College of Medicine

About

Alexandra Bain completed medical school and Urology residency at the University of Alberta, then completed a 2-year ACGME-accredited fellowship in Pediatric Urology at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. She is an assistant professor in the Department of Surgery at University of Saskatchewan and a Pediatric Urologist at Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital. Her areas of interest include complex lower urinary tract reconstruction, neurogenic bladder, and robotic pediatric surgery.

Education

2026 – Fellowship, Pediatric Urology, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA

2024 – Fellow of the Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada (Urology)

2024 – Residency, Urology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB

2019 – MD, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB

2015 – Bachelor of Science Honors, Cell Biology Major, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB

Selected Publications

  1. Bain A, Tillman A, Sion A, Read M, Chen R, Rachwal B, Bricker J, Thomas E, Jayanthi VR, Wood RJ, DaJusta DG, Fuchs ME. Does the need for early cutaneous vesicostomy correlate with poor urinary outcomes in girls with cloacal malformation? Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2026.
  2. Frainey B, Bain A, Societies of Pediatric Urology. Bridging the Gap: Transitioning pediatric Urology patients to adult care. Dialogues in Pediatric Urology. 2026 Jan.
  3. Griffin KL, Lun JM, Bain A, Srinivas S, Halaweish I, Wood RJ, DaJusta D, Fuchs ME. Association Between Social Determinants of Health and Choice of Urinary Reconstruction in Children. Urology. 2025 May 8:S0090-4295(25)00422-4. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2025.04.062. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40348024
  4. Dean N, Albers P, Senthilselvan A, Bain A, Mancuso M, McLarty R, Schuler T, Wollin T, De S. "Ureteric wall thickness as a novel predictor for failed retrograde ureteric stent placement." Canadian Urological Association Journal 2024 Jul 15;18(10):349.
  5. Lavoie C, Chapman DW, Tong S, Bain A, Sarlieve P, Kiddoo D. Long term outcomes of cecostomy tube insertion for patients with bowel dysfunction: a retrospective review. Journal of Pediatric Urology. 2023 Aug;19(4): 407.e1-407.e5
  6. Bain A, Lavoie C, Rodriguez Lopez S, Kiddoo D. (2022) “Renal outcomes of children born with posterior urethral valves at a tertiary centre: A 15 year retrospective review”. Canadian Urological Association Journal, epub 2023 April 17(4) . https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.8102
  7. Bain A, Kinnaird A, McLarty R, Senthilselvan A, Todd G, Chetner MP. “Oncological outcomes of salvage cryotherapy after primary radiation therapy vs. primary cryotherapy: 10-year experience at a large Canadian referral center.” Canadian Urological Association Journal. 2020 Nov; 14(11): E604-E606.