Advanced Endoscopic and Pelvic Floor Surgical Fellowship

Updated September 22, 2022

Program Director:

Dr. Allan Kanee, MD, FRCSC, FACOG

Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

University of Toronto

Staff Physician Trillium Health Partners

Email: Allan.Kanee@thp.ca

Setting:  Trillium Health Partners, including, but not limited to Credit Valley Hospital,

Mississauga Hospital, Queensway Hospital

Application Deadline:  Submit Application Form by August 15th the year prior to proposed July 1 start date

To All Applicants:

If you have also applied to the U.S match through the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP), please be advised that the University of Toronto is a participating institution and adheres to the match policy. The policy states that "Applicants who have matched to a program or have accepted a position during the Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program (SOAP), shall not apply for, discuss, interview for, or accept a concurrent year position in another program prior to the NRMP granting the requested waiver." More information is accessible at http://www.nrmp.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2018-MPA-Specialities-Matching-Service.pdf

Program Information:

The curriculum will consist of both surgical training and academic development.  The successful candidate will be in the operating room and provide appropriate pre and post-operative care 3-4 days per week.  Our faculty include three urogynaecologists and four minimally invasive surgeons. Trillium Health Partners is also a regional oncology centre, so opportunities to work with our gynaecologic oncology team will also be available.  One to two days per week will be devoted to quality improvement projects, faculty development and independent research.  Surgeries will include, but not be limited to vaginal, laparoscopic and open procedures for incontinence and prolapse and advanced endoscopic procedures including retroperitoneal dissection, laparoscopic myomectomy and the difficult total laparoscopic hysterectomy.

Length of Program:  1 year

Salary:  Minimum $ 80 000, further details available upon request