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Our Team
Our Team The department has 25 pathologists and 3 PhD scientists supported by technologists and administrative staff. Dr. Zu-hua Gao Chief Marie Vachon Manager Dr. Kevin Watters Assistant Chief Laurie Ball Assistant Manager Dr. Chantal …
Services
Services Pathology is a diagnostic specialty . We do not offer treatments. The following are examples of our work: Provide intraoperative diagnosis by frozen section; this is usually performed to determine whether there is a tumour at the resection …
Research and Innovation
Research and Innovation In 2014, we introduced the Lean Six Sigma process to improve the efficiency of the lab. Next generation sequencing technology, a new method for DNA sequencing, was introduced in the Molecular Pathology laboratory After the move to …
Teaching & Education
Teaching & Education Undergraduate medical education: Pathology teaching occupies 5.5 per cent of the entire medical school curriculum. This includes small group teaching and lectures. Graduate education: The department has a graduate program with 12 …
BREAST(S): A different kind of cancer story
November 19th, 2015 Eight women—aged 26 to 60—show their resilience in the face of breast cancer during a light-hearted photo shoot…Women who could be your sister, your mother, your girlfriend, your partner or yourself. BREAST(S) emerged from the …
Breast(s): A different kind of cancer story...
November 19th, 2015 Releases MONTREAL – The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) is proud to be the first hospital to welcome the exhibit Breast (s): A different kind of cancer story . Breast(s) is a series of photographs and accompanying cartoon …
Quarter Century Plus Club 2015 celebration hosts close to 500 MUHCers!
November 20th, 2015 It was a packed house during the Quarter Century Plus Club celebrations held Wednesday in the Research Institute Atrium at the Glen. The McGill School of Music Sphere Trio played as nine senior managers greeted the close to 500 …
November is Osteoporosis Awareness Month
November 23rd, 2015 Women and men over 50 years old who already take calcium and vitamin D supplements to prevent osteoporosis may have to consider adjusting their protein intake as well. According to recent research by the Canadian Multicentre …
I received a reminder slip in English confirming my appointment. How can I go about ensuring my file and further communications are in French?
November 25th, 2015 Question: I received an electronic appointment slip in English by email confirming my appointment at the Bone metabolism Clinic. How can I go about ensuring my file and further communications are in French? Answer: Every patient has …
Improving health, one step at a time
November 25th, 2015 Releases Montreal – It may be surprising, but Canadians who live in densely-populated areas where stores, banks, schools and other services are close by do not walk as much as they should. These are the findings of new research, …