Catherine Attie

Biography

After obtaining her medical degree, Dr. Attie completed her Obstetrics and Gynecology residency specialist training at The University of Montreal and became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in 1996.  She moved to Ottawa in 1999 and has been a member of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at The Ottawa Hospital since. 

Dr. Attie is an assistant professor at the University of Ottawa and is actively involved in undergraduate and post-graduate clinical teaching in the hospital and office.  Her private practice is located at the University of Ottawa Health Services and includes obstetrics, general gynecology, and colposcopy.  Her hospital obstetrical practice is based at the General Campus of The Ottawa Hospital.

Dr. Attie has a special interest in women's global health and has been involved in several international initiatives. She participated in teaching programs abroad and directed projects in Tanzania funded by Global Affairs Canada helping to provide access to a safe delivery for all mothers. She also developed an inter-professional model of office obstetrical care by working in a team with obstetrical nurses and a midwife. Dr. Attie is fluently bilingual in English and French and gets by in Spanish.