Our Team

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Sony is a Canadian leader in minimally invasive gynecology education, patient care, and innovative surgical techniques. He is currently the Chief of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Newborn Care at The Ottawa Hospital and Professor and Chair, of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Ottawa.

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Dr. Karine Lortie is an Assistant Professor with the University of Ottawa’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She is passionate about being involved in the education of future physicians. She is currently the AAGL fellowship Director in Mininally invasive Gynecology in Ottawa. She has a clinical focus on tertiary level surgical gynecology including expertise in the treatment of uterine fibroids, pelvic masses, endometriosis and hysteroscopic procedures.

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Tamer is an Assistant Professor and Clinician Educator in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Ottawa. He pursued a Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery at University of Auvergne, Clermont Ferrand in France and a Diploma in Advanced Gynecological Ultrasound. As a leader and health advocate, he has helped disseminate gynecologic surgical and educational principles nationally and internationally.

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Hanan is a Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgeon and Expert in Gynecologic Ultrasound. She was recruited to our program in 2023 for her advanced skills, knowledge and passion. Her focus in Endometriosis imaging has helped grow our program and provide additional resources for our community. She trained in Kuwait for her medical training, followed by several international surgical educational experiences and completed a 3 year fellowship in MIGS at McMaster University in Canada.

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Geneviève is an Assistant Professor & Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgeon (MIGS) at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine and The Ottawa Hospital. She completed her AAGL fellowship in MIGS in 2024. She is passionate about improving women’s health through patient advocacy, surgical education and training. She has additional training and a focus in transgender health care and will be building a program for our region. Her work has been published in the British Medical Journal and the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Canada.

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Hassan is currently the vice-chair of the Canadian Network for International Surgery (CNIS.ca). His main areas of interest are Pelvic floor surgery, cervical pathology, and minimally invasive surgery. His research and education interests are focused on patient safety and surgical education as well as capacity building and knowledge transfer within the international medical community. Hassan is involved with ongoing clinical and educational projects in East Africa.

Dr McCall is our current AAGL MIGS Fellow (2023-2025). She is a graduate of the Queen’s University Ob/Gyn residency training program. Her expertise, beyond expert surgical skills, is in team based research and advocacy. Currently she is working with multi-disciplinary teams in social sciences, medicine and psychology.

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Teresa is currently a Senior Clinical Research Associate within OMIG and at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. With her help we have been able to facilitate investigator led, industry and basic science research studies with our research team as well as the Department of Radiology 3D Printing, AI and Machine Learning Team.

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Brigitte is an Ob/Gyn with a focus on Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery at the Montfort Hospital. She is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa. She completed her AAGL MIGS Fellowship with our group in 2023 as well as a second Fellowship in Simulation and Medical Education at the University of Ottawa.

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Chelsie is an Ob/Gyn with a focus on Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery and currently working in Toronto. She completed her AAGL MIGS Fellowship with our group in 2023 as well as a second Fellowship in Simulation and Medical Education at the University of Ottawa. While no longer working in our group, we continue to collaborate on education and research projects.

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Kaylee is a Ph.D. graduate of our Rehabilitation Science at the University of Ottawa and a Scientific Illustrator/Graphic Designer. While she may no longer work with us, we thank her for her wonderful contributions to our group including development of this website. View her portfolio at www.brooksscicomm.com.