Division of Plastic Surgery

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Announcements

Congratulations Dr. James Bain, recipient for the 2010 PAIRO Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award for McMaster University... MORE

Welcome Message

The division includes 10 plastic surgeons who are based at the two main teaching hospitals: Hamilton Health Sciences, a four-site acute care teaching hospital that is Ontario’s largest comprehensive provider of health services and St. Joseph's Hospital, another major teaching hospital situated in Hamilton. MORE

Division Overview

The Division of Plastic Surgery consists of 4 full-time and 7 part-time faculty members. Five plastic surgeons are based at St. Joseph’s Healthcare (Drs. Thoma, Campbell- Moscrop, Patterson, Levis, Hynes) and five are based at (HHSC) Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation (Drs. Bain, Avram, Dalcin, Martin, Strumas). MORE

History of Division

Plastic Surgery was introduced to the Hamilton area in the early days of the development of the specialty shortly after World War II. The first plastic surgeon in the area was Dr. Wallace McNichol... MORE