Welcome to the Department of Surgery
Welcome to the Department of Surgery
The Department of Surgery, in collaboration with Alberta Health Services and the University of Calgary, is one of the largest surgical departments in North America. With over 350 surgeons, our members are committed to a professional and academic culture that is continually progressing and improving. Our department is made up of 13 sections that teach and provide care at five acute care hospitals in the Calgary Zone. We are dedicated to providing high-quality patient care, excellence in education, and fostering an innovative research culture.
Our Surgical Sections
Surgical Education
Department Research
Cumming School of Medicine News
Highly specialized UCalgary lab brings new understanding of skin cancer linked to burn scars
Study provides insights that could help in the diagnosis and treatment of invasive skin cancers that grow on chronic burn wounds
New humanitarian fellowship created at UCalgary addresses the wounds of war
Initiative aims to train surgeons from areas of geopolitical crisis in advanced oculofacial plastic surgery skills
UCalgary’s research expertise helps company validate new wound-care technology
W21C Research and Innovation Centre generates evidence to show feasibility and impact of NanoSALV’s cutting-edge product
UCalgary researchers translate hypothesis into personalized treatment for cancer
Idea generates local and national collaborations, a philanthropic gift toward a new research centre and an entrepreneurial opportunity
