ADVANCEMENT UPDATE
MENTOR CANADA, A JOHNSON & JOHNSON COMPANY, GENEROUSLY FUNDS NEWLY ESTABLISHED FELLOWSHIP IN ONCOLOGIC & MICROVASCULAR RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
Under the supervision of
Joan Lipa and Laura Snell at
Sunnybrook Health Sciences
Centre, the 12-month fellowship
is the first of its kind for
the Department of Surgery. The
Fellowship will focus on training
in the following areas:
- Post-mastectomy breast reconstruction, including
implant and free flap techniques
- Partial breast reconstruction
- Reconstruction of craniofacial soft tissue defects
- Reconstruction of major post-traumatic extremity defects
- Melanoma management
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Darina Landa
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At the end of the fellowship, the trainee will have attained
competence in the assessment and surgical management
(including pre and post-operative care) of cancer and
trauma patients requiring complex reconstruction. This
will include the entire spectrum of reconstruction, with
an emphasis on free tissue transfer. It is anticipated that
the successful fellow will ultimately embark on independent
plastic surgery practice, maintaining their practice
specialization in complex cancer and trauma reconstruction
and training future generations of reconstructive
plastic surgeons.
Mentor Canada has been a long-time supporter of the
Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery and we
thank them for their continued leadership and funding
of this important initiative.
Darina Landa,
Senior Development Officer, University of Toronto
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