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⏱️ A new app could potentially cut the time to diagnose endometriosis by 80 per cent by reducing the number of specialists a woman will see. It was developed in part by ob-gyn faculty, who spoke to CTV News about its potential. 🔗 Summary: uoft.me/cjH #uoft #uoftmedicine #uoftobgyn
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🚦 Medicine is a self-regulated profession. Is there a way to make the system more efficient across the several medical educational accreditation bodies? Dr. David Rojas, an assistant professor, has received a grant from Temerty Medicine to find out. 🔗: uoft.me/cjb #uoft #uoftmedicine #uoftobgyn
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🥼 They say not all heroes wear capes. How about white coats?
The Master of Health Science students received their white coats at a traditional ceremony before their clinical rotations, where they will work with real patient samples in lab settings. 🔗: uoft.me/ci9 #uoft #uoftmedicine #uoftobgyn
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🎬 On March 23, Dr. Aditi Sivakumar, a second-year ob-gyn resident, spoke to CTV’s Your Morning show about the short documentary she produced, “Positive Journeys: Pregnancy, Strength and Living Well with HIV.” 🔗 Summary: uoft.me/cgL #uoft #uoftmedicine #uoftobgyn
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📈 Probiotic supplements, cleansers, moisturizers, creams—products for the vulvovaginal area are multiplying. Faculty members Drs. Selk and Kirkham spoke to CBC News about these products and how the brands are benefitting from a knowledge gap. 🔗 Summary: uoft.me/cgs
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🌱 Spring is almost here! And that means the ob-gyn department’s annual Research Day is not far behind — this year on May 1, 2026. 🙏 A big thank you to our sponsoring organizations, who will have exhibits on the day of the event. 🔗 Register by April 17! uoft.me/cfB #uoft #uoftmedicine #uoftobgyn
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⚖️ Pelvic radiation therapy is a cancer treatment that works quite well on the cancer itself — but how does it affect quality of life? Ob-gyn resident Dr. Javier Mejia-Gomez has been awarded funding to study its effects on the sexual health of women. #uoft #uoftmedicine #uoftobgyn 🔗 Q&A: uoft.me/cer
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🎆 A remarkable 11 ob-gyn faculty members, across half a dozen projects, received CIHR funding! “As a department, we take great pride in driving innovation in health care,” says Chair Dr. Kellie Murphy. #uoft #uoftmedicine #uoftobgyn 🔗 Read project summaries: uoft.me/cd0
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⁉️ PCOS and endometriosis can be confounding conditions. CBC’s “Just Asking” podcast invited Dr. Olga Bougie, associate professor, to answer caller questions. 🎙️ ““We need to be attuned to listening to women sharing the symptoms they’re having,” she said. 🔗: uoft.me/cce #uoft #uoftmedicine #uoftobgyn
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Ramadan Mubarak! If you are pregnant, you may have some questions about fasting during Ramadan. Assistant professor Dr. Kinshuk Kumar and her team at Trillium Health Partners (Credit Valley Hospital) have put together a guide for pregnant patients. #uoft #uoftmedicine #uoftobgyn 🔗 : bit.ly/4b4S2Ai
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Black History Month is marking its 30th year. Ruth Habte, a fellow in our gynaecologic reproductive endocrinology and infertility program, joined others from Temerty Medicine to reflect on this. 🔗 Read more: uoft.me/cau #uoft #uoftmedicine #uoftobgyn
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🩺 Resident Doctor Appreciation Week is nearing an end, and we want to send another shout out to our rock-star residents. 🤩Thanks to all residents for everything you do! ❤️ 🙏
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🎥 From behind the scenes to in front of the camera!
Dr. Stéphane Laframboise, assistant professor, was Olympian Piper Gilles's gynaecologic oncologist and appeared in Ep. 3 of Netflix's "Glitter and Gold." 🇨🇦 ❤️ Go, Piper! More: uoft.me/c9K #uoft #uoftmedicine #uoftobgyn
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✅The good news from ob-gyn researchers is that a taking penicillin allergy test while pregnant is safe and effective. ✅✅ The better news? Nearly 95 per cent of pregnant patients who believe they’re allergic to penicillin are not actually allergic. 🔗 More: uoft.me/bYQ #uoft #uoftmedicine #uoftobgyn
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🩺 ❤️ Happy Resident Doctor Appreciation Week! “We appreciate more than you know and are so grateful for all that you do! We are so proud of you and are grateful to play a small role in your journey to becoming OBGYNs.” —Dr. Carmen McCaffrey, Head of PGME Wellness #uoft #uoftmedicine #uoftobgyn
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👀 #1 most-read in 2025! A paper on substances used in vaginal packing, co-authored by researchers from the ob-gyn department, was The Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology’s most-read publication last year. 🎉 Congrats to the team! 🔗 Read more: uoft.me/c5v #uoft #uoftmedicine #uoftobgyn
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Dr. Nucelio Lemos, professor in the ob-gyn department, talked to CBC News about a rarely performed pelvic-neurosurgery that a woman received at The Ottawa Hospital. 🏥 He called for improved accessibility for endometriosis care in Canada. 🔗 Read more: uoft.me/c4C #uoft #uoftmedicine #uoftobgyn
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In 2009, Dr. Barry Rosen learned of the severity of the cancer situation in East Africa. By 2012, through a U of T partnership with U.S.-based AMPATH, he helped launch the first gyn-onc fellowship program in the sub-Saharan outside of South Africa. 🔗 More: uoft.me/c32 #uoft #uoftmedicine #uoftobgyn
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🧭 This year’s Faculty Professional Development Day had attendees looking both outward as well as inward, participating in talks and workshops that explored purposeful advocacy and personal growth. 🔗 Read event recap, see award winners and more photos: uoft.me/c2q #uoft #uoftmedicine #uoftobgyn
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⚠️ Dr. Amanda Selk, professor in the department, spoke to the CBC about the concerning report that the rates for cervical cancer have plateaued. Canada’s goal is to eliminate cervical cancer in the country by 2040 through screening and HPV vaccination. 🔗 uoft.me/b-- #uoft #uoftmedicine #uoftobgyn
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🐇 Faster learning is better learning, says a new ob-gyn study. Dr. Brenna Swift, an assistant professor, won a Best Paper award for a study that looked at whether video-based coaching could help surgical residents. 🎉 Congrats, Dr. Swift! 🔗 Read more: uoft.me/b-9 #uoft #uoftmedicine #uoftobgyn
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🏆 x 🏆 CanSAGE? Can do! Faculty members Dr. Carmen McCaffrey and Dr. Ally Murji won national awards from the Canadian Society for the Advancement of Gynecologic Excellence (CanSAGE) for their achievements in minimally invasive gynaecology. Read Q&A: uoft.me/bYQ #uoft #uoftmedicine #uoftobgyn
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🧭 “You’re thinking in the right direction” is something Kenyan med student Faith Kiprop heard from her instructors when she was close to an answer. She and fellow student Ubah Bishar were hosted by the ob-gyn dept through the AMPATH-U of T partnership: 🔗 uoft.me/bWZ #uoft #uoftmedicine #uoftobgyn
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🧫 Egg-freezing, once considered experimental, has become more “patient-friendly” over the years, says Dr. Claire Jones, associate professor, to @theglobeandmail.com. 🔗 Read more about how technology is giving women better insight into their fertility: uoft.me/bVy #uoft #uoftmedicine #uoftobgyn
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✈️ Riva Patel, a 4th-year medical student who participated in the ob-gyn department’s Summer Student Research Program, is lead author on a paper in the AJOG—and was awarded a travel grant to speak about the team’s work in Quebec City! 🎉 Well done, Riva! #uoft #uoftmedicine #uoftobgyn 🔗 uoft.me/bUT
BMC SCiCARDS 2025–available for viewing now!
See the entire collection from its 2021 debut to today by visiting the SciCards Gallery on our web site.
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🌿 Cannabis use may harm fertility in women undergoing IVF, suggests a new study published in Nature Communications. The research team is led by Dr. Cyntia Duval and includes Dr. Clifford Librach, a professor in the ob-gyn department. 🔗 Read more: uoft.me/bSL #uoft #uoftmedicine #uoftobgyn
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One year, two scholarships! 👏 👏 Recent ob-gyn residency grad Dr. Corey Sermer will be talking a one-year fellowship in gynaecologic advanced imaging at University College Hospital in the UK with funding from two (count ‘em) scholarships. 🎉 Fantastic, Corey! uoft.me/bPK #uoft #uoftmedicine #uoftobgyn
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🏠 Dr. Marie Christakis, an assistant professor in the ob-gyn department, spoke to Everyday Health about at-home menopause tests, which she says are unnecessary "and can result in either undertreatment or use of unproven approaches.” 🔗 Read story: bit.ly/45StVlY #uoft #uoftmedicine #uoftobgyn
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🎉 Congrats to our faculty members who head into the new academic year with promotions. Three cheers for (pictured l-r) Drs. Amanda Selk, Ally Murji and Deborah Robertson for their contributions to their field and to the department. 👏 👏 👏 Bravo all! 🔗 uoft.me/bO0
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