
Friday, May 9, 2025 - 8:30 am – 8:45 am
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BREAKFAST SESSION
Bariatric Care in Canada: Opportunity and Challenges
Question and Answer Period
Moderator:
Dr. Vanessa Boudreau, MD, MSc., FRCSC
Associate Professor
Bariatric and Minimally Invasive Surgery
St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
McMaster University
Dr. Boudreau is a staff surgeon specializing in Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery at St. Joseph's Healthcare and an Associate Professor at McMaster University.
She earned her MD in 2011 from the University of Montreal and completed her General Surgery Residency at the University of Sherbrooke in 2016.
Following this, she completed a Fellowship in Bariatric and Minimally Invasive Surgery at St. Joseph’s Hospital Hamilton and a Master’s degree in Health Research and Methodology at McMaster University.
Dr. Boudreau currently serves as the provincial co-chair for Project ECHO OBN. She is also a member of the Board of Directors for CABPS and has been involved in the Weight Regain and Duodenal Switch provincial task forces for OBN.
In addition, Dr. Boudreau is the Undergraduate Clerkship CTU Surgical Director at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton and serves as the current Chair of the Competency Committee for the General Surgery program at McMaster University.