Dr. Mila Kolar, MD, MSc, PhD, is a pediatric surgeon and an Associate Professor of Surgery at Queen’s University School of Medicine. After a productive clinical and academic career overseas (Hong Kong, Belgrade, Doha, Riyadh), she joined the Department of Surgery at Queen’s University in 2014.
Dr. Kolar has held several educational leadership roles at Queen’s University, including Director of Undergraduate Surgical Education at the Department of Surgery, Surgery Clerkship Course Director and Chair of the Undergraduate Surgical Education Committee (USEC).
Dr. Kolar has a broad clinical expertise in pediatric surgery, with a particular interest in congenital gastrointestinal anomalies. She is actively engaged in research in both pediatric surgery and medical education.
Her medical education research focuses primarily on undergraduate medical training, with a specific interest in innovative methods of assessing student clinical competencies and enhancing the quality of formative feedback.