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Surgery Care Team

Our dedicated surgery care team works together to provide you with comprehensive care.
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Surgeons

Our highly trained surgeons specialize in treating disease through surgery across several specialties.

Cancer

Dentistry

Gynaecology

Head and neck surgery

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

Orthopaedics

Urology

Anesthesiologists 

Anesthesiologists deliver anesthesia before surgery and evaluate and monitor the patient during and after surgery.  

Anesthesiology assistants

Anesthesia assistants are health-care professionals who have been specially trained to provide care for patients receiving anesthesia. They also provide support to the anesthesiologist, assist with airway management and monitor the patient while they are sedated.  

Operating room nurses 

Operating Room (OR) nurses assess and monitor patients before and during surgery, ensuring all equipment is available and sterilized, and assisting the surgeon during the procedure. 

Post- Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) nurses 

Post- Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) nurses monitor vital signs and the patient's level of consciousness while the anesthesia wears off. They also treat any symptoms and side effects patients may experience as a result of the anesthesia and surgery, such as pain and nausea.

Learners

Please note that we are a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto. You may see a medical student, resident or other medical trainees as part of your care. Learners are supervised by other members of our dedicated health-care team who work together to provide you with comprehensive care.