrandt MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor General Surgery (Pediatric)

Dr. Sarah Miller MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor General Surgery

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Dr. Michael A. J. Moser MD, MSc, FRCSC
Professor General Surgery

Dr. Sarah Mueller MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor General Surgery

Dr. Alfin Mukhi MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor General Surgery

Dr. Amith Mulla MB-BS, FRCSC
Assistant Professor General Surgery

Dr. Karun Naidoo MBChB, FCS(SA), FRCSC, FACS
Assistant Professor General Surgery

Dr. Ruth O'Carroll MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor General Surgery

Dr. Maurice Ogaick MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor General Surgery

Dr. Jennifer Oucharek MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor General Surgery

Dr. Chris Pastor MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery

Dr. Hong Pham MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery

Dr. Yagan Pillay B Sc. MB BS, LMCC, FCS(SA), FRCSC, FACS, Dip. Laparoscopic Surgery
Associate Professor General Surgery

Dr. Stephen Pooler MD, FRCSC
Division Head & Assistant Professor General Surgery

Dr. Mariam Rana MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor General Surgery

Dr. Jagadish Rao MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor General Surgery

Dr. Malcolm Retief MB-ChB, FRCSC
Assistant Professor General Surgery

Dr. Haven Roy MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Thoracic Surgery

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Dr. Pieter Seshadri MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor General Surgery

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Dr. John Shaw MBBCh, FCSSA, MMed(Surg), FRCSC
Division Head & Clinical Professor General Surgery

Dr. Khalid Sheikh MB-BS, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, General Surgery

Benzil Silveira MB-ChB, FRCSC
Assistant Professor General Surgery

Dr. Niroshan Sothilingam MD, FRCPC
Associate Professor General Surgery

Dr. Kevin Stevenson MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor General Surgery

Dr. Ryan Suri MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor General Surgery

Dr. Marly Tcherni MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor General Surgery

Dr. Lyndsey Thiessen MD, C.R.C.S. (C)
Assistant Professor

Vincent Vergara
Clinical Lecturer Sonography

Dr. Andrey Ivanivich Vizhul MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor General Surgery

Nashat Wanis MB-ChB, FRCSC
Assistant Professor General Surgery

Dr. Wendy Wan Tai Tin MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor General Surgery

Neurosurgery Faculty

Dr. Uzair Ahmed MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery

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Dr. Roland Auer MD, FRCPC
Professor, Neurosurgery (Pathology)

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Dr. Joseph Buwembo MB-ChB, FCS(SA), MMeD, FRCSC
Division Head & Clinical Associate Professor, Neurosurgery

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Dr. Francisco Cayabyab PhD
Professor, Neuroscience Cluster

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Dr. Daryl Fourney MD, FRCSC, FACS
Professor, Neurosurgery

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Dr. Layla Gould PhD
Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery

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Dr. Luke Hnenny MD, FRCSC, FAANS
Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery

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Dr. Michael Kelly MD, PhD, FRCSC, FACS
Provincial Department Head and Fred H. Wigmore Professor of Surgery; Knight Family Enhancement Chair in Neurological Surgery

Dr. Ritesh Kumar MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery

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Dr. Kotoo Meguro MD, FRCSC
Associate Professor, Neurosurgery

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Dr. Ivar Mendez MD, PhD, FRCSC, FACS, DSc (hon), FCAHS
Professor Emeritus, Department of Surgery and Director of the Virtual Care and Remote Presence Robotics Programs

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Dr. Krista Metz PHd
Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery

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Dr. Jonathan Norton PhD, BSc(Hons), MRes, FACNS
Associate Professor, Neurosurgery

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Dr. Lissa Peeling BSc, MD, FRCSC
Associate Professor, Residency Program Director, Neurosurgery

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Dr. Julia Radic MD, MPH, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery (Pediatric)

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Dr. Aleksander M. Vitali MD, FRCSC, FCS (SA)
Division Head & Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery (Pediatric)

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Dr. Adam S. Wu MD, MSc, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery

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Dr. Viktor Zherebitskiy MD, FRCPC, DABP, FCAP, FASCP
Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery (Pathology)

Dr. Akram Zwai MB-ChB, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery

Orthopedic Surgery Faculty

Dr. Mark Abou-Ghaida MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery

Dr. Ronald Ailsby MD, FRCSC, FACS
Clinical Associate Orthopedic Surgery

Dr. Lauren Allen MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery (Pediatric)

Dr. Moustfha Alshrif MB-BCh, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery

Dr. James Ardell MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor Orthopedic Surgery

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Dr. Cole Beavis MD, FRCSC, Dip Sport Med
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery

Dr. Alan Beggs MD, FRCSC
Clinical Associate, Orthopedic Surgery

Dr. Kristi Billard MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery

Dr. Shashi Brijlall MB-BS, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery

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Dr. Jordan Buchko MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery

Dr. Courtney Bull FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery (Pediatric)

Dr. Jacobus De Jager MB-ChB, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery

Dr. Tanner Dunlop MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery

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Dr. William Dust MD, FRCSC, FACS
Professor, Orthopedic Surgery

Dr. Mark Ernst MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery

Dr. Tousief Hussain BSc, MD, CCFP, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery

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Dr. Muhammad Khan MEd (HPE), MB-BS, FCPS (ortho)
Assistant Professor Orthopedic Surgery

Dr. David Kim MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery

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Dr. Anthony King MD, FRCSC
Division Head & Associate Professor, Orthopedic Surgery

Dr. Lee Kolla MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery

Dr. Earl Kowalczyk MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery

Dr. Paul Kulyk MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor Orthopedic Surgery

Dr. Trevor Loback MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery

Dr. Ian Lutz MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery

Dr. Tahir Mahmood MB-BS, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery

Dr. Sandrew Martins MB-ChB, FRCSC
Assistant Professor General Surgery

Dr. Matthew Mastel MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor Orthopedic Surgery

Dr. David McCartney BSc, PT, MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery

Dr. Jeffrey McKerrell MD, FRCSC
Clinical Professor, Orthopedic Surgery

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Dr. J. Alexandra Mortimer MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery (Pediatric)

Dr. Kayode Oduwole M.B.- B.S, FRCSC
Assistant Professor

Dr. Blair Ogle MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery

Dr. Elliott Pally MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery

Dr. Kristen Pugh MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor Orthopedic Surgery

Dr. Kahled Rodwan MB-BCh, FRCSC
Division Head & Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery

Dr. Katherine Rooks MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery (Pediatric)

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Dr. David Sauder MD, FRCSC
Associate Professor, Residency Program Director, Orthopedic Surgery

Dr. Mohamed Shawush MB-ChB, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery

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Dr. Laura Sims MD, FRCS(C)
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery

Dr. Ramanan Sivasundaram MB-BS, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery

Dr. Michael Spiess MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery

Dr. Mario Taillon MD, FRCSC
Clinical Associate Orthopedic Surgery

Dr. Trent Thiessen MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery

Dr. Andrew Urmson BSc, MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery

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Dr. Johannes van der Merwe MBChB, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery

Dr. Joan Wheat-Hozack MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery

Dr. Scott Willms MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery

Dr. Allan Woo MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery

Dr. Pierre Zaharia MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery

Otolaryngology Faculty

Dr. Neil Arnstead MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology Division of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery

Dr. Tineyl Chikukwa MB-ChB, FCSSA
Assistant Professor Otolaryngology

Kim Cote RN
Clinical Lecturer, Otolaryngology

Dr. Gordon Franke MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor Otolaryngology

Dr. Dieter Fritz MD, FRCPC
Division Head & Assistant Professor Otolaryngology

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Dr. Rick Jaggi Hon. BSc, MD, FRCSC
Associate Professor Otolaryngology

Dr. Shabir Mia MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor Otolaryngology

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Dr. Paul Mick MD, FRCSC, MPH
Associate Professor Otolaryngology (Adult & Pediatric)

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Dr. Nico Moolman MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor Otolaryngology

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Dr. Russell Murphy BSc, MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor Otolaryngology

Dr. Lalenthra Naidoo MB-BCh, FRCSC
Assistant Professor Otolaryngology (Pediatric)

Dr. Mark Ogrady MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor Otolaryngology

Dr. Lenny (Poogendren) Pillay MB-ChB
Assistant Professor Otolaryngology

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Dr. Anil Sharma MD, FRCSC
Division Head & Associate Professor Otolaryngology

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Dr. Peter Spafford MD, FRCSC
Clinical Professor Otolaryngology

Plastic Surgery Faculty

Dr. Shayne Burwell MD, FRCSC
Clinical Associate Professor Plastic Surgery

Dr. Geethan Chandran MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor Plastic Surgery

Dr. Peter Chang MD, FRCSC
Clinical Associate Professor Plastic Surgery

Dr. Carolyn DuVal MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor Plastic Surgery

Dr. Craig Gendron MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor Plastic Surgery (Pediatric)

Dr. Shukri Ghremida MD, MB-BCh, FRCSC
Assistant Professor Plastic Surgery

Dr. Daniel Kozan MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor Plastic Surgery

Dr. Kris Ledding MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor Plastic Surgery

Dr. Megan Lyons MD, FRCSC
Division Head & Assistant Professor Plastic Surgery

Dr. Jessica Robb MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor Plastic Surgery

Dr. Vidya Shankaran MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Plastic Surgery

Dr. Shawki Souf MB-BCh, FRCSC
Assistant Professor Plastic Surgery

Dr. John Staples MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Plastic Surgery

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Dr. Ian Sunderland MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor Plastic Surgery

Dr. Chris Thomson MD, FRCSC
Division Head & Assistant Professor Plastic Surgery

Thoracic Surgery Faculty

Dr. Evan Barber MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Thoracic Surgery

Dr. Stephen C. Bharadwaj MD, PhD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor Thoracic Surgery

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Dr. Richard J. Bigsby MD, FRCSC
Division Head & Clinical Associate Professor Thoracic Surgery

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Dr. Dimitrios Coutsinos MD, PhD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Thoracic Surgery

Dr. Renee S. Kennedy MD, FRCSC
Associate Professor Thoracic Surgery

Urology Faculty

Dr. Chun Huang MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Urology

Dr. Christopher Rediger MD, FRCSC
Division Head & Assistant Professor Urology

Dr. Donald Fentie BSc, MD, FRCSC
Clinical Professor Urology

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Dr. Elke Mau MD, FRCSC
Associate Professor Urology (Pediatric)

Dr. Francisco Garcia MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor Urology

Dr. Garson Chan MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Division of Urology -- Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Dr. Kunal Jana MD, FRCPC
Division Head & Associate Professor Urology

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Dr. Kishore Visvanathan MD, FRCSC
Clinical Professor Urology

Dr. Mohamed Arwini MB-BCh, FRCSC
Assistant Professor Urology

Dr. Peter Lau MB-BS, FRCSC
Clinical Associate Professor Urology

Dr. Paul Weckworth MD, FRCSC
Clinical Associate Professor Urology (Pediatric)

Dr. Saul E. Gonor MD, FRCSC
Clinical Professor Urology

Dr. Shari McKinny MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor Urology

Dr. Trustin Domes MD, FRCSC
Academic Director, Master of Physician Assistant Studies Program & Associate Professor Urology

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Dr. Varunkumar Bathini MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor Urology

Vascular Surgery Faculty

Dr. Kayvan Abaiian MD
Assistant Professor, Vascular Surgery

Dr. Abdalla Butt MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Vascular Surgery

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Dr. Jennifer Culig BSc, MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Vascular Surgery

Dr. Bruce DuVal MD, FRCSC
Division Head & Assistant Professor, Vascular Surgery

Dr. Joel Herback MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Vascular Surgery

Dr. Sanjay Jacob MD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor General Surgery

Dr. David Kopriva MD CM, FRCSC
Clinical Associate, Vascular Surgery

Dr. Kylie Kvinlaug MD, FRCSC
Associate Professor, Vascular Surgery

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Dr. Donald McCarville BSc, MD, FRCSC
Division Head & Clinical Associate, Vascular Surgery

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Dr. Nick Peti BSc, MD, FRCSC, FSVS
Assistant Professor, Vascular Surgery

Dr. Jodi Spelay MD, FRCSC
Clinical Associate, Vascular Surgery