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AGES XXXVI <\/strong>ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING 2026<\/p>\n

Faculty<\/h1>\n

Our faculty are compiled of both international and national presenters who are leaders in their field. The conference will consist of in-person presentations to bring you world class education.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRegister Now!\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tContact us\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

International Faculty
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Dr Sony Singh
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Sukhbir Sony Singh MD, FRCSC, FACOG<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Sukhbir (Sony) Singh is Professor and Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Ottawa and Head of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Newborn Care at The Ottawa Hospital. He is an Associate Scientist and the Dr. Elaine Jolly Research Chair in Gynecologic Surgery at The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute.<\/p>\n

Upon completion of his medical training at the University of Western Ontario (MD 2000, FRCSC 2005), he completed fellowships in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery at the University of Toronto (2005-2006) and the University of Sydney, Australia (2006-2007).<\/p>\n

He has been active in promoting excellence in gynecologic surgery at the national and international level. This includes his past roles as co-founder and Executive Director of CanSAGE (2016-2021) and past Board Member of the AAGL (2020-2023).<\/p>\n

Dr. Singh leads the Ottawa Minimally Invasive Gynecology Research Group which focuses on the diagnosis, management and surgical approach to endometriosis and uterine fibroids. He has given over 400 presentations worldwide, delivered 50 formal courses and has over 150 publications to date.<\/p>\n

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Dr Cara King
\n<\/strong><\/h3>\nSection Head, Women’s Health
\nCleveland Clinic\n

Dr. King is a member of the Cleveland Clinic Section of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery (MIGS). She is the Section Head of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery and Medical Gynecology, and Program Director of the MIGS fellowship. She also serves as the Director of Innovation for the Women’s Health Institute. She completed her residency training at Tufts University, Baystate Medical Center in Obstetrics and Gynecology followed by a Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery at Magee-Women’s Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA. While in Pittsburgh, she also obtained her Master’s Degree in Medical Education from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.<\/p>\n

She is a member of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL), the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons (SGS), and the the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), and was elected to serve as an active board member of the AAGL Fellowship Board as well as the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons Executive Board. She currently serves on the AAGL Board of Directors as the North America Representative. Dr. King also has a passion for surgical coaching and is Vice President of the Academy for Surgical Coaching, where she serves as a surgical coach and faculty for surgical coach training programs. She is an advocate for promoting evidence based care, education, and research for transgender health and is a member of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH).<\/p>\n

Surgical education remains a priority and her research interests are focused on surgical coaching, competency based medical education, and simulation based assessments. Dr. King is a two-time recipient of the Golden Laparoscope Award, AAGL’s most prestigious video award. She completed course work in the Surgical Education Scholars Program through APGO\/CREOG in 2018.<\/p>\n

Dr. King serves as the Program Director of the MIGS fellowship. She has earned multiple teaching awards for education endeavors for both medical students and residents, including the Ellen Hartenbach Award in 2018 for Innovation in Simulation.<\/p>\n

Dr. King has spent time in Chad, Africa as a volunteer surgeon. She also looks forward to similar work in Ethiopia, where she will teach minimally invasive techniques.<\/p>\n

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Faculty<\/strong><\/h2>\n\tProf Jason Abbott
\nA\/Prof Akwasi Amoako
\nDr Istvan Argay
\nMs Petra Bagust
\nProf Krisztina Bajzak
\nMrs Hannah Blakely-McWilliams
\nDr Melissa Cameron
\nDr Danny Chou
\nDr Prathima Chowdary
\nDr Andrew Connolly
\nDr Sarah Corbett
\nDr Katie Christensen
\nDr Tom De Greve
\nDr Praveen De Silva
\nDr Alexandra Diggles
\nDr Marilla Druitt
\nDr Jessica Dunning
\nDr Simon Edmonds
\nDr Lenore Ellett
\nDr Cindy Farquhar
\nDr Caroline Ford
\nDr Sophie Gormack
\nDr Rachel Green
\nDr Keryn Harlow
\nDr Amani Harris
\nDr Martire Harwood
\nDr Michael Hibner
\nMr Martin Hirsch
\nDr Sam Holford
\nDr Emma Jackson\n

 <\/p>\n\tMs Miriama Kamo
\nDr Supuni Kapurubandara
\nDr Nisha Khot
\nDr Anna Lawrence
\nDr Rachelle Love
\nDr Elliot Mackenzie
\nDr Kate Martin
\nDr Caroline Mathias
\nMs Morag McDowell
\nDr Kate McIlwaine
\nDr Saman Moeed
\nDr Sam Mooney
\nDr Silipa Naiqiso
\nA\/Prof Erin Nesbitt-Hawes
\nProf Andreas Obermair
\nDr Sathana Ponnampalam
\nA\/Prof Emma Readman
\nDr Mark Ruff
\nDr Simon Scheck
\nDr Leigh Searle
\nDr Guru Shankar
\nDr John Short
\nDr Olivia Smart
\nDr Jordan Tewhaiti-Smith
\nDr Chris Turnbull
\nDr Erica Whineray Kelly
\nDr Jacqueline Wong
\nDr Justine Wright
\nDr Johnny Yi\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRegister Now! \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tContact Us\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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