Dr. Robin McLeod is the head of the Department of Surgery program in Epidemiology and Biostatistics. She is also the associate director of the two year program now offered at the university, and continues to recruit interest not only within the division, but other surgical and medical disciplines as well. Currently five general surgery residents are either participating or will participate in the next year in this or similar fellowships. The Division of General Surgery responded to the development of laparoscopic cholecystectomy by initiating a course available to Toronto surgeons and community surgeons throughout Canada and the Northern United States. This was run by Dr. Steve Strasberg and proved instrumental in disseminating this technique throughout the Toronto system in a safe, orderly fashion.
All divisions are now facile with laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
The recent recruitment of Drs. Eric Poulin and Joseph Mamazza, recognized to be two of Canada's foremost laparoscopic surgeons, is expected to take another major step toward developing this area further. Click here to visit the Program web site. All contents copyright 1999. All rights reserved.