Teaching Sites

The Division of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery has 13 teaching sites across the city providing training in all aspects of the specialty.

The Hospital for Sick Children
Pediatric, Cleft, Craniofacial, OBPP, Congenital Upper Extremity, Facial Reanimation, Burns

Michael Garron Hospital
Hand and Upper Extremity, Peripheral Nerve, Body Contouring, Breast, Aesthetic

Mount Sinai Hospital
Reconstructive Microsurgery

North York General Hospital
Breast and General Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Princess Margaret Hospital (UHN)
Breast and Oncology

Ross Tilley Burn Centre
Burns

St. Michael’s Hospital
Breast, Craniofacial, Complex Wounds and General Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

St. Joseph’s Health Centre
General Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Breast

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Craniofacial, Upper Extremity, Peripheral Nerve, Skin Malignancies, Breast and Reconstructive Microsurgery

The Mississauga Clinic
Aesthetic

Toronto General Hospital (UHN)
Breast and Reconstructive Microsurgery

Toronto Western Hospital (UHN)
Hand and Upper Extremity, Peripheral Nerve, Facial Reanimation

Women’s College Hospital
Breast

With over 60 active faculty, the Division of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery is one of the largest academic plastic surgery centres in North America in addition to 3 senior scientists and 1 professor emeritus.

Each academic year we accept 4 residents for a total of 26-28 residents in training across the 5-year program. In addition, plastic surgeons from around the world travel to Toronto for additional clinical and research training in plastic surgery. Typically, we have anywhere from 17-20 clinical and research fellows in the division.

Our training program is the largest post-graduate training program in Canada and is considered a world leader in plastic surgery education. Our division provides the community and extensive CME Program serving community Plastic Surgeons, including programs such as:

  • Hand & Upper Extremity Update
  • Paediatric Surgery Symposium
  • Craniofacial Symposium
  • Breast Symposium
  • Aesthetic Symposium