Sites of Interest
The Hand and Upper Limb Centre
Western University Department of Surgery
Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
Division of Plastic Surgery
Welcome to the website of the Division of Plastic Surgery at Western University. Our division, founded in 1959 by
Dr. Robert McFarlane, is dedicated to the provision of excellence in patient care as well as providing a superb educational experience for our medical students, residents and fellows. We service a population base of 1.5 million people stretching over all of Southwestern Ontario. The Division possesses subspecialty expertise in hand surgery, reconstructive microsurgery, breast surgery, adult and paediatric craniofacial surgery, burn care, peripheral nerve surgery, aesthetic surgery, wound healing, and cutaneous malignancies. We invite you to browse the website to learn more about us.
Douglas C. Ross, MD, MEd, FRCSC
Chair/Chief, Western University
Division of Plastic Surgery
Also from this web page:
News and Events
Resident Research Day was held on Friday, April 19th at Windermere Manor with Dr. John Semple as Visiting Professor.
The MSc in Surgery degree program formulated by the Graduate Program Committee in the Department of Surgery is now an official program of Western University!
A Breast Fellowship is being offered through LHSC's London Regional Cancer Centre and St. Joseph's Health Care. For more details please click here.
The first issue of the Western University Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Newsletter has officially been released! Various accomplishments and upcoming events within the Program are highlighted.
A new breast reconstruction website has recently been created and contains the largest database of breast reconstruction surgeons in Canada. Dr. Haemi Lee, a recent alumnus at Western, is the Lead Investigator for the Collaboration Team.