Locations: The Breast Health Centre (BHC) and The Ottawa Hospital
Breast Imaging Fellowship Director: Geoff Doherty, MD, FRCPC
Program Administrator: Avril D'Silva
Objectives
To acquire experience and expertise in the following areas:
- Imaging work-up of screen-detected mammographic abnormalities in the setting of a dedicated breast assessment centre
- The imaging work-up of patients presenting with clinical breast problems
- Breast ultrasound in the characterization of focal breast lesions and in the staging of breast cancer
- Targeted breast ultrasound in the assessment of MR-detected abnormalities
- Stereotactic and ultrasound guided core-needle and vacuum-assisted breast biopsy
- Pre-operative needle/wire localization of breast lesions
- Screening mammography
- Imaging-pathologic correlation
- Interpretation of breast MR studies
- Performing MRI guided breast biopsies
Academic Duties
- Participation in weekly Breast Health Centre (BHC) clinical rounds (Monday noon) – presentation and discussion of imaging studies
- Participation in weekly breast site group oncology rounds ORCC General campus (Tuesday am)
- Participation in monthly resident breast topic presentations at the BHC
- Participation in monthly breast imagers interesting case rounds at the BHC
- Participation in monthly ultrasound technologist rounds at the BHC
- Presentation of one breast imaging rounds (ie interesting breast cases) per month at noon rounds for the radiology residents
Application Deadline:
Academic Year 2023-24: deadline to apply is September 30, 2021