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Surgery

Dr. Eric Poulin, Head, Department of Surgery, welcomes you. The Department of Surgery includes 141 physicians, six scientific researchers and one scholar, 49% of whom are bilingual. The 90 active / associate staff surgeons provide surgical care at The Ottawa Hospital's two inpatient facilities, the General and Civic Campuses, and at the Hospital's ambulatory care facility at the Riverside Campus through nine hospital divisions:

For the period 2000-2004, the Department of Surgery is planning to recruit 30 new members. During this period, a total of 15 retirements are anticipated.

Clinical programs form the basis of excellence in the Department and each Division has its area of research focus. Department-wide priority research programs have been established in surgical epidemiology and surgical education.

Clinical activity profile
Surgical activity for the year 2000 was 16,854 inpatient O.R. procedures (3.7% decline) and 34,265 day surgery O.R. procedures (25.3% increase)

Administration - Hospital

Head: Dr. Eric Poulin
Administrative Coordinator: Claudette Séguin
Deputy Head, Civic Campus: Dr. Andrew Hill
Deputy Head, General Campus: Dr. Audley Bodurtha
Deputy Head, Riverside Campus: Dr. Stuart Oake
V.P., Clinical Programs: Paula Doering

Administration - University

W. Keon Chair of Surgery: Dr. Eric Poulin
Administrative Coordinator: Claudette Séguin
Director, Research: Dr. James Watters
Director, Postgraduate Surgical Education: Dr. Robin Fairfull-Smith
Director, Undergraduate Education: Dr. Farid Shamji
Business Manager: Mr. Raymond Rousson