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Laparoscopic / General Surgery & Endoscopy

Scarborough Health Network, Centenary Campus

Dr. Ulana B. Kawun

MD, FRCSC

Dr. Ulana B. Kawun

Dr. Ulana Kawun is a general surgeon at Scarborough Health Network, Centenary Campus. She obtained her medical degree from McMaster University. She completed her General Surgery Residency at the University of Toronto and became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in 2003. She completed an advanced Minimally Invasive Colorectal Fellowship at Lankenau Hospital, Pennsylvania in 2004. She has been a full staff member of Centenary Hospital since 2005.

Dr. Kawun has a wide surgical practice including endoscopy, minimally invasive surgery and general surgery (benign breast disease, gallbladder, hernia, benign anorectal disease). Her two primary clinical interests are the multidisciplinary approach to breast cancer management and the implementation of oncoplastic techniques. She is also devoted to the management of colorectal cancers, implementing minimally invasive techniques such as laparoscopic and TAMIS (Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery).

Early in her career, Dr. Kawun volunteered to work in underserviced areas such as Moosefactory, Ontario. She also contributes her skills on medical missions, her latest missions being to Ukraine (2014-15) to help with trauma care of the soldiers wounded in battle.

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Dr. Ulana Kawun

Canada-Ukraine Medical Missions

In 2014-15, a specialized team of Canadian health professionals traveled to Ukraine to work alongside Ukrainian doctors and nurses in performing reconstructive complex surgical procedures on victims of the Euromaidan movement and Vladimir Putin’s invasion into Eastern Ukraine.

The missions were organized by the Canada-Ukraine Foundation and Operation Rainbow Canada, under the patronage of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress. The medical team of 25 professionals was comprised entirely of volunteers and included surgeons, anesthetists, and nurses. The team was assembled from across Canada including Victoria, Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg and Toronto. Over 60 patients from across Ukraine with complex post-traumatic defects and deformities were seen in consultation. A total of 37 reconstructive procedures were performed in 30 patients.

Canada-Ukraine Medical Team 2014

Canada-Ukraine Medical Team (2014)

Reconstructing a Revolution (CBC News: The National)

The missions received international news coverage and were profiled in a feature documentary on CBC’s The National.

Contact Information

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Fax:

416-283-4083

Specialties

  • Laparoscopic & General Surgery

  • Oncoplastic Breast Surgery

  • Endoscopy

Languages

Fluent in English and Ukrainian

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