Plastic surgery health team
Physicians
Dr. Joan Lipa, MSc, MD, FRCSC, FACS
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
2075 Bayview Avenue M1 519a
Toronto, ON M4N 3M5
Patient Care Coordinator: Efe Igbuya
Email: efe.igbuya@sunnybrook.ca
Phone: 416-480-6069
Fax: 416-480-5795
Email: joan.lipa@sunnybrook.ca
Affiliations:
- Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto
- Division of Plastic Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
- Odette Cancer Centre
- Associate Scientist, Sunnybrook Research Institute
Postgraduate and Specialty Training:
- Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery Clinical Fellowship, University of Texas (2000-2001)
- Plastic Surgery Residency Program, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto (1993-2000)
- MSc, Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto (1997)
- Plastic Surgery Research Fellowship, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto (1995-1997)
- Surgeon-Scientist Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto (1995-1997)
- Comprehensive Surgical Internship, University of Toronto (1992-1993)
- MD, Cum Laude, Western University (1992)
Current Appointments:
- Staff Surgeon, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Clinical Expertise:
- Post-mastectomy breast cancer reconstruction
- Microvascular surgery
Research Interests:
- Breast reconstruction outcomes
- Oncologic reconstruction
Publications: