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
A $9.5-million gift from the Canadian Cancer Society is fuelling groundbreaking research for rare and hard-to-treat cancers at UCalgary
Shonalie Biafore, whose daughter passed away, is inspired by the Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute’s work to help other people living with cancer
Cancer care forever changed in southern Alberta after OWN.CANCER fundraising campaign exceeds $250 million goal
More than 17,000 donors helped support world-leading research, innovation and care at the new Arthur J.E. Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre in Calgary
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
