Meet Teresa Flaxman, Ph.D.

(She/her/elle)

 

About Dr. Flaxman

Teresa is currently a Senior Clinical Research Associate in the Department of Clinical Epidemiology at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute facilitating investigator-led research studies with the Ottawa Minimally Invasive Gynecology research team in the department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Newborn Care. She is also a member of the Department of Radiology 3D Printing, AI and Machine Learning Team with the Department of Radiology, Radiation Oncology and Medical Physics.

Her research interests include the use of 3D patient-specific anatomical models for surgical planning, the use of 3D motion capture in surgical education, understanding the impact of pain on physical function, and advancing ultrasound imaging techniques for diagnosing and monitoring uterine fibroids and endometriosis. Her skills include primary data collection from human participants, biosignal data processing, clinical epidemiology study design and statistics, and translational research methods.

Teresa received her PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences, specializing in human biomechanics, at the University of Ottawa in 2017. Prior to her Doctorate, Teresa completed her MSc in Human Kinetics and the University of Ottawa in 2011 and her BScH degree in Human Kinetics at the University of Guelph.

Selected Journal Publications:

  1. Flaxman TE, Cooke CM, Miguel O, Sheikh AM, Singh SS. (2021). A review and guide to creating patient specific 3D printed models from MRI for benign gynecologic surgery. 3D Printing in Medicine, 7:17. DOI: 0.1186/s41205-021-00107-7

  2. Flaxman TE, Shourijeh MS, Smale KB, Alkjaer T, Simonsen EB, Krogsgaard MR, Benoit DL. (2021). Functional muscle synergies to support the knee against moment specific loads while weight bearing. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 56: 102506. DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2020.102506 PMID: 33271472.

  3. Flaxman T, Sheikh A, Althobaity W, Miguel O, Cooke C, Singh S. (2020). Optimizing pre-surgical planning for a complex myomectomy using a patient specific three-dimensional printed anatomical model. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, 42(6):697-699. DOI: 10.1016/j.jogc.2018.12.019. PMID: 30773311.

  4. Flaxman TE, Shourijeh MS, Alkjaer T, Simonsen EB, Krogsgaard MR, Bigham H, Benoit DL. (2019). Experimental muscle pain of the vastus medialis reduces knee joint extensor torque and alters quadriceps muscle contributions as revealed through musculoskeletal modeling. Journal of Clinical Biomechanics (2017 IF=1.9), 67:27-33. DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2019.04.005. PMID: 31071535.

  5. Bougie O, Yap MI, Sikhora L, Flaxman TE, Singh SS (2019). Influence of race/ethnicity on prevalence and presentation of Endometriosis.  British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (IF=4.9), 126(9):1104-1115. DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.15692. PMID: 30908874.

 

Selected Conference Publications:

  1. Flaxman TE, Smith C, Jago CA, Nguyen DB, Benoit DL, Garber A, Watterson J, Balaa F, Gilbert S, Singh SS. (2021). Postural Differences Between Expert Laparoscopic and Naïve Surgeons: Implications for Ergonomic Assessment in Surgical Education. Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology, 28(11):S131. DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2021.09.232

  2. Jago CA, Singh SS, Nguyen DB, Garber A, Benoit DL, Watterson J, Balaa F, Gilbert S, Flaxman TE. (2021). The use of 3D motion capture for the quantitative assessment of surgical tool motion in expert laparoscopic and naïve surgeons. Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology, 28(11):S29. DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2021.09.353

  3. Flaxman TE, Cooke C, Sheikh A, Miguel O, Chepelev L, McInnes M, Singh SS. (2020). Pre-surgical Planning using Patient-specific 3D Printed Models for Women with Uterine fibroids. Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology, 27(7):S71-72. DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2020.08.596

  4. Flaxman TE, Wojcik SR, Jago C, Singh SS. (2020).  Severe dysmenorrhea is the primary contributor to low physical quality of life in women referred to a Canadian tertiary care centre for management of endometriosis. Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology, 27(7): S120 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2020.08.203.

  5. Czyrnyj C, McLean L, Flaxman TE, della Zazzera V, Strickland S, Labrosse MR, Singh SS. (2019). Ultrasound Elastography for Gynecological Applications: Preliminary Reliability Analysis. Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology, 26(7):S166. DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2019.09.294