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Institution:
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University of Calgary
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Duration of Fellowship:
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1 year with possible 2nd year if fellows apply to complete the Royal College of Canada Surgical Oncology accredited program.
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Number of Available Fellowship Positions:
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1
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Program Director:
Program Director Email:
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Caitlin T. Yeo, MD MMED FRCSC
[email protected]
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Secondary Contact Name:
Secondary Contact Title:
Secondary Contact Email:
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Francesca Isaacs
Program Coordinator, Office of Surgical Fellowship Program
[email protected]
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Address/Phone:
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Office of Surgical Fellowship Program
Foothills Medical Centre
North Tower, 7th Floor, Rm 733
1403 29 Street NW
Calgary, Alberta, T2N 2T9, Canada
Phone: 403 944 0966
Fax: 403 944 4301
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Objectives of the Program:
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The University of Calgary program aims to provide advanced training in the field of endocrine surgery including parathyroid, thyroid, adrenal pancreatic, and GI neuroendocrine tumors. This includes comprehensive care of the endocrine surgical patients including pathophysiology of these diseases, work up, surgical indications, technical surgical skills, multidisciplinary care and follow-up.
This program is dedicated to meeting the AAES objectives in Endocrine Surgery. Our goal is to produce Endocrine Surgeons with the skills knowledge and attitudes to excel in whatever practice environment they chose to pursue (Community to tertiary care, academic). We endeavor to provide an environment that fosters education, research, and collegiality in the field of Endocrine Surgery. Upon completion the candidate will be competent in providing advanced care in the field of Endocrine Surgery at their home institution. We aim to produce graduating fellows that provide outstanding care to their patients, support to their colleagues and advancement to the field of endocrine surgery.
The Fellow will be expected to participate in scholarly activity resulting in at least one publishable work by completion of the fellowship.
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Highlights of the Fellowship:
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Location
Welcome to the City of Calgary. The city is home to over 1.6 million residents. Infrastructure is well developed with good traffic flow, safe streets, and affordable cost of living. Calgary is a vibrant city with a growing culinary and arts scene. For sports enthusiasts, the NHL’s Calgary Flames and CFL’s Calgary Stampeders (Canadian Football) call this city home. The Rocky Mountains are less than an hour away making this a prime location for outdoor enthusiasts!
Clinical Experience
The core Endocrine Surgery service is a high-volume practice involving the full breadth of the specialty.
Surgical Cases:
The fellow will be surgically involved in
120-150 thyroid cases (including central & lateral neck dissection)
100-140 parathyroid cases (including renal hyperparathyroidism)
50-70 adrenal cases
10-30 GNET/PNET cases
Clinics:
Clinics with endocrine surgeons involve intra-office ultrasound (thyroid, parathyroid, LN, laryngeal), direct laryngoscopy, and FNA. In addition to regular dedicated endocrine surgery clinics fellows will attend multidisciplinary Neuroendocrine Tumor clinics at the Arthur J.E. Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre, including exposure to SSA initiation and PRRT. Focused clinical experiences in Pathology, Radiology (AVS and NM) and Endocrinology will be organized within the one-year fellowship.
Tumor Boards:
Fellows will attend and participate in multidisciplinary tumor boards for Thyroid Cancer and Neuroendocrine Tumors.
Call:
Fellows will participate in 2 general surgery calls at the senior level to maintain general surgery skills. Calls are paid via surgical assist billings plus an extender stipend.
Educational Rounds:
Fellows will attend and participate in weekly Surgical Oncology/Endocrine Surgery Rounds as well as General Surgery QA rounds. Fellows will have the opportunity to present at surgical oncology rounds. Journal clubs in conjunction with the surgical oncology program are run quarterly. Attendance at Endocrine Surgery University will be funded. Fellows will be expected to attend the AAES annual meeting, with funding support.
Research:
Basics of research course will be provided by the Office of Surgical Fellowship. Fellows will participate in research. Funding for conference presentations will be provided. The Office of Surgical Fellowship runs an annual Fellow’s Research Day at which the fellow will present their research.
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Neuroendocrine Tumors (NET)
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3 GEPNET clinics/month (approx. 10-15 patients/clinic, min. 2 new patients/clinic) – evaluation and management of complex NET patients including selection of patients for surgery and initiation of SSA therapy
10-30 operative GEPNET cases per year including complex surgical debulking cases
2 NET tumor boards/month with fellow participation (approx. 4-8 cases/rounds)
Brand new Arthur J.E. Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre with Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy (PRRT) program, opportunity to interact and spend time with medical oncologists overseeing PRRT, and nuclear medicine physicians performing/reading Gallium DOTATATE scans
If the fellow desires, there is an internal opportunity to engage in a more robust NET experience. Our fellowships can be tailored to the fellow’s interests, including joining our HPB colleagues when they perform pancreatic surgery on these tumors
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International Medical Graduates:
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Our program can accept international applicants who have a Canadian work visa. |
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Fellow must be American Board of Surgery eligible or certified:
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No |
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Fellow must obtain a full (unrestricted) state license:
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Educational and Surgical Assist License (College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta) |
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Special Considerations:
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Must have completed, or be completing, a Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada (or the equivalent) accredited residency program in General Surgery.
Must be eligible for an Educational or Independent license to practice medicine by the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA).
Prospective Fellows must be proficient in spoken and written English. If language of medical school is not English: Unless exempt, candidates need to complete IELTS (International English Language Testing System) academic version within 24 months before submitting their application to CPSA
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Program Website for More Information:
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https://cumming.ucalgary.ca/departments/surgery/education/graduate-education/fellowship-programs
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Previous Fellows:
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Dr. Mark Sywak 2000-2002 - Sydney, Australia
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Dr. Juan Chavez 2003-2004 - Mexico City
Dr. Anthony Chambers 2007-2009 - Sydney Australia
www.anthonychambers.com.au
Dr Laura Chin-Lenn 2011-2013 - Melbourne, Australia
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Dr. Raj Patel 2013-2014 - Auckland, NZ
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Dr. Johanna Basa 2014-2015 - California, USA
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Dr. Jane Mills 2017-2018 – Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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Dr. Steven Craig 2018-2019 – Milton, NSW, Australia
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Dr. Caitlin Yeo 2019-2020 – Calgary, Alberta
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Dr. Elizabeth Tacl 2020-2021 – St Cloud Minnesota
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Dr. Emily Harris 2022-2023 - Vineland, New Jersey
Dr. Rebecca Lahamm-Andraos - Current Fellow
Dr. Eric Walser 2024-2025 – London, Ontario
[email protected]
Dr. Sydney Candy – Current Fellow
[email protected]
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